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EnvSci JEOPARDY biodiversityenergy sources waste green stuff laws, acts, etc. energy conservation 100 200 300 400 500
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Group of organisms that has the greatest number of species
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Remains of organisms that lived long ago
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Material that can be broken down by living things into simpler compounds
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Technology that supplements a gasoline engine in automobiles with an electric motor
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Designed to protect plant and animal species
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Name one alternative energy source
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Main cause of species extinction today
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Name one component of an electric power plant
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The main source of solid waste in the US (municipal waste is only 2%)
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Feature in a green home that conserves energy
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Gives the EPA the right to sue owners of hazardous waste sites
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Name one step you can take to conserve energy
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Illegal hunting
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The fossil fuel most widely used in the world (and the US)
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One way to manage hazardous waste
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An important feature of a green landscape
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Main accomplishment of this treaty was stopping the slaughter of African elephants
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Energy stored in the organic matter of plants or plant products
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A species that is not native to a particular region
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Nuclear process that generates heat in a nuclear power plant
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Component of a modern landfill
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Energy-saving fuel that can be used by cars with diesel engines
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Name one provision of the Endangered Species Act
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Nonpolluting fuel based on the most plentiful substance on Earth
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L-dopa, a medicine derived from the velvet bean, is used to treat this disease
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Energy source that utilizes the heat from inside the Earth
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Method of hazardous waste disposal that pumps waste deep into the ground
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Name of the star of Soylent Green
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Encourages wealthy countries to give money to poorer countries to protect valuable species
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Country that uses alcohol / gasoline blends the most
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insects
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fossil fuels
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biodegradable
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hybrid
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Endangered Species Act
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wind, solar, etc.
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habitat destruction
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--combustion chamber --turbine --generator
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manufacturing
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natural light, insulation, etc.
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Superfund
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walk, carpool, turn off unnecessary lights, etc.
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poaching
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oil
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--produce less --reuse --convert --incinerate
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native plants, low maintenance, etc.
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CITES
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biomass
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exotic / invasive / non-native species
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fission
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--liner --leachate storage --methane probe
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biodiesel
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--compile list --no catching or killing --no projects --prepare plan savanna
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Parkinsons disease
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geothermal
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deep-well injection
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Charlton Heston
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Biodiversity Treaty
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Brazil
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FINAL JEOPARDY For an estuary, do the following: (a)Describe what it is. (b)Name an organism that might be found there. (c)Describe an adaptation of an organism found there.
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