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100

 This term describes a farming method that avoids synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and genetically modified organisms to promote soil health and biodiversity.

What is organic farming?

100

This beloved science communicator and television personality is known for his enthusiasm in promoting science education, including environmental issues, through his TV show.

Who is Bill Nye?

100

This is Birch's newest major edition which comes from rocky shores of Tanzania, Australia, and New Zealand.

What are little blue penguins?

100

This natural phenomenon known as "petrichor" is the pleasant earthy smell produced after this.

What is rain?

100

This health related degree offers a concentration in Climate and Environmental Sciences.

What is BSPH or public health?

200

This seafood guide categorizes fish based on their sustainability, helping consumers make eco-friendly choices when purchasing seafood.

What is the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch guide?

200

This famous environmentalist known for helping create the National Park system has a UCSD college named after him.

Who is John Muir?

200

They have entire exhibit detailing the undergoing this research vessel in the aquarium.

What is the Sally Ride?
200

This is the driest place on earth.

Atacama Desert in northern Chile

200

This biology major focused on all things plants and wild life.  

What is Ecology, Behavior and Evolution?

300

This type of farming involves raising livestock in a way that mimics natural ecosystems, promotes animal welfare, and reduces environmental impact.

What is regenerative agriculture or pasture-raised farming?

300

This Swedish environmental activist gained international recognition for her efforts to combat climate change, sparking a global youth movement through her "Fridays for Future" school strike campaign.

Who is Greta Thunberg?

300

Another name for the  dancing dragons found at the aquarium.

What is the weedy sea dragons?

300

This rain forest produces 20 percent of the world's oxygen.

What is the Amazon Rain Forest?

300

This major requires 5 upper division classes in a potential career track one of them being Environmental Planning, Sustainability & Climate Change

What is Urban Studies and Planning?

400

This plant-based protein source is often hailed for its sustainability due to its low environmental footprint compared to animal-based proteins.

What is legumes?

400

This primatologist is renowned for her extensive studies on chimpanzees in Tanzania and her conservation efforts through an institute which shares her name.

Who is Jane Goodall?

400

This is the name of the large coalition in which aquariums like Birch are apart of to increase their conservation impact.

What is aquarium conservation partnership?

400

This earth layer is a solid sphere made of iron and nickel metals

What is the inner core?

400

Variations of this major name include Earth Sciences, Ecology, Behavior, & Evolution, Environmental Chemistry, and Environmental Policy

Environmental Systems

500

This is a large movement in Detroit and other regions which traditionally were faced with food deserts or swamps.

What is food sovereignty?

500

This British broadcaster and natural historian is best known for his groundbreaking television series, including "Planet Earth" and "Blue Planet," which have raised global awareness about environmental issues and wildlife conservation.

Who is Sir David Attenborough?

500

This is the year the Birch Aquarium opened.

What is 1903?

500

This NASA mission focuses on studying where gravity is the strongest and weakest and goes by GRACE which stands for.

Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment

500

The COAP is one of three programs offered by Scripps's for graduate students it stands for.

What is Climate - Ocean - Atmosphere Program?