Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Populations & Math
Earth Systems & Uses
Pollution & Waste
Energy & Global Change
Laws & Chem
100
This biome reflects very low monthly temp and precipitation averages.
What is... tundra.
100
The net primary productivity of a pine forest is 150,000 kcal/m2/yr and the plant respiration is estimated to be about 90,000 kcal/m2/yr. ______ is the total amount of energy transferred during photosynthesis for this ecosystem.
What is...
240,000 kcal/m2/yr
(NPP + Respiration) = GPP
100
Practicing crop rotation, terracing, and using green manue and limestone in soils are all examples of...
What is...
sustainable agriculture
100
Micro-plastics, now a major ocean pollutant are derived from this fossil fuel.
What is... oil (petroleum)
100
Nuclear energy is derived from this process which releases heat as uranium-235 atoms collide.
What is...
fission
100
While the Endangered Species Act is a United States law enacted in 1973 to protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats, this other piece of legislation focuses prohibiting the international trade of endangered organisms.
What is...the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
200
Striped bass and bluefish eat the same variety of mackerel. This is an example of...
What is... interspecies competition.
200
The graph shows deer initially overshooting their ____/
What is... carrying capacity.
200
This irrigation practice leads to the most water waste (and also water logged soil that can lead to the pollution by nitrous oxide (N2O), a harmful green house gas).
What is... flood irrigation.
200
___ is a secondary air pollutant generated with photo-chemical smog.
What is..
tropospheric ozone (O3) or PANS
200
____ are three diseases that spread via mosquitos as a vector.
What are...
Zika, dengue fever, yellow fever, and malaria
200
The process shown below is know as...
What is...
Ocean acidification.
300
A tick living off of the blood of a Labrador is an example of this type of symbiosis.
What is...parasitism
300
The population showcased here is likely...
What is...
Decreasing or shrinking.
300
According to the infographic, per ton of protein, ____ produces the most GHGs; this is largely due to the production of ____ gas.
What are...beef & methane
300
____are devices that reduce harmful pollutants in vehicle exhaust, including volatile organic compounds, NOx and CO.
What are...
catalytic converters
300
_____ is an invasive plant native to East Asia that climbs over other plants and trees and grows so rapidly that it smothers and kills them by blocking most of the sunlight and taking root space.
What is...
Kudzu
300
This (wet) secondary pollutant can be formed with either sulfur dioxide (SO2) or nitrogen dioxide (NO2)--both byproducts of burning coal.
What is...
acid rain; acid deposition; acid precipitation
400
Pictured here, this zone of a lake is where rooted plants are located.
What is... the littoral zone.
400
If a population is growing at a rate of 14%, its population will likely double in __ years.
What is...5 years
70/14= 5
400
Overfishing the the cause of a major decline in worldwide fish catch since the 90s. This practice is particularly damaging to the seafloor and results in a tremendous amount of bycatch.
What is... trawling
400
The difference between a _____ and a ______________ is that the prior not only removes NOx SOx and VOCs--it also uses mist nozzle to trap particulate matter. Pictured below.
What are...
WET and dry scrubbers
400
Shown here, the ________ measurements showed the first significant evidence of rapidly increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere. 
What is...
Keeling Curve
400
This legislation established cap and trade programs from SO2 pollution in 1990.
What is...
the Clean Air Act.
500
These three nutrients (include their symbols and name) are essential for plant growth and often added to a garden via synthetic fertilizer.
What are...
Nitrogen (N)
Phosphorous (P)
Potassium (K)
500
A family of 4 replaced its 4 gallon/min water head with a water saving 2 gallon/min water head. If they each shower for 4 minutes a day for 10 days ___ fewer gallons of water will be saved.
What is ...320 gallons
2 gal/ min X 4 min x 10 days x 4 people
500
This acidic water results from the oxidation of sulfur-bearing minerals, like pyrite, exposed during mining, which then reacts with water and air to form sulfuric acid. This is known as...
What is ...Acid mine drainage.
500
_______ is a naturally occurring, colorless, odorless, and tasteless radioactive gas that can lead to lung cancer. It's the second leading cause of lung cancer, after smoking.
What is...
Radon gas
500
A large, coal-fired electric power plant produces 12 million kilowatt-hours of electricity each day. Assume that an input of 10,000 BTU’s of heat is required to produce an output of 1 kWh of electricity. ____ is the number of BTU’s of heat needed to generate the electricity produced by the power plant each day. *write in scientific notation
What is... 1.2 x 1011 BTU
12,000,000 kWh/1 day x 10,000 BTU/1kWh =120,000,000,000 BTU
500
These two laws both relate to waste management in the US. One focuses on taxing heavy polluters in order to clean up hazardous waste sites, while the other tracks waste "from cradle to grave."
What are...
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) or the Superfund act & Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)