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An area with soil submerged/saturated in water for at least part of the year, but shallow enough for emergent plants.
What are Wetlands?
A metal that naturally occurs in coal & is released by anthropogenic activities. Don't let it touch water!
Double points if example of activities.
What is Mercury?
(Coal combustion, Cement construction, etc)
Name 1 type or source of solid waste.
What is MSW, E-Waste, etc?
What are cities, etc?
Is cash den good at forntite?
Ruby from fotnort
Compounds that do not easily break down in the env, or are stored in animal fat & don't go through the body.
What are POPS/Persistent Organic Pollutants?
A type of pollution that can be backtracked to an identifiable source.
Double points if Example
What are/is Point Source Pollutants/pollution?
(Factories/Plants, Boats, Sewage, etc)
Chemicals that interfere with endocrine (hormonal) systems of animals.
What are Endocrine Disruptors?
Groundwater contamination & the release of GHG's are issues of ____
What are landfill's?
Increasing concentrations of fat-soluble compounds like methylmercury & POPS in each level up the trophic pyramid or food web/chain.
What is Biomagnification?
[DOUBLE JEOPARDY]
One example of this source of POPS is DDT
What are Pesticides?
A type of pollution that cannot be backtracked to a identifiable source.
Double Points if Example
What are/is Nonpoint source pollutants/pollution?
(Cities, Runoff, suburban development, pesticides)
[DOUBLE JEOPARDY]
Name 2 types of endocrine disruptors.
What are Atrazine, DDT, Phthalates, Lead, Arsenic, Mercury, Many Human Medications?
How do fish die from oil spill's?
What are hydrocarbons.
Absorption & Concentration of compounds (Especially fat-soluble ores like POPS) in the cells & fat tissues of organisms.
What is Bioaccumulation?
Name 1 Example/Source of POPs in medications
What are Steroids, antibiotics, etc?
Name 1 threat to wetlands.
Double points if described.
What are Pollutants (Nutrients, sediment, natural oil, pesticides), Development (Can be filled in for construction of buildings), or Overfishing (Disrupts food web of wetlands?
2 Metals found naturally in groundwater. One is found in paint.
What are Arsenic & Lead
This relationship is shown between coral and algae.
What is a mutualistic relationship?
[DOUBLE JEOPARDY]
A Waterway with low nutrient levels, stable algae pop., & high dissolved oxygen
What are Oligotrophic Waterways?
How do POPs transport?
Name 2 types of ecosystem services.
What are Provisioning, Supporting, Regulating, &/or Cultural?
This is a source of Mercury, Lead, & Arsenic.
Coal Ash
an organism whose presence, absence or abundance reflects a specific environmental condition.
What is the eutrophication Process?
What is Too much nitrogen/phosphorus, Algae blocks sunlight, algae die & bacteria use oxygen, lower o2 & dead fish, bacteria use o2 to eat dead fish?
Rockets, Missiles, Fireworks, Military testing sites, & launch pads.
What are Perchlorates?