Ecosystem
True or False: Antartica is a desert.
True
Name 3 organisms in a marine ecosystem.
What is the name for species that are not native to the area they are in?
Non-native species or invasive species
What is photosynthesis?
The process in which plants make their own food.
What does abiotic mean?
Non-living things in an ecosystem
List 3 biotic features in the desert.
Cacti, armadillo, snakes, etc.
List a way that an oil spill might affect the marine ecosystem.
Answers may vary.
Name a human action that can positively affect the environment.
Recycling, beach clean ups, etc.
What do plants take in?
Carbon dioxide
What does biotic mean?
Living things in an ecosystem
Name at least three abiotic factors found in the desert.
Dirt, sunlight, air, rocks, etc.
List 3 examples of abiotic factors in the marine ecosystem.
Water, sand, sunlight, etc.
Name a human action that can negatively affect the environment.
Burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, etc.
When is Mrs. Garcia's son's birthday month?
April
List four examples of biotic factors in a pond ecosystem.
Ducks, turtles, lilly pads, fish, worms, and more.
Are deserts ever cold?
Yes, deserts can drop below 50 degrees at night.
When sunlight hits the water, what mechanism causes the bending of light rays?
Refraction
Amount of trash collected every year at Port Aransas during Spring Break (answer in tons).
30 tons
Plants need what three things?
Water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide
Provide three examples of abiotic factors in a pond ecosystem.
Rocks, water, dirt (soil), and more.
How do most desert animals get their water?
From the food they eat.
Fish would increase.
Type of organism not native to Ireland that St. Patrick supposedly "banished" from Ireland.
Snakes
Give me an example of an item that uses mechanical energy.
Bicycle