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!67-171 biodiversity

Terms in this set (20)

Biosequestration is trying to capture which element?
carbon
You can store more carbon in the atmosphere than the soil
False
How many countries signed the pledge to add carbon to the soil?
30
How big is America's legacy load of carbon emissions?
1,000 gigatons
What type of farming technique do they propose to help draw down the climate?
regeneration
he author of this documentary suggests industrial businesses of today are creating doubt about global warming just like which industry, that tried to cover up their wrong doing in the mid to late 1900s?
tobacco
The degradation of soil is worse for our environment than burning fossil fuels.
true
Cows and pigs that are kept in a pin and fed corn are more healthy to eat than the same animals living on a free range eating grass
false
Which of these are a part of biosequestering carbon?
less man made chemicals
plant a variety of crops
let farm animals live free on the range
all of the above
With all the ways ecosystems are changing due to weather and humans, the more diverse the populations, the better chance the ecosystem has for being successful and adaptable.
True
What percent of prescribed medicines come from the rain forest?
25%
Which of these are ecosystem services? Mark all that apply.
Clean water, Pollination, timber
How does the loss of biodiversity in the Amazon rain forest affect those living in the U.S.?
All of the above
There are three main types of habitat destruction:
Destruction, fragmentation, degradation
When habitat is broken up into pieces or fragments it is called...
fragmentation
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