Field Ecology and Conservation

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What is a greenhouse?

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A greenhouse is a structure made of glass or plastic that is used to grow plants in a controlled environment.

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What cardinal direction is opposite to east?

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West

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What tools do you need to navigate an orienteering course?

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A topographic map and a compass.

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What is a habitat?

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The physical area where an organism lives containing the proper arrangement of food, water, shelter, and space.

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Define Non-renewable Natural Resources.

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Unreplaceable with the passage of time.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.

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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 conservation?

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The sustainable management of natural resources to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect.

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What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?

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Renewable resources can be replenished naturally over time, while non-renewable resources cannot.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.