8F, G, and H Review

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What causes glaciers to melt?

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Emission of greenhouse gases by burning fossil fuels.

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How does climate change affect biomes?

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Climate change alters environmental factors, leading to shifts in vegetation, wildlife populations, and ecosystem structure.

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What leads to a population reaching its carrying capacity?

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Limited resources lead to increased competition, decreased birth rates, and increased death rates.

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What impact do invasive species have on native species?

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Invasive species take resources from native species, introduce new diseases, and disrupt ecosystem balance.

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What factors allow a population to grow rapidly?

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High birth rates and lower death rates.

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Define carrying capacity.

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The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely without being degraded.

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What is an invasive species?

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A non-native species that spreads widely in a new habitat and causes harm to native species.

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Explain the greenhouse effect.

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The process by which greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere, leading to global warming.

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What are greenhouse gases?

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Gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation, e.g., CO2, CH4, and N2O.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem, including the number of different species.