Powerpoint JeopardyEnvironmental

Peeps Ecology Save me Biomes Potluck

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What book did Rachel Carson write in 1962?

Hint: about pesticide use and effect on birds.

Look at a Calendar and you may be reminded what environmental organization John Muir founded.

Aldo Leopold wrote this collection of essays about nature and man’s relation w/nature

This person increased protected lands by millions of acres….NO, San Juan Hill was famous for other reasons.

This “person” can make his/her own food.

Name 3 types of Consumers

A volcanic eruption produces an island w/lichens and plants eventually being established:

What type of succession?

How much energy will be transferred up to the next trophic level in an energy pyramid.

Daily Double: How much energy is therefore lost at each level?

Use the 10% law to determine the amount of energy/biomass at the top trophic level.

5000 kg

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What is Biomass?

What do you call illegal hunting?

What is the best way to save a species?

How do humans cause extinctions 1. Destroy _______ 2. unregulated or Illegal ______

3. Introduce _______species

What is Captive Breeding?

What is a keystone species?

Daily double: Name a keystone species discussed in class ( you “otta” know this.

The Northernmost biome?

Largest Land Biome; Has evergreen trees.

NC has this biome w/ all seasons.

This biome has rich soil for agriculture, Parts of Midwest like Nebraska & Kansas

This biome is cold and mostly treeless, Has Permafrost

How did “CITES” save the African elephant from continued slaughter.

Hint: CITES is “Convention of international trade on endangered species….”

What do you call a controlled breeding program in a zoo.

Name a famous Tennesse project that was controversial due to an endangered species (snail darter)

Your team may want to “Whoop” it up if they know this example of an IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) project:

An area with a large # of diverse species is called: