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Sustainability
100
The sun would be categorized as this type or resource?
What is perpetual?
100
This player in the ecosystem plays a key role in recyling nutrients.
What is decomposers?
100
Chemical energy stored in a candy bar is an example of this type of energy
What is potential
100
This is the leading source of renewable energy used today
What is hydropower
100
This type of land area covers 2% of the earth and is home to over half of ther worlds biodiversity.
What is tropical rainforest?
200
This form of natural capital is gained directly or indirectly of solar energy.
What is forests, flowing water, wind energy, coal and oil.
200
This is an example of an autotroph.
What is grass, daisies, roses, plants, algae.
200
These two most widely used technologies are responsible for the highest waste of resources.
What are incandescent light bulb and internal combustion engine
200
Just one of these can produce 1.4 megawatts of electricity or enough to power 4500 homes
What is wind turbine
200
If we continue to overuse resources it is said that we will need what by 2050.
What is 2 1/2 earths.
300
These three acts can lead to more sustainable use of resources.
What is reduce, recycle and reuse?
300
An earthworm is an example of this type of organism known to break down dead plants and animals to release their nutrients back to the earth.
What is detritivore
300
One hour if this energy could meet the world's needs for 1 year
What is sunlight
300
This is one of the easiest ways we can reduce the amount of electricity we use in our home.
What is turn off the lights
300
This term describes the ability for a living system to repair damage after an external disturbance.
What is resilience
400
This is the equation used to determine how sustainable a population is living.
What is IPAT?
400
This ecosystem has the highest net primary productivity?
What is swamps and marshes?
400
This is the amount of energy after subtracting the amount of energy that went into creating the energy.
What is net energy
400
This is the way that most water in the home is wasted.
What is flushing toilet
400
98% of all urban transportation in the United States is by what means?
What is car
500
All renewable and non-renewable resources can be categorized as this.
What is natural capital?
500
A giant panda with a diet exclusively on bamboo is known to have this type of niche.
What is narrow specialized?
500
This process has the highest use and waste of water
What is crop irrigation
500
CFL and LED are two types of this energy saver
What is lightbulb
500
This is the largest cause for illness and disease facing most of the population outside the United States
What is poor sanitation