Science 8 Unit 2 Vocab Quiz

caused by humans

• population
• anthropogenic
• biotechnology
• adaptation

the process by which the characteristics of a species change over many generations in response to the environment

• adaptation
• biological diversity
• decompose
• transportation

a major ecological community such as grassland, tropical rain forest, or desert

• biosphere
• ecosystem
• population
• biome

the presence of many different types of organisms in an ecosystem

• environment
• biome
• biological diversity
• desertification

that part of Earth in which life can exist

• biosphere
• biome
• environment
• ecosystem

the spread of desert-like conditions often due to the actions of humans

• deforestation
• desertification
• decompose
• adaptation

biological science applied to industrial or other technological purposes

• emission
• biotechnology
• biological diversity
• anthropogenic

pollution discharged into the atmosphere from a variety of sources

• estuary
• emission
• habitat
• transportation

to break down into simple nutrients

• deforestation
• desertification
• decompose
• adaptation

the clearing, by burning or logging, of trees in a forested area

• desertification
• emission
• adaptation
• deforestation