EVS & Energy
List the fossil fuels
What is coal, oil, and natural gas?
List an abiotic factor and a biotic factor
abiotic factor: sunlight, wind, temperature, rainfall, rocks
biotic: any animal or plant (i.e. mushroom, apple tree, penguin, etc.)
What is the IUCN Red List?
an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species
List 2 sources of water pollution
fertilizer, human waste, pesticides, runoff oil
How many named oceans are there? Double points for naming them all.
5 oceans - atlantic, pacific, indian, arctic, southern
List the 3 environmental value systems
What is anthropocentric, ecocentric, and technocentric?
Define & give an example of an herbivore
herbivore: a consumer that only eats plants
i.e. a rabbit, a deer, etc.
Define biodiversity
the variety of life on earth
Give an example of a transfer and a transformation in the water cycle
transfer: advection, runoff, precipitation, etc.
transformation: condensation, evaporation, sublimation, etc.
Who was the first Disney princess
Snow White
Distinguish between anthropocentric and technocentric value systems
Anthropocentric - human centered; save environment via government legislation
Technocentric - technology centered; save environment using technology
List the 5 trophic levels in order by name
producer --> primary consumer --> secondary consumer --> tertiary consumer --> quaternary consumer
Name an endangered species & a specific threat
answers will vary
Outline a method for monitoring the water quality in a river. (what test & what indicates good water quality)
What is the largest organ of the human body?
the skin
Evaluate using solar vs. natural gas as energy sources
Solar: expensive, but potentially unlimited use
Natural gas: relatively cheap, but releases a lot of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
Compare/contrast predation and parasitism
predation: a predator hunts and kills a prey
parasitism: relationship between 2 organisms where one benefits and another is harmed
both involve one organism getting harmed
What stage in ecological succession are you more likely to find r-strategists? Why?
r-strategists have many offspring at once, have a short lifespan, prepare the soil for incoming larger organisms
Outline the process of eutrophication
1. excess nutrients from fertilizer & pesticides runoff into water bodies
2. Nutrients cause more algae to grow
3. Excess algae covers top of water body, blocking the sunlight
4. When algae die, bacteria decomposition leads to all oxygen being used up
5. No more oxygen = no more life AKA everything dies
What is Frankenstein's first name?
Victor
Outline the 6 factors of energy security
Reliability, accessibility, stability, acceptability, affordability, availability
(Must have some description for each)
If the available energy at the producer level in a food chain is 5,000 kcal, how much energy will make it to the tertiary consumer?
5 kcal
Define primary productivity. Why is primary productivity higher in the rainforest?
Primary productivity: amount of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere and converted into solid form (glucose)
Higher in the rainforest because there is more sunlight & water for trees to do photosynthesis
Describe how aquatic species are used as biotic indicators for water pollution. Give examples.
Group 1 organisms like caddisfly and water penies indicate good water quality
Group 2 organisms like dragonfly nymphs and scuds indicate average water quality
Group 3 organisms like blackfly larva and midge larva indicate poor water quality
Name the 2 states that end with the letter "Y"