Unit 1
Teacher's discretion.
List the different types of fossil fuels.
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas.
What is urbanization?
Rural to urban
Transformation from farming to city-like areas.
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web.
At what percent is energy lost as you move up the energy pyramid?
If the ozone layer was not there, what would happen to planet Earth?
It would not be protected from the harmful UV rays.
What are five examples of renewable energy sources?
Wind power, solar energy, geothermal, hydropower, and biomass/biofuel.
What are some common issues with soil?
Erosion, overgrazing, soil degradation, desertification, pesticides, and soil pollution.
What are some genetically modified foods?
Corn, rice, tomatoes, papaya, soy, etc.
What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
Primary succession is new soil off of an environment without previous life. Secondary succession occur in an area that has been previously inhabited.
Nitrogen fixation can be accomplished naturally either by a lightning strike or by _____?
Nitrogen-fixating bacteria
What is the difference between nonrenewable and renewable energy?
renewable resources can naturally replenish themselves while nonrenewable resources cannot
Drip, sprinkler,
List all of the biogeochemical cycles.
Oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, hydrologic, phosphorus, and sulfur (bonus). "CHNOPS"
List the following in order: Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere, Population, Organism, and Biome.
Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
List five greenhouse gases.
Methane, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, CFC, and H2O.
Match each fossil fuel with its common use.
1. gasoline
2. electricity
3. heating homes
Words: Oil, Coal, Natural Gas
2. coal
3. natural gas
1. oil
What are GMOs? What are the purpose of GMOs?
Genetically modified organisms
Used to produce livestock/crops at a high yield in factory farms.
What is a niche?
describes the role an organism plays in a community.
Which biotic factors grow from bare rocks?
lichens and mosses
What is the difference between the Phosphorus and Nitrogen Cycle?
Teacher's discretion.
Phosphorus - doesn't occur in the atmosphere
Nitrogen - makes up 78% of the atmosphere
The single biggest source of the electricity in the United States comes from burning ____?
Coal
Describe one type of mining. What occurs during this type of mining.
Teacher's discretion.
What is a feedlot?
The farming area that animals eat or get fed GMOs. It is an intensive production system with the goal of growing and or fattening cattle until they reach slaughter weight