Bio Ch 7 Review

use public transportation instead of a car

buy vegetables grown locally

only make local phone calls

turn off lights and appliances when they aren't being used

spending more money on resources every month

spending less money on resources every month

producing less solid waste (plastic, metal, glass, etc)

switching from wind energy to solar energy to power their home

decrease in the ozone layer

increased amounts of smog

increased CO₂ in the atmosphere

melting ice caps

rising sea levels

ocean acidification

increased volcanic activity

changes to ecosystems

reduced polar ice caps

methane

carbon dioxide

ozone

nitrogen

acid rain

deforestation

global warming

depletion of ozone layer

increase the rate of global warming

decrease the rate of global warming

not affect global warming

removing carbon from the geosphere

adding carbon to the atmosphere

adding carbon to the biosphere

removing carbon from the hydrosphere

increase in greenhouse gases

decrease in greenhouse gases

increase in ozone layer

decrease in ozone layer

less expensive than nonrenewable

are replaced by healthy ecosystems

don't require technology to be used

require the use of technology to be used

more expensive than nonrenewable

small herbivores that live on or near the same tree

primary producers

large predators that travel long distances to hunt

decomposers that live in the soil