Psycho Cycles 1
Psycho Cycles 2
Psycho Cycles 3
Technology 101
Potluck
Intro
Intro part 2
200
Which of the following is NOT something decomposers in the carbon cycle break down?
Urine, Feces, CO2 in the air, Dead matter, Scraps of discarded food.
CO2 in the air
200
What three substance are required by all living things and are involved in many processes that occur in living things?
Carbon, Nitrogen and Water
200
In what two ways can animals contribute Nitrogen back into the cycle?
Death and waste
200
Name 2 renewable resources
Name 2 renewable resources
200
Name 2 nonrenewable resources
Fossil fuels, metal and plastic
200
What is Ecology?
The study of relationships
200
What is all of the chemical reactions of each cell in an organism that provide energy for life’s processes and create key molecules also known as?
Metabolism
400
Organisms that carry out photosynthesis would cause a decrease in what atmospheric gas?
CO2
400
Daily Double
(Wager How many points you would like to bet If you win you get that many points if you lose you lose that many points)
When deforestation occurs in an area, what immediate effect does this have on the water cycle?
Less Water is returned to the air by transpiration
400
What is ammonification?
Microorganisms turning waste into ammonia
400
How does contour farming help sustainability?
Prevents runoff, erosion and eutrophication by going against the slope, not with it. Slowing water and nutrients down long enough so that they can be absorbed.
400
Name a type of technology that affects sustainability.
Agricultural, Industrial and/or Alternative Energy
400
Name 3 Characteristics of life
Be composed of one or more cells
Contain either DNA or RNA as their genetic material.
Be capable of growth
Be capable of reproduction
Demonstrate the ability to respond to outside stimuli.
As a population, be able to adapt to the environment and evolve.
Have a metabolism
400
A group of White tail deer and Mule Deer in one area would be known as what level of organization?
A Community (two different species)
600
For the Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles to function properly, which organisms must always be present?
Decomposers
600
Nitrogen is released back into the atmosphere as N2 during what step?
Denitrification
600
Why is eutrophication so bad?
The excessive amount of nutrients in water due to human actions within the cycles causes algae to bloom which harms other wildlife and is toxic to humans.
600
Temperatures on earth may continue to increase due to what?
Increased CO2 compounds in the air that holds heat
600
How do humans impact biodiversity?
Habitat destruction and fragmentation, pollution
and they introduce invasive species
600
What is the field of biology that classifies organisms, organizing them based on similar characteristics?
Taxonomy
600
Sexual reproduction requires how many parents while asexual requires how many parents?
Sexual 2 parents
Asexual 1 parent
800
How do humans increase CO2 in the atmosphere?
Combustion of Fossil Fuels and Cellular Respiration
800
Bacteria is involved in many of the steps of the biogeochemical cycles… which cycle is bacteria NOT involved in?
Any of the water cycle steps
800
What would happen if there were no living organisms in the Nitrogen cycle?
No Nitrogen cycle
800
What do chlorofluorocarbons do?
Ozone destroying compounds in the air created and released by human industrial technology.
800
Name 2 greenhouse gases
CO2, O2, CH4, H2O
800
What is leaf 1?
Betula
800
What two names give you the Binomial Nomenclature of an organism?
The Genus and Species
1000
What percent of Earth's Water is Freshwater?
3%
1000
What Macromolecules contain carbon?
Proteins (muscle, skin, etc.)
Carbohydrates (starches, sugars)
Lipids (fats)
Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA)
1000
How does farming impact each cycle?
-Fertilizers: excess nitrogen, alters soil
-Irrigation systems: Water
-Farm machinery: Carbon, run on fossil fuels and pollutes
1000
What is Sustainability?
a balance between Earth’s resources, human needs, and the needs of other species
1000
What drives the ENTIRE water cycle?
The Sun
1000
What are the levels of ecology from Smallest to Biggest?
organism ->_____->_____->_____->_____->_____
Organism ->Population->Community->Ecosystem->Biome->Biosphere
1000
What is Biodiversity?
the total amount of variation of life on Earth.