Environmental Changes Vocabulary study guide

Environmental Changes

Vocabulary Study Guide

Grazers

herbivores that usually feed on grass

non-native species

an organism that is introduced to an area in which it would not have naturally lived

poaching

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conservation

the wise use of natural resources in order to protect them

overfishing

to excessively exhaust the supply of fish

pollution

material that harms the air, land or water

deforestation

the cut down of trees in a forest

thrive

to grow in a strong and healthy way

extinction

the death of all members of a species

perish

to die

invasive species

a species introduced to an area in which it would not naturally be found

habitat

the place in an ecosystem where an organism lives

HABITAT=HOME

human impact

the effects human have on the environment

overpopulation

a situation that occurs when a population becomes too great in number for the area they occupy

reconstruction

restoring an area to replace the resources used

ecosystem

all the populations of organisms and the nonliving things in an environment, and the interaction among them

carry capacity

the population size an environment can feed and support

population

all living things that belong to the same group and live in the same area

environment

the living and nonliving things that are around an organism