Plants | Ecosystems | Biodiversity | Pollution | Little this Little That |
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Splash cups
What is the structure non-vascular plants use to gain water?
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living and nonliving things interacting within a given area
An ecosystem is
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different species and living things that live native to an area
What is biodiversity
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Urban heat islands
What is it called when cities have higher temperatures then rural areas
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salt on roads
What do humans do in the winter that drastically affects biodiversity of plants near roads
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Xylem
What is the name of tissue plants use to transport nutrients
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used for movement, and body heat
Why is energy lost as it goes up the trophic levels?
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bottom trawling
What is responsible for destroying ecosystems on the floor of the ocean?
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Mark storm drains
what did conservationist do to reduce pollution in freshwater streams by 30% within 3 months.
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overpopulation of deer, disease, running out of producers
Why do we issue deer tags? what would happen if we didn't?
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leaves, deep roots, stomata
What are the three characteristics of vascular plants
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Pinecone
What kind of seed is successful at the reforestation during secondary secession
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How many of a specific organism can be supported in that given area
What is carrying capacity?
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Coagulation
What is the method used to remove chemicals from water
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X2-X1/Y2-Y1
What is the equation for slope?
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Style
What is the part of the flower that holds up the stigma?
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Water, sunlight, space, CO2
What are resources that increase plant competition during succession?
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Evening out
Over time increase and decrease in a population becomes less dramatic. what is that called?
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switching water sources without testing, lead in pipes
What is happening in Flint Michigan
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lots of prey causes predators to increase, which causes prey to decrease, thus causing predators to decrease
How do predators and prey influence each others population
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Gymnosperm
A pinecone is considered a ________ due to it coming from a non flowering plant. Instead the plant it comes from has long needles like leaves and naked seeds
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Invasion
What is the second stage of secession
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*insert beautiful graph*
Draw me a graph representing carrying capacity over time
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Factory farming of cows
what is a leading producer of Methane in the US
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Holes in Ozone, Green house Gases, Increase in suburban areas, Natural Disasters
What are the four causes of climate change we covered
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