Question

• excessive removal of plants by animals (cows, sheep, etc)
• what is 1 solution to overgrazing?
• excessive plant nutrients cause an algal bloom
• resource used by all. examples: ocean, fish in sea, public land
• amount of pore spaces in a soil; higher = more water storage

Explanation:

1. The first blank describes the overconsumption of plants by grazing animals, which is the definition of overgrazing.
2. A common solution to overgrazing is rotating grazing animals to different areas to let vegetation regrow.
3. Excess nutrients causing algal blooms leads to oxygen depletion in water, known as eutrophication.
4. Resources shared by all without exclusive ownership are called common-pool resources.
5. The measure of pore spaces in soil that determines water storage is soil porosity.

Answer:

• Excessive removal of plants by animals (cows, sheep, etc): Overgrazing
• What is 1 solution to overgrazing? Rotational grazing (moving livestock to new pastures periodically to allow plant regrowth)
• Excessive plant nutrients cause an algal bloom: Eutrophication
• Resource used by all. Examples: ocean, fish in sea, public land: Common-pool resource
• Amount of pore spaces in a soil; higher ______= more water storage: Porosity