The term for the number of people in a certain area
What is population density
100
Maple, beech, oak, and hickory trees make up the forest. These trees lose their leaves in winter.
What is a Temperate Deciduous Forest
100
Once this type of resource is used, we can't get it back. What is it and please give an example
What is nonrenewable resources
Fossil fuels
minerals
100
DAILY DOUBLE (5 seconds to answer after you ring):
This is a system of living organisms in their environment
What is an ecosystem
100
what human activity related to trees can directly result in a decrease in biodiversity
What is deforestation
200
an area with a high population density is referred to as this
What is an urban area
200
DAILY DOUBLE (5 seconds to answer after you ring):
This biome is most likely to have coniferous (trees with needles) forests and moose?
What is a Taiga
200
Depletion of nonrenewable resources is often a result of
What is human population growth
200
When two different bird species temporarily occupy the same niche, they would most likely
What is compete with one another
300
an area with a very low population density is referred to as this
What is a rural area
300
This biome has heavy rainfall, constant warmth, and many species of plants and animals?
What is a Tropical rain forest
300
DAILY DOUBLE (five seconds to answer after you ring):
What are two benefits of wave energy?
What is it doesn't pollute; it is renewable;
300
Place the following terms in order from smallest to largest:
- Ecosystem
- Individual
- Population
- Community
- Species
What is
- Individual
- Species
- population
- Community
- Ecosystem
300
Two types of websites that can be trusted for good research information are....
what is .gov and .edu
400
What effect does increased population density have on species in an area
What is threaten their habitat; destroy their habitat
400
Biomes are defined by these three things
What is Climate, Plants and animals
400
What is one benefit of fossil fuels?
What is they are cheap
400
In New York State, small farms that were abandoned many years ago have become hardwood forests. This is an example of
What is ecological succession
400
It is important to put research results into your own words because...
it will help you learn the material
500
This is the term for how many individuals can be supported within an ecosystem
What is carrying capacity
500
Which biome has the least biodiversity?
What is a Tundra
500
How is recycling different from a renewable resource?
You can recycle some nonrenewable resources such as minerals. A renewable resource is always available (wind, sun, waves)
500
What is bigger, an ecosystem or a Biome?
A biome is bigger. It can contain many ecosystems
500
DAILY DOUBLE:
What are two reasons that it is important to study the environment?
- Because we live in it
- Because in order to keep a healthy environment we need to understand it.
- To understand how what we do affects other species
- to understand how human activities are changing the environment
- because it's cool to understand the world around us.