Human Impact on Environment
Humans produce greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases ___ the sun's energy, slowing or preventing heat from escaping into space
absorb
Occurs when an animal forms a social attachment to another organism or object
imprinting
Food loses about ___% of its flavour when tasted on an airplane. This is caused by the lack of humidity in the air, which decreases our ability to taste flavour.
30%
About what percentage of North American prairies pre-colonization still exist?
1%
The opossum is immune to what?
The venom of some snakes
Until the early 1800s, the US had billions of passenger pigeons. Commercial hunters killed them in vast numbers, eventually decimating the population. The last passenger pigeon, named Martha, died in what state?
Ohio
Behavior that is modified after different attempts is called
trial and error
Sodium bicarbonate is the active ingredient in what?
baking soda
Which state had the largest percentage of its area covered by tallgrass prairie pre-colonization?
Iowa (30 million acres)
Where does the swamp nightjar sleep at night?
On the ground
Which country produces the most plastic per person?
United States
Tigers marking their territory with urine and scratches is an example of what kind of learned or innate behavior?
instinct
Cyanin is a compound extracted from _____. It helps lower cholesterol and blood-sugar levels.
artichokes
Prairie fires can move as fast as ____ feet per minute.
600
Where does the wrinkle-faced bat live?
Tropical forest
Which country produces the most e-waste per person?
Norway
Throwing up is an example of a __
reflex
How many grams of protein are in one cup of soy milk?
7 grams
Prairie _____once flourished on the grasslands. As the grass disappeared, so did the prairie ______. Today, only about 400,000 survive in the entire country, in 11 states.
chickens
The Indian Grey Mongoose is especially skilled at combat with what animal?
Cobras
Record-breaking heat waves on land and in the ocean, drenching rains, severe floods, years-long droughts, extreme wildfires, and widespread flooding during hurricanes are all becoming more frequent and more intense because of greenhouse gas emissions. Which country has experienced the most severe droughts?
Somalia
Using past experiences to solve new problems is called
insight
_____ is the No. 1 source of saturated fat in the American diet.
Cheese
Prairie fires can burn as hot as ____degrees Fahrenheit.
700
Thought extinct since 1937, the elegant dancing frog was rediscovered in what year?
2010