Chapter 16 Jeopardy Human Pop. & Resources Air & Water Quality ConservationThreats to Biodiversity Random Ecology Final Jeopardy

What is the earth’s human carrying capacity? 2

Unknown 3

4 Name 3 non-renewable resources

5 Coal, oil, natural gas, etc.

6 Name 3 renewable resources

7 Wind, Water, Sunlight, Trees, etc.

8 Name two things that have helped increase the earth’s carrying capacity for humans in the last 150 years.

9 Industrial Revolution, Modern Medicine, Electricity, Etc.

10 What term refers to the amount of land, energy, and resources used by a person throughout one’s lifespan?

11 Ecological Footprint

12 What interacts with pollutants in the air to create smog?

13 Sunlight

14 What name is given to organisms like amphibians and top predators that show us something about the overall health of an ecosystem?

15 Indicator Species

16 Name the 3 primary greenhouse gasses

17 CO 2, H 2 0, & CH 4

What term refers to the concentration of fat-soluble toxins as you move up the food chain? 18

19 Biomagnification

What is the difference between the Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming? 20

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

22 What does the EPA stand for?

23 Environmental Protection Agency

24 What term refers to building new things that meet the needs of people today without harming future generations?

25 Sustainable Development

26 Name a sustainable practice that has been put in place by responsible timber & fishing companies. (1 each)

27 Timber – planting new forests Fishing – catch rotations, bans, etc.

28 Name the 3 landmark pieces of legislation passed by the EPA in the past 40 years.

29 The Clean Air Act The Clean Water Act The Endangered Species Act

30 In what three ways can people help protect the environment?

31 Control population growth. Develop sustainable tech. & practices. Protect & maintain ecosystems.

32 What term refers to any organism in an ecosystem that is not native to that ecosystem?

33 Invasive Species

34 Name three organisms that are found in ecosystems where they do not belong?

35 Pythons in Florida, kudzu in the US, & mice in Australia

36 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

37 Habitat Fragmentation

38 What were the four types of pollution from the Gizmo and how do they affect the biodiversity of ecosystems?

39 Sediment – 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

40 What are habitat corridors?

41 Bridges or tunnels that reconnect habitats that were previously one large habitat, but were split apart due to the formation or creation of a physical barrier

42 What % of energy is transferred up each trophic level on an energy pyramid?

37 10%

44 This is a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.

45 Mutualism

46 What term refers to all the factors that an organism needs to survive & reproduce?

47 Niche

48 What term refers to species that occupy similar niches but live in different geographical locations?

49 Ecological Equivalents

50 What term refers to the series of predictable changes that will occur in an environment over time?

51 Ecological Succession

52 Name the biome described in the following sentences

53 Cold biome with lots of evergreen trees 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