Ecology
Geology
Pollution
Energy
APES
100
Low DO leads to a _________ in aquatic populations.
What is a decrease?
100
Region of the atmosphere that we live in.
What is the Troposphere?
100
This, in addition to car emissions, is also necessary for the photochemical reaction that creates smog.
What is sunlight?
100
When energy changes forms, some is lost as low-quality heat.
Second law of thermodynamics?
100
Using antibiotics in the feed of livestock results in
What is the development of dangerous, antibiotic resistant strains of disease?
200
Devastating for biodiversity, this method of tree harvesting is called..
What is clear cutting?
200
Where most earthquakes and volcanos are found
What is the ring of fire? (along plate boundaries, around the pacific)
200
Burning coal releases these three pollutants
What is CO2, SO2,Particulate matter, Mercury, NO2.
200
Primarily responsible for acid rain.
What is SO2 and NO2 emissions from coal?
200

Largest percentage (by weight) of solid waste..

What is food scraps?

300

A population with a stable age distribution diagram looks ...

Has a vertical column shaped pyramid. Age groups are all the same size.

300
Cause of the seasons.
What is the Earth's tilt towards or away from the sun?
300

The reason smaller particles of pollutants are leached when put into contact with water

What is smaller particles have a larger surface area per unit / more mobile

300
Nuclear power uses this form of energy, which has this main drawback.
What is Uranium, which is radioactive and can cause mutations in humans and other living things?
300
A country has an annual growth rate of 2%. How long will it take for the population to double?
What is 35 years? (rule of 70)
400
Problems with overuse of fertilizer
What is runoff and eutrophication?
400
A type of rock that is a carbon sink.
What is limestone? (a sedimentary rock)
400
These are the three main stages of water sewage treatment?
What are primary - physical, secondary - biological/chemical, and tertiary - chemical?
400
This is an ecological downside to hydroelectric power.
Dams can fragment river habitats and prevent fish migration. OR can prevent nutrients from moving downstream.
400
EPA hazardous waste law, with cradle to the grave clause.
What is RCRA- Resource Consumption and Recovery Act?
500
The main causes of habitat loss are...
HIPPCO - habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, population growth, climate change, overharvesting
500
Region of the ocean with the most biodiversity.
What is the intertidal zone?
500
The 2 processes by which persistent chemicals move up the food chain.
What are bioaccumulation and biomagnification?
500
An advantage and disadvantage to using biomass for energy.
Advantage - it is renewable (can plant more), technically carbon neutral Disadvantage - can cause deforestation, loss of habitat, smoke from firewood is harmful to health
500
This is a method of controlling pests on farms that minimizes pesticide use and instead uses biological controls and sustainable farming practices.
What is Integrated pest management?
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