Human Impact on the Environment Review

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What is the place where an organism naturally lives and grows called?

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Habitat

Front

What happens when contaminants are picked up by runoff?

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The water that living organisms depend on becomes polluted.

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What is a group of living things that have similar genes capable of reproducing?

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Species

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What is the process of a species disappearing called?

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Extinction

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What is a group of interacting individuals of the same species called?

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Population

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What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

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What is the term for substances that can harm the environment?

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Pollutants

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What is the term for the gradual increase in the Earth's average temperature due to human activities?

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Global Warming

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What is the term for the loss of a habitat that can lead to extinction?

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Habitat Destruction

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What is the term for the introduction of non-native species into an ecosystem?

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Invasive Species