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Succession and human impact

terms related to human impact and major environmental issues

AB
conservationuse resources wisely so they last longer
global warmingcaused by the greenhouse effect
recycleto reuse precious resources more than one time
pollutioncan make air, water, soil, and oceans unhealthy of unuseable
greenhouse effectcertain gases in atmosphere trap heat radiation
endangered speciesplants or animals on the verge of extinction due to pollution and habitat loss
extinctionwhan a plant of animal species ceases to exist
greenhouse gasesinclude carbon dioxide and methane
successionchange in ecosystems- natural or man made
primary successionfirst ecosystem in an area
pioneer speciesfirst species to live in a new environment
secondary successionnew ecosystem after change/disaster
climax communitymature ecosystem; lots of biodiversity
carbon cyclehow carbon moves through the Earth's systems
carbon dioxidegreenhouse gas; too much= global warmig
fossil fuelsburning of these releases too much carbon dioxide


Junior High Science
Bessie Nichols
Edmonton, AB

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