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Princess Mononoke movie questions
1. Which theory of the seven origins of life on earth similar to
the one in the movie?
father raven/creationalism
2. List the biomes in the movie that were shown and the scenes in
which they appear.
deciduous-throughout the spirit of the forest area
grasslands-close to the river in the end of the movie
3. If the "leeches" were a character, what kind of symbiotic
relationship do the "leeches" and the Boar have?
parasitic
4. If the "leeches" were to attack a human, what would be the
first line of immune defense?
skin and mucus membrane
5. Give an example of diseases that humans have contracted from
altering ecosystems.
malaria/yellow fever/
6. What kinds of pollution did the iron smelting create?
air/smog/water(toxic dumping into the water)
7. What might that pollution result in?
smog
8. What level on the biomass pyramid are the wolves and boars?
wolves and boars are secondary consumers
9. Name a type of parasite that is infectious and contagious, but
the disease itself is not contagious or infectious.
westnile virus, malaria, ensyphillytis
10. The emperor wishes to live forever, why is that
genetically/biologically impossible?
because the cell production of new cells in ratio to the old cells
begin to decrease
11. What are the benefits to burning a forest?
spread germination; puts nutrients back into the soil
12. What are the disadvantages?
destruction of secondary sucession; habitats are destroyed
13. Why is it beneficial to isolate the people with leprosy?
the disease is contagious.
14. What microorganism causes leprosy and how is leprosy contracted?
mycobacterium leprae (contact with infected untreated people)
15. In the movie, the trees are being cut down, what kind of
cycles are affected by this action and how?
the cycles are affected becuase the trees and soil are depleted and increased
16. What are the roles of the tress in the geochemical cycle?
carbon cycle-CO2 is converted to O2 (photosynthesis)
water cycle-evapotranspiration
nitrigen cycle-absorb the nitrates
17. If the trees were all cut down and replanted, what kind of
succession would this be?
primary sucession
18. When the boars were migrating, the ___________ effect took place.
fonder
19. In the movie, the apes wished to eat Prince Ashitaka. If the
apes began eating humans, how would this affect the ecosystem/food
chain?
different niche; they would become secondary consumers then
competition with other species of same character
20. In the movie, there were a lot of tribes, what is the
ecological advantage of that?
helps protect among tribal members (increased) collect food easily;
higher chance of niches
21. What are some of the things students could do to save the forest?
not use as much paper/materials. be cuation when camping (as forest fires)
22. Who was Lady Aboshi against? (List two)
forest spirit/ the samuri's
23. What theory would emphasize that if Princess Mononoke had
offspring, her offspring would acquire wolf-like instincts?
lamark theory
24. What were the errors of Lady Aboshi's plans? San's Plans?
A. she didn't think of the environment
B. it was vengence to kill the lady but it wouldn't fix the forest
25. When the boar was infected with the "curse", why doesn't the
parasite kill the boar?
becuase it needs a host
26. When the man was describing the war against the boars, what
could "we didn't see the mines under our feet" symbolize? How is this
significant to real life?
it means that "the tragedy of commons" could be that they use
resources without considering the harm
27. What is this movie attempting to foreshadow?
that depleting our environment for pure greed will fai us eventually
28. Is there any significance to Ashitaka and San being the peacemakers?
people must be the ones to set it straight
29. What would happen to the surrounding muscles if you were to get
shot by the iron ball (in the time of the movie)? What is the
scientific term called?
gangrene; caused by necrosis of the muscle and tissues
30. In the scene with all the trees and moss, (the point where the
prince finds the tracks and sees the Spirit god) what stage of
succession is the forest at?
secondary sucession
31. Name two disadvantages of using fossil fuels.
resources is limited and destroys the ecosystem ;promote pollution