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Biomimicry
Case Studies
Food Webs/Trophic Levels
Conservation Strategies
Predispotion to Vulnerability
100

What is Biomimicry

Taking design inspiration from nature 

sustainable design 

100

What species of snake was both invasive in the US and vulnerable in Southeastern Asia?

Burmese Python 

100

How many Trophic levels are there?

Up to 5

100

Finish the Statement: 

If you care

Leave it there

100

Who is more vulnerable a generalist or a specialist species 

A Specialist 

200

What innovation was inspired by the ventral scales of a snake?

Non-slip tread for shoes. 

200

What endangered crocodile is being reabsorbed into the American crocodile lineage?

Cuban Crocodile 

200

What is an Apex predator?

An Apex predator is at the top of the food chain. It has no natural predators of its own. 

200

What is an SSP?

Species Survival Plan 

200

Can reproductive rates affect a species potential success 

Yes since a slow reproductive rates makes it harder to adjust to change, they are more vulnerable

300

What was a biomimicry example we learned about 

Kingfisher - Bullet Train 

Plant Spurs - Velcro 

Turtle - Distributing force 

Gecko - temporary attachment

300

What were the native species that were a part of our case Studies

Sonoran Desert Tort

Ridge Nose Rattlesnake

300
What tropic level does a praying mantis belong in?

Secondary Consumers

300

How does the pet trade harm conservation efforts?

It reduces the population and genetic diversity of animals in an ecosystem, which causes a trophic cascade. 
300

Can invasive species negativley affect an ecosystem. 

If so, how

Yes

trophic cascade

predation 

resource competition

400

What is the middle layer of a tortoise shell made of?

Collagen

400

What case study had an amazing population rebound 

American Alligator

400

What is it called when an animal is removed from an ecosystem, causing it to collapse?

Trophic Cascade

400

What is a benefit of captive breeding?

Possible answers:

-Research/observation

-Genetic diversity 

-Viable population numbers

400

What is the biggest threat to all species 

Habitat loss and climate change

500

What website can you look at to find super cool biomimicry case studies 

Ask Nature

500

What case study animal had the lowest population at it most vulnerable point

Grand Cayman Blue Rock Iguana

500

Which trophic level receives the most energy? Where is that energy coming from?

Producers; the sun

500

Name at least 5 of the 7 conservation statuses on the Red List. 

Possible answers:

  • extinct (EX)
  • extinct in the wild (EW)
  • critically endangered (CR)
  • endangered (EN)
  • vulnerable (VU)
  • near threatened (NT)
  • least concern (LC)
500

What are the three types of biodiversity 

Species 

Genetic 

Ecosystem