Composting
Decomposers turn organic materials into compost which can be used for:
(a) lawns (b) gardens (c) house plants (d) all of the above
D
How many plastic water bottles are used in a year? (a) 22 million (b) 500 thousand (c) 36 billion (d) 55 million
36 billion
Animal that hunts for its food
Predator
Materials that can be used again
Recyclable
What type of decomposer helps to give soil a loose and well-draining structure?
Worm
Where can you find used, unwanted plastic where it shouldn't be?
Landfills
Animal that is eaten by a predator
Prey
Name 3 items to recycle
plastic bottle, aluminum can, newspaper, etc.
Which of the following materials will not decompose in your compost pile?
(a) soda bottle (b) egg shell (c) coffee filter
A
How long does plastic take to degrade? (a) 50 years (b) 200 years (c) 400 years
C
The organism that eats the producer is called this
Primary consumer
What is the benefit of using reusable shopping bags whenever we go shopping?
It reduces the use of plastic and paper bags that we use when shopping
For best results, what type of materials should be put in your compost? (a) high carbon materials/browns (b) high nitrogen materials/greens (c) a combination of carbon and nitrogen materials
C
True or false
There is an island of plastic/trash in the Pacific Ocean bigger than Texas
True (Great Pacific Garbage Patch)
Organism that eats the primary consumer
secondary consumer
Substance that can be replaced in the same or less amount of time as its being used
Renewable resources
Name 3 items you CAN'T compost
fats, oils, meats, dairy, etc.
Why is plastic dangerous for marine life? (a) they mistake it for food and cannot digest it (b) they can get tangled in it which hinders their ability to swim (c) bacteria on plastic can give coral diseases (d) a, b, and c
D
Describe an ecosystem
An area of land and all the living and nonliving things that interact within it
What percent of its plastic does the United States recycle? (a) 9% (b) 35% (c) 50% (d) 75%
A (as of 2019, about 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic has been produced in the United States and of that less than 9% has been recycled)