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100
This biome has conifer trees and a short summer season
Taiga/Boreal Forest
100
What greenhouse gas is released during slash and burn deforestation?
CO2, carbon dioxide
100
List 3 characteristics of an r-related species
Matures quickly, produces many offspring, low levels of parental care, short lifespan, likely to become invasive, grows exponentially….
100
This type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other
Transform
100
Rainwater enters abandoned mines and leaches toxic materials like sulfuric acid into groundwater supplies
What is acid mine drainage?
200
The uptake and incorporation of Nitrogen or Phosphorus by biological organisms
Assimilation
200
According to the theory of island biogeography, which type of islands have the least amount of biodiversity? (2 characteristics)
Small & Far from mainland
200
Give an example of a species that follows a type I survivorship curve
Any large mammal
200
Which layer of the atmosphere is the MOST dense ?
Troposphere
200
What is the least-efficient protein to raise for humans, and is eaten mostly in wealthy countries?
Beef (moo)
300
The two major carbon sinks
Forests & Oceans
300
Nutrient cycles fall into THIS ecosystem services category.
Supporting
300
Overall, what happens to the TFR as a country moves through the demographic transition?
Decreases
(with improved access to healthcare, water, food the replacement level drops and women enter workforce as they gain access to all the things)
300
This causes Earth's seasons, while this causes global trade wind patterns.
Earth's tile & The Coriolis Effect
300
Overfishing and overgrazing are examples of this
Tragedy of the Commons
400
The NPP in an ecosystem is 10,000 kcal/year and the producers use 4,500 kcal/year for respiration. What is the GPP?
GPP = NPP + RL
=14,500 kcal/year
400
Which anthropogenic activity is most directly associated with ocean acidification?
Fossil fuel combustion
400
A country’s population growth rate is 3.5%. How many years will it take for the population to double?
20 years
400
This occurs when mountain ranges block precipitation from reaching the leeward side of the range, creating deserts.
Rain Shadow Effect
400
What are the downsides of subsurface mining for 1) the workers and 2) the mining company
1) health risks (cancer, explosions, asthma, etc)
2) Increased healthcare and insurance costs
500
Identify a primary consumer
How much energy is available to the eagle when eating pythons if the producers contain 50,800J
Grasshopper, butterfly, fruit fly
5.08 J (eagle is a quaternary consumer when feeding on pythons)
500
What is the purpose of moss and lichen during primary succession?
Support soil formation
500
List 3 things you can tell about what life is like for women in this country:
Lack of access to birth control, jobs and education.
500
Contrast El Nino and La Nina in terms of ocean temperature, precipitation in the US, and trade winds
El Nino - warm & wet; weaker or reversed trade winds
La Nina - cold & dry; stronger than avg trade winds
500
List 3 negative impacts of monocropping
Increased fertilizer use, lack of crop diversity, lack of habitat diversity, soil nutrient depletion, increased eutrophication, increased erosion