What was one of John Muir's goals?

persuade the president to use his power to protect the land

What is typical of a type 2 survivorship curve?

Moderate death rate. Individuals die at all ages.

According to Aldo Leopold, the ‘father of wildlife management,’ ethical behavior is...

doing the right thing even when no one else is watching...

Slow growth and reproduction; mature later

What is an ecosystem?

Abiological community of interacting organisms and their enviroment

Nature is the ultimate recycler is an example of ____________.

The law of the conservation of matter

advocator for the preservation of wilderness

Which describes a Type 3 survivor?

More chance of dying as young than as adults

The arrows on a food web...

...shows the direction the energy is moving to

Nitrogen Fixation is when...

Bacteria 'eat' inorganic nitrogen/nitrogen gas to turn it bioavailable

What is sustainable development?

Meeting the present need without compromising the future

How does the phosphorus cycle start?

It begins with a formation of rocks and phosphorus

The Nitrogen Cycle...

Animals get the nitrogen from plants

growth pattern which the population growth slows then stops

What is Environmental Science?

Study of how humans interact to things around us

Model of the relationship of producer & consumer's energy.

Who is Wangari Maathai?

The 2004 Noble peace prize winner and founder of the Greenbelt movement

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1
What was one of John Muir's goals?
persuade the president to use his power to protect the land
persuade the president to write a book
wanted to take Roosevelt to McDonalds for lunch
persuade Teddy to resign as president and protect the land
2
What is typical of a type 2 survivorship curve?
Average death rate. Individual life expectancy depends on external factors.
Low death rate. Many individual live to old age.
Moderate death rate. Individuals die at all ages.
High death rate. Many individuals die young with few reaching old age.
3
According to Aldo Leopold, the ‘father of wildlife management,’ ethical behavior is...
shooting as much game as the law allows.
doing the right thing even when no one else is watching...
not killing wildlife but preserving it for the future.
shooting game only for food.
4
Oxpeckers eating ticks off of zebras is an example of _____________.
natural selection
parasitism
commensalism
mutualism
5
K - selected:
Slow growth and reproduction; mature later
Occur in stable environment; smaller organisms; no parental care
Fast Growth; lots of offspring; short time period
When conditions are unpredictable & change; less parental care
6
An r-selected species has
a type I survivorship curve
fast population growth rate
few offspring
significant parental care
7
final step of scientific method
hypothesis
theory
results & conclusions
modeling
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What is an ecosystem?
Abiological community of interacting organisms and their enviroment
An animal
A marsh
A swamp
9
How does water allow for life on earth?
Source of irrigation
Use for bathing
Found in 3 states
Found in many places
10
What is depicted in the image?
Trophic Levels
Hierarchy of matter
Laws of Thermodynamics
Nutrient Cycling
11
Nature is the ultimate recycler is an example of ____________.
The 3Rs
Intraspecies Competition
The law of the conservation of matter
Natural selection
12
Who was John Muir?
American suffragist, Feminist
a photographer, that used his photo's for social reform
Leader in the woman's suffrage
advocator for the preservation of wilderness
13
What was Muir's philosophy?
Utilitarian anthropocentrism
Modern environmentalism
Ecocentric conservation
Biocentric preservation
14
Which describes a Type 3 survivor?
Equal chance of dying at all stages of life
More chance of dying as adults than as young
More chance of dying as young than as adults
15
Biotic or Abiotic ?
Biotic
Abiotic
16
The arrows on a food web...
...show who is the prey.
...shows the direction the energy is moving to
...shows who is the predator.
17
Rachel Carson let people know about the danger of ____________.
poison ivy
pollution
tobacco
recycling
18
Nitrogen Fixation is when...
Bacteria builds on plants to give the organism energy and sustenance
Bacteria 'eat' inorganic nitrogen/nitrogen gas to turn it bioavailable
Nitrogen chemically changes bacteria so it becomes safe for plants
Bacteria is purged from Nitrogen to make it stable
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What is sustainable development?
The wise use of environmental resources
Using resources while allowing some future use
Setting aside resources as untouched
Meeting the present need without compromising the future
20
How does the phosphorus cycle start?
It begins by decomposing through bacteria and fungi.
it begins when phosphates move from plants to animals
It begins with a formation of rocks and phosphorus
Phosphorus in the Soil goes into bodies of water
21
A scientific hypothesis must be
able to be controlled
able to be tested
correct
able to be manipulated
22
The Nitrogen Cycle...
Greatly affected by the moon's pull on the tides
Doesn't need the atmosphere
Animals get the nitrogen from plants
All of the above
23
Type 1 survivorship indicates which type of reproductive strategy?
r-selected
K-selected
24
What is the carrying capacity?
1850
1.5 million
2 million
1 million
25
What can happen in run-off?
Ends up in the Gulf of Mexico
Refreshes Groundwater
Picks up pollution
Leads to evaporation
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logistical growth
growth pattern which the population growth increases rapidly
growth pattern which the population growth stops then starts again
growth pattern which the population growth slows then stops
growth pattern which the poplulation growth stays the same
27
What is Environmental Science?
Study of how nutrients makes our bones stronger
Study of how humans interact to things around us
Living Things in their environment and how it affects animals
Study of cells within a organism
28
A food web is a...
Web with food on it.
Model of the relationship of producer & consumer's energy.
Web of a spider named Food
Food shaped like a web.
29
Who is Wangari Maathai?
A zoologist who helps endangered species
A famous African singer
A United Nations Ambassador
The 2004 Noble peace prize winner and founder of the Greenbelt movement
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what is the highest trophic level
consumers
carnivore
omivores
herbivore

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