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Animals
Ecological Footprints
Ecosystems
Science Terms/Concepts
SURPRISE! GUESS WHO!
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Herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat meat, a bear eats both plants and meat, what category is a bear?
Omnivore
100
If you were to shower three times daily, and leave the water running while you brush your teeth how would you be decreasing your ecological footprint?
You wouldn't , you would be actually making your ecological footprint bigger.
100
What are Abiotic and Biotic components?Give an example of each.
Non-Living and Living, Rocks,dirt, and plants and animals.
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What is Population?
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same species and live in the same geographical area.
100
What is the difference between a NEED and WANT?
Needs are basic to survival, whereas, ' wants ' are things that just make survival more comfortable or enjoyable. Each time a need or a want is satisfied, natural resources or energy are used up.
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A lion hunts and eats gazelles , and zebras. A wolf hunts and eats rabbits,and dear. In the animal kingdom the lion/wolf (hunters)and the gazelle,zebra and rabbit(food) would be classified as what?
Predator and Prey.
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According to the ecological footprint activity if you needed 3.5 Earths to sustain your life style, what would your use of resources be considered?
You would be over using.
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What is an Ecosystem?
It is all the organisms in a given area, along with the nonliving (abiotic) factors with which they interact; a biological community and its physical environment.
200
Explain what a Niche is?
Its an organisms or animals role in an ecosystem.It's the "profession" or "job" of the animal or plant
200
In China the population is 1.3 billion people. The Government passed a law that married couples are only allowed to have one child per family. This strategy is to counter what specificly?
Overpopulation.
300
If a specific animal type no longer exists due to over hunting and cannot repopulate. This is an example of what?
Extinction.
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What are several strategies we can do to promote a better Ecological Footprint?
1. Be aware of the products you consume in a typical day 2. Reduce the energy you use 3. Reduce the number of products you buy 4. Reduce the amount of garbage you produce
300
What is carrying capacity.
Carrying capacity of a biological species in an environment is the population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available in the environment.
300
What is Ecology?
The study or science of the relationships between organisms and their environments. The relationship between organisms and their environment.
300
What is the average size of an Ecosystem?
There is no average size LOL!
400
A population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental factors or predators. What would you call these species?
Endangered Species!
400
Describe what an Ecological Footprint is and how it affects a persons, view of the environment?
The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate. It allows a person to understand the impact they have on the environment .
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Explain what is Biodiversity?
The number of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the enormous diversity of genes in these species, the different ecosystems on the planet, such as deserts, rainforests and coral reefs are all part of a biologically diverse Earth.
400
what is Biology?
It is concerned with the characteristics and behaviors of organisms, how species and individuals come into existence, and the interactions they have with each other and with their environment.
400
Which of the following should be classified as a community ? 1 wetland marsh 2 flock of birds 3 pack of wolves 4 school of dolphins
2 3 4
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Why is it important for predators to exist in every environment?
To regulate population, so that a population does not grow to large.
500
Why is it important to make our Ecological Footprint as small as possible?
To help decrease the negative impacts we have on are environment.
500
A salamander hides under the bark, fungi grows on the rotting log and other forest dwelling organisms use the hollow core as a home. This rotting decaying log has Abiotic and Biotic components, is this an example of an ecosystem?
Yes it is an Ecosystsem.
500
A group of interacting organisims sharing a populated environment.In its simplest form it refers to groups of organisms in a specific place and/or time.What is this called?
A community .
500
An ecosystem thrives with biotic and abiotic component parts. An example of an abiotic part of an ecosystem is ... A. micro-bacteria B. fungus C. water D. decaying plants
C. Water