Green Generation B/C 2016

Format of test Each TEAM may bring 1 piece of 8.5”x11” paper with notes in any form and 2 non-graphing calculators Each TEAM may bring 1 piece of 8.5”x11” paper with notes in any form and 2 non-graphing calculators Likely to be a station test Likely to be a station test Emphasis on application of knowledge, lots of graphs, diagrams, calculating carbon footprints, reading energy labels, interpreting food webs Emphasis on application of knowledge, lots of graphs, diagrams, calculating carbon footprints, reading energy labels, interpreting food webs

The Rules Part 1 – Principles of Ecology -Food webs -Trophic Pyramids -Nutrient Cycling -Population Dynamics -Species Diversity

Resource Online modeling

Imagine this ecosystem is balanced. Fill out the following chart if: SpeciesPopulation Cricketdecreases Duck Grass Snake

Imagine this ecosystem is balanced. Fill out the following chart if: SpeciesPopulation Cricketdecreases Duckdecreases Grassincreases Snakedecreases

Nutrient Cycle Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Water Diagrams of these should be on your note sheet What cycle is shown below? What process does #2 show? What process does #3 show? Does process #1 increase or decrease the amount of this nutrient in the atmosphere? What is another source not shown in the picture that adds this nutrient to the atmosphere?

Nutrient Cycle Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Water Diagrams of these should be on your note sheet What process does #2 show? Respiration What process does #3 show? decomposition Does process #1 increase or decrease the amount of this nutrient in the atmosphere? decrease What is another source not shown in the picture that adds this nutrient to the atmosphere? Fossil fuel combustion

Terrestrial Biomes Forests, grasslands, deserts, tundra Forests, grasslands, deserts, tundra Know climates and general species interactions in these biomes Know climates and general species interactions in these biomes hapters/ch2.html /

The Rules Part 2 – Problems results from human impact on the quality of our environment Terrestrial Systems Terrestrial Systems Desertification Desertification Deforestation Deforestation Soil Pollution Soil Pollution Waste Disposal Waste Disposal Mining Mining Population Growth Issues Population Growth Issues Habitat Destruction Habitat Destruction Farming Practices Farming Practices Fertilizers & Pesticides Fertilizers & Pesticides

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The Rules Part 3: Solutions to reversing/reducing human impacts that harm our environment Sustainability Strategies Sustainability Strategies Bioremediation Strategies Bioremediation Strategies Renewable, nonrenewable & alternate energy sources Renewable, nonrenewable & alternate energy sources Waste Management Waste Management Legislation/Economic Opportunity (Div C only) Legislation/Economic Opportunity (Div C only)

Definition, Take 1: Sustainability is to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Source:

Sustainability What percentage of the Earth is used for farming? What percentage of the Earth is used for farming?

Sustainability About 12%

Footprints How Many Gallons of Water is in a... Car It takes an estimated 39,090 gallons of water to make a car. It's unclear if that includes the more 2,000 gallons used to make its tires--each tire takes 518 gallons to make. Pair of Jeans It takes around 1,800 gallons of water to grow enough cotton to produce just one pair of regular ol' blue jeans. Single Board of Lumber 5.4 gallons of water are used to grow enough wood for one lumber board. Barrel of Beer In order to process a single barrel of beer (32 gallons), 1,500 gallons of water are sucked down. Source:

Example Question: Your landscaping company had been hired to redesign the front courtyard at the Governor’s Mansion in Raleigh to include more xeriscaping. Which of the following layouts best fits the new design requirements?

Energy Sources A little cheeseball on the graphics and sound effects, but lots of great resources. The energy story has a chapter on each kind of energy that sums it up well.

Great data source

Division C only – Legislation & Economic Opportunity Will often come from what is happening in the news Example: United Nations Climate Change Summit in November

Rob Kendrick: Life in India’s coal mines “Coal is a paradox. It’s a cheap and plentiful energy source that created and continues to power our modern world, yet our continued reliance on coal threatens the very world it helped create.” 8/robb-kendrick-life-in-indias-coal-mines/

Other Resources National SO website – ecology overview National SO website – ecology overview