A | B |
conservation | use resources wisely so they last longer |
global warming | caused by the greenhouse effect |
recycle | to reuse precious resources more than one time |
pollution | can make air, water, soil, and oceans unhealthy of unuseable |
greenhouse effect | certain gases in atmosphere trap heat radiation |
endangered species | plants or animals on the verge of extinction due to pollution and habitat loss |
extinction | whan a plant of animal species ceases to exist |
greenhouse gases | include carbon dioxide and methane |
succession | change in ecosystems- natural or man made |
primary succession | first ecosystem in an area |
pioneer species | first species to live in a new environment |
secondary succession | new ecosystem after change/disaster |
climax community | mature ecosystem; lots of biodiversity |
carbon cycle | how carbon moves through the Earth's systems |
carbon dioxide | greenhouse gas; too much= global warmig |
fossil fuels | burning of these releases too much carbon dioxide |