Environmental Science fall review #2

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains.

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What occurs during secondary succession?

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Recovery of an ecosystem after a disturbance.

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What is biomass?

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The total mass of living organisms in a given area.

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What is infiltration?

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Water entering the soil.

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What type of soil feature is permafrost?

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Permanently frozen ground.

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What is primary succession?

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The development of life on bare rock.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.

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What is a keystone species?

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A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The warming of Earth’s surface due to the trapping of heat by greenhouse gases.