It's all about the soil
What does the "FBI" stand for in the soil?
Fungi, bacteria, invertebrates
How big should you make a hole when planting a seed, plant, or tree?
Twice the size of the seed, plant, or tree roots.
Outside of glaciers, where is most of the earth's fresh water stored?
Soil
What is the "input" and output of photosynthesis?
Input: Sunlight and Carbon Dioxide
Output: Food (carbon chains) and Oxygen
How do wolves changes rivers?
More wolves equal less dear, which equal more plants and trees, which equal more birds and mammals. More trees equal less erosion which changes the flow of the river.
Name at least three living (biotic) things in the soil
Fungi, Bacteria, Invertebrates, Reptiles, Mammals,
In a food web, what role to plants and trees play?
They are the producers, which means that they produce energy from the sun and turn this into food for other organisms, like bugs and animals.
What word describes how water moves from the top of the mountain down to the ocean.
Watershed
What does the term "ecological succession" mean in the garden?
What does the phrase "you are what you eat" mean?
The food we eat becomes the building blocks for our cells, organs and body.
Name at least three non-living (abiotic) things in the soil.
Minerals, dead matter, (leaves, sticks, etc), water
What's the difference between annual and perennial plants?
Annuals complete their life cycle in less than a year. Perennials can live for 1 year or longer, sometimes for thousands of years.
What are three easy ways to save water in your home or garden?
1. Rain water collection
2. Greywater systems
3. Hugles
Fire, flood, hurricane, tornado, drought, grazing animals, humans,
What number comes next in this sequence:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13,
And, how does this pattern reveal itself in nature?
21
This number reveals the Fibonacci sequence, which reveals itself in everyone from our DNA, to galaxies, to trees, to river systems, to flowers, to hurricanes.
How is soil made in nature?
Layering of organic matter over time. Decomposers (FBI) eat the dead organism and turn this into soil.
What is a keystone species?
a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.
How much water can you harvest in 1 inch of rain on a thousand square feet of roof?
600 gallons
What are microclimates?
Small changes in temperature, humidity, heat, and sun exposure within a landscape.
How can you "time travel" in the garden?
How is soil both dead and alive?
Soil has living and non-living elements that interact to create a habitat for life to grow.
Name at least 5 different plants or trees growing in our garden right now.
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How is water both a noun and a verb?
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How can we create microclimates in the garden?
By planting trees (creates shade)
Digging holes or trenches (collects water)
Building mounds or rock piles (creates shade)
What does the phrase, "leave it better than you found it" mean?
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