Module 2: Habitat Loss and Alteration

This lesson focuses on the ______ on ecosystems caused by human activities.

The lesson's objective is to understand the ______ effects of habitat loss, alteration, and fragmentation.

A key concept used in this lesson is ______, which often leads to environmental changes.

The ______ provided in the lesson shows how human actions have transformed an untouched environment.

The activity suggests using online pictures to illustrate an ______ environment before human development.

A ______ is a change in land use or land cover that impacts local ecosystems.

The lesson emphasizes how human activities can disrupt the ______ balance of ecosystems.

Over time, a habitat is subject to ______, especially due to human activities.

The concept of 'development' often leads to alterations in our surroundings for our ______.

The lesson emphasizes that human activities are often at the expense of other living entities, especially species of ______ and fauna.

The greatest current threat to living species is ______, which can lead to habitat loss.

Large areas of land and water are damaged by human activities such as ______, agriculture, and overfishing.

These activities cause ______ of habitats, which threatens animal species that require large areas for breeding and survival.

______ is defined as the process where a large habitat is transformed into smaller isolated patches.

Roads, urbanization, and agriculture are among the main human activities that ______ natural areas.

Imagine you are a rare lichen or a bird that prefers the ______ of the woods.

It is the wide range of plants and animals that exist within any given ______ region.

It is the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their ______.

Capable of being sustained or continued for an indefinite period without exhausting necessary resources or otherwise ______ itself.

It is the place where an organism or a community of organisms lives, including all living and nonliving factors of the ______ environment.

What living organisms are negatively affected by habitat loss, alteration and fragmentation? ______ and Fauna are negatively impacted.

Habitat ______ leads to edge effects as shown in Figure 2.4.

The smaller a particular habitat is, the greater is the proportion of its area which experiences the ______ effect.

Microclimatic changes in light, temperature, and wind can alter the ______ around the fragment.

Fires become more likely in the area as humidity drops and temperature and wind levels ______.

Exotic and pest species may establish themselves easily in such ______ environments.

Habitat along the edge of a fragment has a different ______ and favors different species from the interior habitat.

Small fragments are therefore unfavorable for species that require ______ habitat.

How can humans promote economic development (continue building roads, houses, etc.) while protecting the ______?