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Recycling
Plants
Animals
Renewable Energy
Pollution
100

What makes something unrecyclable?

contamination, such as coming in contact with food.

100
What is the study of plants called?

botany

100
What is the animal that builds natural dams?

Beaver 

100

What is the type of renewable energy source that draws its energy from the sun?

solar power

100

Name one source of Co2

Electricity production, vehicle fumes, combustion of fossil fuels in any setting, deforestation, industrial processes (any of the above)

200

What is the only thing Conant's recycling bins take?

Paper

200
What gas do plants remove from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Co2
200

What is Illinois' state animal?

The white tailed deer

200

what is the type of renewable energy that draws its energy from the wind?

wind power/windmills

200

Name one source of methane

Cow burps/farts, coal mining, wastewater treatment, wetlands, landfills, natural gas systems (any of the above)

300

True or False: store bought gift wrapping paper can be recycled 

False

300

What is the tree that can hold the most Co2?

redwood tree

300

name two organisms that have a symbiotic relationship 

Bee and flowers, clownfish and anemone, dentist fish and larger fish, fruit bats and fruit (any of the above)

300

What type of renewable energy draws its source from water?

hydropower/dams 

300

what are the health effects of breathing pollutants?

lung issues, cancer, brain and nervous system damage, liver and kidney damage. (two of any above)

400

What types of plastics can be recycled? 

Type 1 (PET), Type 2 (HDPE), and Type 5 (PP)

400

name a plant species native to Illinois 

Indian paintbrush, white yarrow, black-eyed Susans, lupine, big bluestem, alliums, common blue violet, goldenrod (any of the above)
400

Name one invasive species

Daises, clownfish, zebra mussel, Asian carp, Kudzu, Goldfish, Buckthorn, Burmese python, cane toad, stink bug (any of the above)
400

what type of energy draws its source from the earth's internal heat?

geothermal energy 

400

what are some indoor pollutants?

Asbestos, Radon, Mold

500

What types of plastics are rarely/uncommonly recycled? 

Type 3 (PVC), Type 4 (LDPE), Type 6 (PS), and type 7 (others)

500

What is the significance of coral in the ocean?

Reduces impact of floods and erosion, acts as a hiding spot/home for hundreds of microorganisms and fish, promotes biodiversity  
500

Name one keystone species (a species that keeps the balance of the entire food chain, has wide reaching impacts on its habitat.)

wolves, beavers, sharks, otters, bees, starfish, cactus, coral, bats (any of the above)

500

What is the most popular form of renewable energy today?

Hydropower
500

Which is monitored more regularly? Tap water or bottled water?

Tap water (regulated by the environmental protection agency) is cleaner than bottled (regulated by the FDA)