Name That Nutrient!
This macromolecule that makes up muscles
Protein
Chemicals used to kill pests like weeds and bugs.
Pesticides
Rain with a low pH is called this
Acid Rain/Acid Precipitation
Water and Air are two things that can be affected by this
Pollution
What do bioindicators tell us?
The health of the environment
These are nutrients like calcium and iron found in vitamins.
Minerals or inorganic molecules
This pesticide hurt bird eggs and was banned.
This scale tells if something is an acid or a base
This unit measures tiny amounts of chemicals in water or air.
PPM
Name an example of an abiotic limiting factor we talked about
Sunlight, Oxygen or Rain (Precipitation)
Name one of the three nutrients (elements) found in fertilizer
Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorus
This is when toxins build up in animals higher in the food chain
Biomagnification
If there is an equal amount of acids and bases then the pH would be 7, meaning it is...
Pollution from one place, like an oil spill.
Point Source Pollution
Name an example of a biotic limiting factor we talked about
Predators, Competition, Disease
This macromolecule is what makes up butters and oils
Lipids (Fats)
This means how poisonous something is to living things.
Toxic/Toxicity
When blue litmus paper turns red, this indicated that the substance is..
Acid/Acidic
Name one of the two toxicities: One happens slowly after many exposures. One happens very quickly
Chronic or Acute
Pollution that comes from many sources, like acid precipitation
Non-point source pollution
This nutrient gives you energy and is found in bread and rice
Carbohydrates
This number shows how much of a chemical can kill half (50%) of a test group
LD50
Name one of these two tools help reduce acid rain: one for cars, one for factories.
Catalytic Converter or Scrubbers
This drug caused birth defects and showed not all tests work the same on humans and animals.
Thalidomide
A lake is healthy when it has high levels of this gas
Oxygen