Biological Cycles 💨
This process in plants releases oxygen and removes carbon dioxide.
What is photosynthesis?
This is the average temperature on Mars.
What is -65°C?
This tiny aquatic producer is ideal for Mars because it grows quickly, produces oxygen, and thrives in small biodomes.
What is algae?
This Indigenous group from Northern Canada has adapted for centuries to life in extreme Arctic conditions.
Who are the Inuit?
What turns when wind flows across a turbine?
What are turbine blades?
This element is turned into nitrates by special bacteria in the nitrogen cycle.
What is nitrogen (N₂)?
Mars has this kind of atmosphere, making it hard to retain heat.
What is a thin atmosphere?
These small mammals reproduce quickly, eat vegetation, and could be used for food and fur on Mars.
What are rabbits?
Inuit communities follow this key principle when using resources like food or materials, helping avoid waste on Earth—and on Mars.
What is “take only what you need”?
What is the name of Sophie and Verona's mars rover?
Who is WALL-E?
These organisms break down waste and help complete all cycles.
What are decomposers?
This weather event on Mars can block sunlight and last for several weeks.
What is a dust storm?
These nitrogen-fixing plants can improve Martian soil and provide food for both humans and animals.
What are legumes?
Inuit traditions teach that animals are not just food, but living beings deserving gratitude and respect. This value is key to building a caring ecosystem on Mars.
What is respecting all living things?
What is stored inside the dome for repairs and maintenance?
This cycle is currently "broken" on Mars due to the lack of water and evaporation.
What is the water cycle?
Mars has seasons like Earth, but this is how long they last in comparison.
What is twice as long?
These buzzing insects are key pollinators and would support plant reproduction in Martian greenhouses.
What are bees?
Inuit hunters rely on this method of learning from patterns in animal behavior, ice, and seasons.
What is environmental observation?
What part of the dome system keeps the colony and biodomes running using stored power?
What is the battery storage system?
These tiny organisms are missing on Mars and are essential for turning nitrogen gas into a form plants can use.
What are nitrogen-fixing bacteria?
During Mars’ summer, this happens near volcanoes.
What is cloud formation?
This unique symbiotic organism survives in harsh environments by combining a fungus and algae or cyanobacteria.
What is lichen?
Inuit communities have responded to melting permafrost and changing hunting grounds by observing nature and adjusting practices. This resilience is important for surviving harsh Mars conditions.
What is adapting?
What metal is used to build the turbines, and why is it ideal for Mars?
What is titanium, because it handles extreme cold and is very durable?