Storing Carbon
What do trees absorb from the air that helps reduce the greenhouse effect?
Carbon dioxide
What do we call animals at the top of a food web with no natural predators?
Apex predator
What is "milpa" farming? Give a short definition (one sentence)
Milpa is a traditional system that plants multiple crops together (corn, beans, squash) among trees to support food and biodiversity
Define the word atmosphere in one sentence.
Atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds Earth.
Name one greenhouse gas mentioned in the lesson besides carbon dioxide.
Methane or nitrous oxide
How is energy transferred in a food web?
Energy gets transferred when an animal eats another animal or plant.
Name the three crops traditionally planted together in a milpa.
Corn, beans, squash.
What does "photosynthesis" do for plants? Write one clear sentence.
Photosynthesis is when plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food and oxygen.
In the "Smoke in a Jar" demonstration, which jar (regular air or smokey air) should warm more and why?
The smokey air jar because it represents the greenhouse gas getting warm from the sun's heat.
If a common tree species from a forest goes extinct, explain one likely effect on the food web.
Loss of the tree can reduce food and habitat for consumers, causing population declines and altering predator and prey relationships.
Explain what Indigenous stewardship is and why it helps support the forest.
Indigenous stewardship uses traditional ecological knowledge to manage land sustainably so that the people don't over use the trees that are fundamental to forest life.
Define "biodiversity" and give one reason it is important for forests.
Biodiversity is the variety of life. It supports ecosystem resilience, pollination, and food webs
Explain what carbon sequestration means in one clear sentence
Carbon sequestration is the process by which plants and trees capture carbon dioxide from the air to help cool down Earth.
Name a producer, consumer, and predator and explain how they relate to each other. (How do they interact with each other?)
Example: A mouse (consumer) eats grains (producers) to survive. A hawk (predator) eats the mouse to survive. If there are no grains or mice for the hawk to eat, then it will have a difficult time surviving.
Explain one way deforestation increases the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.
1. Carbon dioxide is release when trees are cut down
2. If trees are cut down there are going to be less trees to absorb the extra carbon dioxide in the air.
What is the "greenhouse effect" and how does it connect to the trees in the forest?
Greenhouse effect is when gases trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere. Forests help by removing CO2 and storing carbon.