Environmental Science Semester 2

EnergyLandBiodiversity A Little of the Rest

Row 1, Col 1 SOLAR, WIND, GEOTHERMAL, AND HYDROGEN (Corrected version) What are the 4 types of renewable energy?

1,2 Taiga, Tundra, Savannah, Rainforest, Desert, Deciduous Forest, Grassland, Freshwater wetlands & swamps What are the biomes we studied?

1,3 1) Anthropocentric 2) Ecocentric What are human centered and environmental centered perspectives?

1,4 Cardinal, Blue Jay, Robin, Grackle, Ring-billed Gull, Great Blue Heron, Canada Goose, Mockingbird, Mourning Dove, House Sparrow and Starling What are the birds you need to be able to recognize?

2,1 Non-renewable because it uses uranium. What is nuclear energy?

2,2 Old animals eat barley, corn, rice. What are the different layers of soil?

2,3 Zebra mussels Kudzu Cane toads Gypsy Moth Starling Brown Tree Snake What are examples of invasive species?

2,4 Dogwood, White Oak, Willow Oak, Sassafras, Red Maple, Pignut Hickory, Honey Locust, Tulip Popular, Beech, Paw What are the tree leaves you need to recognize?

3,1 The splitting apart of atoms. What is nuclear fission?

3,2 Use of genetically modified species, monoculture species, irrigation/fertilization/pesticides = + food production & damages environment and animals. What is the Green Revolution?

3,3 HIPPO-C (Causes of Extinction) What is Habitat loss, Invasive species, Population Stress, Pollution, Over-harvesting, Climate change?

3,4 Blackberry, Honeysuckle, Dandelion, Mouse-ear chickweed, Oxeye Daisy, Fleabane, Buttercup What are the flowers you need to be able to recognize?

4,1 coal, natural gas, and oil. What are fossil fuels?

4,2 Bar Graph = Precipitation Line Graph = Temperature What is a Climatograph?

4,3 Keystone species What is a species linked to many others in an ecosystem? Examples: Sea Otter and Sea Wolf

4,4 Chemical & Physical What are the two types of weathering?

5,1 Nuclear power plant in Ukraine where an accident released radioactive material in April What is Chernobyl?

5,2 Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 What tries to improve land use by ranchers?

5,3 Habitat Fragmentation What happens when a habitat is disrupted by human activities like roads or canals?

5,4 Advancement in medicine and sanitation has caused the death rate to drop, Birth rate >Death rate What factors would make a population grow?