Week 1
What is Natural Science?
Study of life and living things
What is an ecosystem?
all living and nonliving things in an environment and how they interact
All living beings need this to survive
Energy
Name 3 alternative protein sources to meat?
Crickets, mealworms, beetles, beans, soy, grasshoppers, cicadas, worms, ants
what does sustainable mean?
ability to be maintained at a consistent rate/level
Give an example of how perception affects science
Anything relevant
Is a drop of water an ecosystem? Why or why not?
Yes, drops of water contain both living and nonliving microorganisms.
I grow in the ground and break down dead plants and animals to get energy and release minerals and nutrients back into the earth. Some would call me a decomposer. What am I?
Fungi
What chemicals are applied in our agriculture because of pests.
pesticides
What is sustainability? (NOT sustainable)
Ability to meet our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
This type of science is what a physical therapist studies?
Exercise Science
True or False: Carnivors get more energy from eating than primary consumers?
False. They get less.
What are the 2 types of energy and what do they mean?
Renewable:always there, never runs out. new supply easily accessible. Nonrenewable:when it's used up, its gone.
Where does milke come from and what has to happen to cows to get it?
Milk comes from pregnant cows that are bred by humans.
What is our current method of mining for resources NOT sustainable?
What is the process that happens in your brain when your touch something hot?
Detection -> Interpretation -> Reaction
Why do organisms (other than producers) get less energy from eating?
Because they are eating other organisms that have consumed and broken down the energy. Have to work harder and eat more to get the same amount of energy.
We gave examples of 4 types of renewable and nonrenewable energy. Give 3 examples of each.
Renewable: Solar, Hydroelectric, Wind, Hydrogen
Nonrenewable: Coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear
What is the word I used to describe where most of our vegetable/fruit comes from in agriculture? (Hint: it means one type)
Monoculture
What are the 3 components of sustainability?
Social(society), Economic, Environmental
Name the 6 parts of the scientific process in order
Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Results/Data, Conclusion
Name at least 4 of the 5 organisms within an ecosystem?
Producers, Primary consumers, secondary consumers, Scavengers, Decomposers
What is a barriet for making the switch from nonrenewable energy to renewable energy?
Expensive, time consuming, harder, more maintenance, inconvenient
How would you build a sustainable system? What are some of the things you have to consider?
Accept anything that is reasonable.
What is one of the problems with our current agricultural infrastructure?
It is not sustainable. Overproduction of food, abundance of food waste, animals kept inhumanely