Ecosystems & Biomes
This is the term for all the living and nonliving things in an area.
What is an ecosystem?
Cutting down trees faster than they can regrow.
What is deforestation?
This type of energy comes from fossil fuels.
What is nonrenewable energy?
This kind of pollution comes from a single, identifiable source
What is point source pollution?
This annual summer event celebrates fishing, food, and small-town fun in Potosi.
What is the Catfish Festival?
This biome is known for being hot, wet, and having the most biodiversity.
What is the tropical rainforest?
Excessive nutrients in water bodies can cause this harmful event.
What is an algal bloom or eutrophication?
Wind, solar, and geothermal are examples of this kind of energy.
What is renewable energy?
These microscopic plastics are a major concern in oceans.
What are microplastics?
Local vendors and organizations set up here during the Catfish Festival to sell goods and raise funds.
What are booths or stands?
Organisms that make their own food from sunlight.
What are producers or autotrophs?
Building roads and cities destroys this type of natural land.
What is habitat or habitat fragmentation?
This fossil fuel is the most commonly used worldwide for electricity.
What is coal?
This gas, found in smog, can irritate lungs and reduce visibility.
What is ozone at ground level?
This musical genre is often heard during Potosi’s summer events, echoing from the festival stage.
What is country music?
The role an organism plays in its environment.
What is a niche?
This term describes using resources in a way that doesn’t deplete them for future generations.
What is sustainability?
This is the term for using less energy by using smarter technology.
What is energy efficiency?
The “3 Rs” of waste management.
What are reduce, reuse, recycle?
This national cultural institution partnered with the Potosi Brewery to create a unique museum experience.
What is the Smithsonian Institution?
This type of species plays a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecosystem, and its removal can cause a trophic cascade.
What is a keystone species?
A worldwide agreement to reduce greenhouse gases (named after a city).
What is the Paris Agreement?
This method captures the sun’s heat without moving parts or electricity.
What is passive solar energy?
This term describes when toxic chemicals build up in an organism.
What is bioaccumulation?
This trail near Potosi offers scenic overlooks and birdwatching opportunities along the Mississippi.
What is the Potosi Point Trail?