Natural Resources
Define Natural Resource
Anything that is not human-made and that is or can be useful in our lives.
Define ecosystem
A community of interrelated plants and animals in a given environment.
What tactic is our class based on?
Conservation
List 2 jobs relating to natural resources
Land surveyor, park manager, conservation officer, game warden, arborist, soil conservation technician, soil scientist.
What is the difference between endangered and threatened species?
Endangered are in immediate danger of extinction, threatened are present but have declining numbers.
What are the 2 classifications of natural resources?
Renewable and non-renewable
Describe the difference between a food web and a food chain.
Food chain- a group of plants or animals related to each other by the fact that ONE feeds or depends on the next.
Food Web- A group of organisms that depend on each other for food in a given ecosystem.
What is the difference between conservation and preservation.
C: The use of a natural resource in such a way as to minimize waste and maintain the resource in as good a condition as is practical.
P: An attempt to prevent the use of some natural resource or the modification of an environment simply for the sake of keeping it intact.
What type of succession is represented by forest fires, floods, tree falling, etc?
Secondary Succession
What are 3 factors that make a species more vulnerable to extinction?
Specialized diet or habitat, slow repro rate, value or threat to humans, susceptibility to disease, exposure or sensitivity to pollution.
List 3 renewable resources
Oxygen
Water
Plants
Reproducing animals
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
What are the 2 types of ecological succession?
Primary and secondary
How is conservation funded?
Recreational fees
- Snowmobiling license
- Hunting license (stamps)
- State Parks pass
- ATV license
What ecological concept is defined as “Small changes can lead to big consequences”
Butterfly Effect
What is a species that is on the endangered list in Wisconsin?
Whooping crane, Canada lynx, Gray wolf
What resources were used for a trade in the early days of settlement?
Gold, timber, pelts, etc.
How are carrying capacity and survival of the fittest related?
Carrying capacity supports a certain number of specie and those specie in the area are the fittest for survival living off the area.
Give 3 examples of conservation
Recycling, solar, lights, no-till planting, crop rotation, cropland reserve program, bag limits, sending an email, limiting water usage.
List 2 biotic and 2 abiotic factors of an ecosystem.
Biotic: Animals, plants fungi, bacteria, protists
Abiotic: Water, Temperature, Light, Oxygen
What is a generalist and specialist species.
G- species that can utilize multiple or changing food sources and habitats.
S- Species that rely only on specific factors in the habitat.
2 non-renewable resources and how you use them everyday.
Oil
Natural Gas
Coal
Metals (gold, silver, iron)
Soil
In primary succession, what are the first organisms called?
Pioneer Species
Ex: Moss and Lichen
Hershey kiss activity: What did each group represent? Explain
Group 1: Indiscriminate Users
Group 2: Conservation
Group 3: Preservation
What is exploitation of a resource?
The use of a natural resource without replacement
What does extirpated species mean?
No longer surviving in regions that they once lived.