What concept or phrase did the fishing exercise teach?
Tragedy of the Commons
100
Blue fin tuna can be worth up to how much money?
$100,000
100
If you are absent from class, when is the latest you can turn in the homework due that day?
The next time you have science
100
blue fin tuna is used for what traditional japanese dish?
sushi
200
this means non-lving or never alive
abioitc
200
Capture-Mark-Recapture is a method used to what?
Estimate a population of a species
200
What ocean does the Blue Fin Tuna live in?
Atlantic Ocean
200
what grade do I get if I turn in a perfect assignement late?
half credit
200
An estimate is more than a guess, it is an _______________
educated guess
300
Define habitat
an environment in which a particular species lives
300
This bug is not really a bug at all, but a crustacean (same family as a crab)
pill bug, potato bug, etc
300
What is the main reason that dolphins have become endangered?
They get trapped in fishing nets
300
When class discussion is going on, I only speak when...
I raise my hand and am called on
300
What was the aspire theme for last summer?
perseverance
400
define environment
An organisms external abiotic and biotic surrounding
400
What is one purpose of the hair on a spider?
To sense things or to climb up things
400
What is the main reason Alligators have become endangered?
wetland draining, or swamp clearing
400
When you get an assignment back with missed points, how can you earn 100% on it
rewrite the questions that were marked wrong and turn it in the next day
400
Name two physical features of a fruit fly and how they help it survive in its habitat
wings, hair, eyes help it find food and escape prey. Hard exoskeleton protects inside of its body from harm.
500
define tragedy of the commons
The overuse and destruction of a shared natural resource in order to make a quick gain
500
What is the scientific name for the hard shell on the outside of an ant?
exoskeleton
500
If an organism's habitat is destroyed, it will either die, have to move, or have to what?
adapt
500
Why did I have you design a spaceship for your first homework assignment
1. to think about limited resources on the earth
2. to understand that no resources leave or enter the earth
3. to get you to think about what we need to survive
500
If I were doing a capture-mark-recapture estimate and I caught and marked 4 animals...
found 2 on my second trip...
and 1 of those was marked...
What is my estimate?