Vocabulary
the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
What is the environment
What is a Renewable Resource?
A renewable resource is a resource which can be used repeatedly and replaced naturally. Examples include oxygen, fresh water, solar energy and biomass.
Growth currently being experienced by the human population that is causing our environmental problems
exponential growth
which of the following is the least sustainable
a) using solar energy b) producing food on your own land c) using mass transportation d) recycling/composting all of your garbage
c) using mass transportation
a branch of biology focused on the study of the relationships of the natural world and the relationships between organisms and their environments.
what is environmental science
avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.
what is sustainability
Which resource is said to have a lifespan of just shy of 100 years that is essential to our everyday opperations?
Fossil fuels
Give one example of an ecosystem experiencing an environmental issue and it's cause
Coral reefs/ocean temp rising
Global warming/greenhouse gases
Forests / deforestation
Oceans / pollution or overfishing
Sustainable practices strive to do what?
Lower an ecological footprint
Most common form of pollution in the ocean
plastic
what is biodiversity
A perpetual resource that provides all of the energy we use as organisms on earth.
Solar energy
A land based environmental issue that is causing the largest loss in biodiversity
deforestation
What is the name of growing fish and plants in the same system in order to provide food sustainably?
Aquaponics
Which country holds the highest ecological footprint?
USA
growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size.
what is exponential growth
All perpetual resources are renewable resources, but not all renewable resources are perpetual. Give some examples.
Fresh water, trees, meat and poultry, produce
Name of the oceanic environmental issue causing biodiversity loss specifically in the pacific ocean
great garbage patch
What is the best way to describe an ecological footprint?
The amount of land and earth that a person needs in order to sustain their daily lifestyle
What are the 2 largest causes of global warming
Fossil fuels (CO2) and agriculture (CH4)
a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively.
what is a resource
Which part of the earth do we get more of our natural resources from than any other?
Within the earth
Which ecosystem is currently being effected the most by global warming and why?
Coral reefs / ocean temperature rise is causing coral bleaching
Name 3 things that can bring down your ecological footprint
recycling / using solar energy / walking or riding your bike to work / gardening or farming your own food etc.
What is the tragedy of the commons?
People require the same resources and resources are only as available as they are sustainable. Unsustainable resource use will lead to the death of populations of organisms.