NYC Water
How many gallons of water does NYC use per day? ¿Cuántos gallones de agua usa NYC por día?
1 billion gallons. Un billon de galones.
What is a consumer? ¿Qué es un consumidor?
Animal that gets energy from plants or other animals. Animal que consigue energía de plantas o otros animales.
What is the main purpose of a plant’s roots? ¿Cuál es el proposito de las raizes de una planta?
Soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Absorber el agua y nutrientes del suelo.
What is the scientific word for rain or snow?
Precipitation
What is a food chain? ¿Qué usa red alimentaria?
Shows how energy is transferred from one organism to another. Enseña como la energía se transfiere de un organismo a otro.
Where does NYC get its water from? ¿De dónde consigue el agua NYC?
Croton, Delaware, Catskills Watershed or another reasonable answer. Cuenca de Croton, Delaware y Catskills. O otra respuesta razonable.
What is a producer? ¿Qué es un productor?
A plant that gets energy from the sun. Una planta que consigue energía del sol.
Which body structure is needed to sense color?
Eyes
Why does snow “disappear”? ¿Por qué se "desaparece" la nieve?
Evaporation | Evaporación
Name the missing part of the food chain. Sun - corn - mouse - ____ - hawk.
Snake or other logical predator of a mouse AND prey of a hawk.
How many watersheds and reservoirs does NY State have? ¿Cuántas cuencas y represas tiene el estado de NY?
2 watersheds and 19 reservoirs. 2 cuencas y 19 represas.
What do all living things need? ¿Qué necesitan todos los seres vivos?
Air, water, food, and shelter. Aire, agua, comida y hogar.
What season do animals shed their fur?
Summer
What is the main source of energy for the water cycle?
The sun.
Name an animal that is both a predator and a prey.
Any response that is well explained. Example: A snake is a prey to a hawk but a predator to a mouse.
What is an aqueduct? ¿Qué es un acueducto?
A large tunnel that carries a large amount of water from a far away reservoir to our homes. Un tunnel que carga mucha agua de una represa a nuestro hogar.
Name at least two things that can contaminate or pollute watersheds. Nombra dos cosas que contaminan las cuencas.
Litter (trash), car exhaust, smoke from factories, etc. Basura, gases, humo, etc.
Name one adaptation that an owl has.
Great eyesight, hearing, quiet wings, talons for catching prey, neck rotation, etc.
Precipitation, collection, evaporation, condensation and the sun!!
Frogs eat crickets. If the population of crickets decreases what would happen to the food chain?
Frogs would decrease because they would not have food and they would need to adapt by eating a different prey.
How does water travel through NY state aqueducts? ¿Cómo viaja el agua por los acueductos en el estado de NY?
Using gravity. La gravedad.
What is an omnivore? Give an example. ¿Qué es un omnivoro? Da un ejemplo.
An omnivore is both a carnivore (meat) and a herbivore (plants). Un omnivoro es un carnivero (carne) y herbiboro (plantas).
Example: A bear because it eats both plants (berries) and other animals (fish).
Ejemplo: Un osos - como plantas (moras) y animales (peces)
Name one adaptation that some plants have.
Senses sun, thorns, sticky substance, hold water, etc
Why is the water cycle important?
Without it we would have no fresh water to drink!!
Which order is energy transferred through a food chain? ¿Cuál es el orden que se transfiere la energía en una red alimentaria?
Sun – Plants – Animals. Sol - Plantas - Animales.