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Chapter 16 Jeopardy
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Human Pop. & Resources
Air & Water Quality
Conservation Threats to Biodiversity
Random Ecology
Final Jeopardy
What is the earth’s human carrying capacity?
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Unknown
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Name 3 non-renewable resources
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Coal, oil, natural gas, etc.
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Name 3 renewable resources
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Wind, Water, Sunlight, Trees, etc.
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Name two things that have helped increase the
earth’s carrying capacity for humans in the last 150
years.
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Industrial Revolution, Modern Medicine,
Electricity,Etc.
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What term refers to the amount of land, energy, and resources used
by a person throughout one’s lifespan?
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Ecological Footprint
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What interacts with pollutants in the air
to create smog?
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Sunlight
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What name is given to organisms like amphibians and top predators that show us
something about the overall health of an ecosystem?
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Indicator Species
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Name the 3 primary greenhouse gasses
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CO2 , H20, & CH4
What term refers to the concentration of fat-soluble
toxins as you move up the food chain?
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Biomagnification
What is the difference between the Greenhouse
Effect and Global Warming?
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21 Greenhouse Effect – how certain gasses absorb heat
Global Warming – the gradual heating of the earth due to the greenhouse effect as well as
other factors
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What does the EPA stand for?
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Environmental Protection Agency
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What term refers to building new things
that meet the needs of people today without
harming future generations?
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Sustainable Development
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Name a sustainable practice that has been put in place by responsible timber &
fishing companies. (1 each)
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Timber – planting new forestsFishing – catch rotations, bans, etc.
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Name the 3 landmark pieces of legislation passed by the EPA
in the past 40 years.
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The Clean Air ActThe Clean Water ActThe Endangered Species Act
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In what three ways can people help protect the environment?
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Control population growth.Develop sustainable tech. & practices.
Protect & maintain ecosystems.
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What term refers to any organism in an ecosystem that is not native to that
ecosystem?
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Invasive Species
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Name three organisms that are found in ecosystems
where they do not belong?
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Pythons in Florida, kudzu in the US, & mice in Australia
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This term refers to how an organism’s habitat may be
divided into multiple habitats by a physical barrier that may or may not have been caused by
humans
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Habitat Fragmentation
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What were the four types of pollution from the Gizmo and how do they affect the biodiversity of ecosystems?
39Sediment – washed away when trees are cut down
Nutrient – too much can cause overabundance of algae in water
Toxic – chemicals can cause organisms to become sick and disrupt metabolic processes
Bacterial – cause disease
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What are habitat corridors?
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reconnect habitats that were previously one large habitat, but
were split apart due to the formation or creation of a
physical barrier
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What % of energy is transferred up each trophic level on an energy pyramid?
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10%
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This is a symbiotic relationship where both organisms
benefit.
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Mutualism
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What term refers to all the factors that an organism needs to
survive & reproduce?
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Niche
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What term refers to species that occupy similar niches but live in
different geographical locations?
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Ecological Equivalents
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What term refers to the series of predictable
changes that will occur in an environment over
time?
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Ecological Succession
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Name the biome described in the following sentences
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Biome with stable & warm temperatures, lots of rain year round, and high biodiversity
Forest biome that displays changes across the 4 seasons
Coldest biome with lichens, moss, and a little grass as the only plant life
Special grassland that has wet/dry seasons rather than 4 seasons like normal
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