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Grade 9 Academic Science – Unit 1 – Biology – Sustaining Ecosystems
Habitat Fragmentation and Invasions
Limiting Factors
Canada’s Biomes
More Ecosystem Definitions
Pollution
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The separation of an organism’s habitat such that the species or population is
kept separate
What is Habitat Fragmentation?
It is an example of a “natural cause” of habitat
fragmentation
What is a Volcanic Eruption?
The term to description too many organisms become
overcrowded in small patches of territory
What is Crowding of the Arc?
3,000
What is the number of invasive
species in Canada?
A non-native species whose intentional or accidental introduction negatively
impacts the natural environment
What is an Invasive Species?
Abiotic conditions within which a species can survive
What is Tolerance Range?
Non-living factors in the ecosystem such as
temperature, pH, sunlight availability and wind direction
What is an Abiotic Factor?
Damming rivers and draining wetlands can change the availability of this abiotic
factor
What is Water?
B4.
What are Organic Substances?
B5
What is photosynthesis?
Canada’s largest terrestrial biome
What is the Boreal Forest?
Large geographical region defined by climate (e.g.,
precipitation, temperature) with a specific set of biotic
and abiotic features
What is a Biome?
C3.
What is a Pyramid of Energy?
C4
What is the Carbon Cycle?
C5
What is Habitat?
D1
What is a Heterotroph or Consumer?
D2
What is an Autotroph or a Producer?
D3.
What is Diversity?
D4
What is a Renewable Resource?
D5
What is Carrying Capacity?
E1
What is an organism that can make its own energy?
E2
What is a Food Web?
E3.
What is a Carnivore?
E4
What is a Decomposer?
E5
What is Biotic Factor?