Circle of Life (1: Ecosystems)
The name of organisms that occupy the 1st trophic level on an ecological pyramid
What are producers? or What are autotrophs?
Greenhouse gas that is of little concern because of its short residence time in the atmosphere.
What is water vapor?
The planting of one crop over a large area.
What is monocropping?
Coal, oil, and natural gas are all examples of this type of energy that take millions of years to form.
What are fossil fuels?
You want to find out how quickly a population doubles, so you use this equation.
What is 70/%growth rate? (Rule of 70)
The type of species interaction between a bee and a flower.
What is mutualism?
A greenhouse gas that is exclusively anthropogenic.
What are CFCs? or What are chlorofluorocarbons?
Compared with people in developing countries, people in industrialized countries are more likely to eat this.
What is beef? or What is meat?
What is nuclear energy?
Population with very low/declining birth rates and low death rates is in this stage of demographic transition. Examples include Italy and Japan.
What is Stage 4 / Post-Industrial ?
Primary consumers receive 470 kCal of energy. This is the amount a tertiary consumer would receive.
What is 4.7 kcal?
The type of feedback loop that explains: Global temps increase --> permafrost melts --> methane increases --> global temps increase.
What is positive feedback loop?
A way to reduce soil erosion (and improve soil conservation).
many answers. What is terracing? What is agroforestry? What is no till?
The cleanest burning fossil fuel.
What is natural gas?
Reproductive strategy that involves having few offspring and high parental care.
What is K-strategist?
Of the following it does NOT increase CO2: respiration, photosynthesis, combustion, decomposition
What is photosynthesis?
Sea levels are rising due to not only melting glaciers, but also because of this phenomenon.
What is thermal expansion?
A forested area undergoes development and is now a city. This is the part of the water cycle that would likely increase dramatically as a result.
What is runoff?
Uses heat from the Earth's interior to create steam that is used to generate electricity and then can be pumped back into the ground.
What is geothermal?
Country A has a fertility rate of 5.0, while country B has a fertility rate of 2.0. Which country would be less developed?
What is country A?
What is 47,000?
When the ocean absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere it causes ocean acidification, which results primarily from the formation of this acid.
What is carbonic acid? (H2CO3)
MATH: Between 1950 and 2000, global meat production increased from 52 billion kilograms to 240 kilograms. During this period, the global human population increased from 2.6 billion to 6 billion. Calculate the per capita meat production in 1950 and 2000.
1950: What is 20 kg/person?
2000: What is 40 kg/person?
Location of the world's largest proven coal reserves.
What is USA?
Ms. Garcia's favorite number.
What is 47?