Ch 1 & 2 APES Friedland text

what are ecosystem services?

• services valued for their beauty

• they indicate the current state of the environment

• are processes by which life-supporting resources are produced

• refer to the abiotic features in the environment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

How many species have been identified?

• 1 million

• 2 million

• 10 million

• 100 million

What is an environmental indicator?

• enable scientists to accurately predict the future of the environment.

• let us know if a species is going extinct

• describes what is causing a change in the environment

• let scientists know there is a change in the environment

How did Native American Indians impact the Great Plains?

• They hunted bison to extinction.

• They hunted the dodo bird to extinction.

• They set fires to the plains, preventing the establishment of forests.

• They planted grass to prevent soil erosion.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

How can one live in a sustainable way?

• eat locally

• use resources in a way that leaves enough for future generations

• use resources efficiently

• take all you need now and develop new alternatives

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

1 square mile = 640 acres. Convert 4 square miles into acres.

• 160

• 2560

• 40

• 1280

Which of the following is NOT part of the Tragedy of the Commons?

• immediate gain

• public commons

• taking turns

• degradation of the commons

Which illustrates the First Law of Thermodynamics?

• Loss of efficiency

• 10% of energy being transferred to the next level in the food chain.

• Energy can never change form.

• Energy is not created or destroyed.

What is happening to the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

• increasing

• decreasing

• staying the same

• increasing then decreasing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Where does lost energy go when transforming from one type to another?

• it changes into water

• it dissipates into the air

• back into the system

• it is lost as heat

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4