Squirrels
Biomes
Energy
Climate Change
By the Numbers
100

This member of the squirrel family helps with nutrient cycling in the American prairie ecosystem

What is a prairie dog?

100

Here is where cowboys wear chaps against the tough vegetation.

What is the chaparral?

100

Iceland makes great use of this renewable energy source.

What is geothermal?

100

Polar ice melting and lowering albedo is an example of which type of feedback loop?

What is a positive feedback loop?

100

The number of  billion people that are on the planet.

What is 7?

200

Name for baby squirrels.

What are kits?

200

Here melting of permafrost is adding methane to the greenhouse gasses.

What is tundra?

200

Fluids used in this gas extraction method often contaminate groundwater.

What is fracking?

200

The predominant reason for future sea level rise with a warmer planet.

What is the thermal expansion of water.\?

200

The number of half-lives considered 'safe' for a radioactive material.

What is 10?

300

Squirrels, like bears and pigs, are this trophic role that eats plant and animal protein.

What are omnivores?

300

Site of the highest aquatic NPP is found in this biome.

What are marches (swamps/estuaries)?

300

The energy source that does not use a form of water to turn a turbine.

What is wind?

300

The result of increased aquatic CO2 concentrations and warmer water.

What is ocean acidification?

300

327.2 million

What is the current U.S. population?

400

Moving acorns around and helping spread oak trees for us.

What is an ecosystem service squirrels provide?

400

Examples of this biome include steppes, pampas and veld

What are grasslands?

400

Form of uranium used in fuel pellets.

What is uranium-235?

400

Three greenhouse gases.

What are CO2, H2O, NOx, methane (CH4), ozone?

400

70

What is the number your divide with a growth % to find human population doubling time?
500

Occurs every January 21st.

What is squirrel appreciation day?

500

Richest terrestrial and richest aquatic biomes.

What are tropical rainforest and coral reefs?

500

Bagasse and algae can be used.

What are biofuels?

500

Temperature extremes may lay outside these for sensitive species.

What is range of tolerance?

500

The 2019 APES class size's % increase over the 2017 class with 16 students.

What is 25%