Midterms Examination ECO

Questions
A biome characterize of temperate, oceanic conditions on acidic substrates and is composed of low sh
usually less than 2 m is known as
The type of forest that develop in an area of rain forest that has been cleared forcultivation or timber exploitation is abandoned byhumans
The most striking dividing line between forming the pattern of unique wildlife distribution between Austr
The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm or the cultivation of a plant for fo
Method of increasing the numbers of wild animals, of conserving them and of gaining an economic retu
A shift from net deforestation to net reforestation.
Vulnerability of a habitat and associated biological community to invasion
The use of pesticides in gardens and parks has led to a decline in the availability of insects and other f
An epoch when human activities have become so profound and pervasive that they rival or exceed the
Earth system.
The amount of material in a living organism.
A habitat where there is constant disturbance accompanied by the intentional introduction of plants
Which alternative model for classifying the extent of human influence on vegetation is a landscape or e
but the vegetation structure is altered so that it belongs to another formation type?
The process by which fertile land becomes barren typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or ina
Humans may have been assisted in their hunting efficiency as a result of their early domestication of h
The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm or the cultivation of a plant for fo
These ecosystems constitute a reservoir, refuge, feeding ground and nursery for many useful and unu
Vegetational change occasioned particular interest is the fall in Ulmus pollen
The abundance of a species prior to habitat fragmentation is a significant predictor of extinction.
The demand on resources per person.
\The ability of organism of concentrating toxin in their tissue.
The ability of organism of concentrating toxin in their tissue.

Animals capable of migrating between fragments or between ‘mainland’ areas and fragments.
Refer to the spatial scale of operation and comprises such as issue as global change brought about by
Short-lived animals are less vulnerable to extinction than long-lived.
A large class of beasts which profit so much from the environmental conditions wrought by humans tha
The spread of desert-like conditions in arid or semi-arid areas, due to man’s influence or to climatic ch
A landscape or ecosystem in which flora and fauna have been essentially affected by human agency i
replaced by other species.
These ecosystems constitute a reservoir, refuge, feeding ground and nursery for many useful and unu
The undesirable and unexpected changes caused by human impact on the environment or human efflu
The process where an organism is lost forever or disappeared.
The process where an organism is lost forever or disappeared.
Refer to the real or substantive accumulation of localized change and a change is seen to be global if
fraction of the total environment phenomenon or global resource.
Habitats including marshes, bogs, swamps, fens, mires, etc.
The spread of desert-like conditions in arid or semi-arid areas, due to man’s influence or to climatic ch
Biodegradation is a process achieved by microbes appear to be slow in warm area.
The region of the surface atmosphere and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous part of other planets
Match the economic stages with the date and its characteristics.
Which of the following habitat where disturbance is sustained but where there is no intentional substitu
The conversion of natural ecosystems to cropland
Ecological explosions caused by humans creating new habitats.
Refer to the frozen soil.
Refer to changes in international social, economic and political systems.
A habitats in which are developed when humans modify the ambient climate and soil.
Plant formation around much of the Mediterranean basin.
Populations which can expand rapidly are more likely torecover after population declines than those w
The suppression of palatable grasses and herbs by encroaching woody species often unpalatable to domestic liv
Organism consist of fewer individuals.
Coral reefs are important because they are among the most diverse, productive and beautiful commun
Movement of organism to a new location or new habitat.
Model of climatic change used to explain vegetational change.
The temporary or permanent clearance offorest for agriculture or other purposes.
The quantity of nature it takes to support people or an economy.
Species that exerts a strong influence on many aspects of the environment in which they live is called
A landscape or an ecosystem not influenced by human activity is called
Enlargement of the species in term of location and number.
Development which,while protecting the habitat, allows a type and level of economic activity that can b
or forest.
A consequence of subsequent chemical processes in the atmosphere, involving the primary pollutants
The process where an organism crossbreed with other species,
They are ‘unique among the world’s biomes because they are the only major one defined by the coexis
The way vegetation develops through time.
A large farming implement with one or more blade fixed in a frame, drawn by a tractor or by animal and
especially to prepare for the planting of seeds.
Wetlands provide habitats for migratory birds and produce the nutrients for many fisheries.
Match the economic stage with its characteristics and date

Answer:
Heathland
Secondary Forest
Wallace's Line
Domestication
Game Cropping
Forest Transition
invasibility
Anthropocene
Biomass
Cultivated Habitats
Semi Cultural
Desertification
Domestication
Tropical Rain Forest
Elm Decline
Affluence
Biomagnification
Dispersal Ability
Systemic Global Change
synanthropes
Desertification
Cultural
Mangrove Forest
pollution
Extinctions
Cumulative Global Change

Wetland
Desertification
Biosphere
The correct answer is: From c.1800 AD to today a belt of cities from Chicago to Beirut,based primarily on fossil fuel use. So
divorced themselves from the natural environment → The Atlantic-industrial era, From 500 BC to around 1800 AD a numbe
existed, often affecting large areas of the globe. Technology (e.g. terracing and selective breeding) developed to help overc
increased production. → Agricultural empires, Domestication first fully established in south-western Asia around 7500 BC; h
diminishing numbers until today. Manipulate the environment less than later cultures and adapt closely to environmental co
and early agriculture
Ruderal Habitats
Land Cover Change
Bioinvasions
Permafrost
Global Change
Artificial Habitats
Maquis
Shrub Encroachment
Rarity
Invasions
Blytt-Sernander model
Deforestation
Ecological Footprint
Keystone Species
Natural
Expansion
Sustainable Development
Photochemical Reactions
hybridization
Savanna
Succession
Plough
The correct answer is: From c.1800 AD to today, Societies have increasingly divorced themselves from the natural environm
for example. These societies have also had major impacts on the environment. → The Atlantic-industrial era, Since the 196
emphasis to the Pacific Basin.accompanied by globalization of communications and the growth of multinational corporatio
Great irrigation-based economies lasting from c. 4000 BC to first century AD. Technology developed to attempt to free civi
constraints of a dry season → Riverine civilizations

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The ability of organism of concentrating toxin in their tissue.

Match the economic stage with its characteristics and date

Cumulative Global Change

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