Changes in the environment induced by human activity—including habitat destruction, pollution, introduction of invasive species, overexploitation, and climate change—which can disrupt an ecosystem and threaten the survival of some species

The sum of the different forms of living things in a given area or population

A long-term change in the temperature range and related environmental variables for regions of Earth

The use of resources, such as fuel and food, by specific populations

Removal of a forest or stand of trees, which are then used for nonforest purposes

All of the biotic and abiotic factors and the interactions among them in a given area

The amount of energy utilized

Everything that surrounds a system

The impact on the environment created by the Industrial Revolution

An alien (non-native to the ecosystem) species, usually brought to an area by humans, that competes for resources and causes problems for the native species within an ecosystem

Use of a natural resource at a level that results in the unwanted depletion or destruction of the resource

More organisms in an area than an ecosystem can support

A harmful substance that contaminates a

natural environment

All of the organisms of one species within a particular ecosystem

To properly dispose of used resources so they can be reprocessed into new products

To make smart purchasing decisions that result in less waste and packaging

To find ways to use containers and products multiple times

A type of farming and fishing that produces food in a way that does not harm the environment

All of the following are ways to help the environment, EXCEPT