Environment and Pollution: Matching Excerpted from Biology Teachers Survival Guide Select the proper terms listed below to match the statements that follow. Write the letter of the term in the blank. a. biomagnification b. fauna c. thermal d. recycling e. sulfuric f. ecology g. biodegradable h. ozone i. natural resources j. phosphates k. sulfur dioxide l. eutrophication m. smog n. biotic o. flora p. abiotic q. fossil r. pesticides 1. ______Process by which wastes are converted into new products and materials 2. ______The earths materials that are used by living things for such needs as food, shelter, and manufacturing 3. ______The toxic air-polluting gas that causes acid rain 4. ______The term used to denote increasing concentration of pesticides and other pollutants in the food chain 5. ______Term applied to wastes that break down into harmless substances when exposed to the environment 6. ______The layer of the atmosphere thought to be breaking down because of air pollution 7. ______A collective term for animals in the environment 8. ______The study of the interaction of living organisms with their environment 9. ______The nonliving factors of an organisms environment 10. ______Chemicals used to kill unwanted insects 11. ______Type of pollution in which water is heated 12. ______A collective term for plants in the environment 13. ______The acid in acid rain 14. ______The living factors of an organisms environment 15. ______Process that can lead to the death of a body of water from pollutants 16. ______An environmental polluting agent found in some detergents 17. ______Fog-like pollution caused by automobile emissions 18. ______Types of fuel, such as coal, that cause air pollution when burned
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