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•List topics that we will study in Environmental Science this year. • Explain what is meant by an environmental or ecological footprint • Using either your phone or one of the computers…search and define the following terms: • Biodiversity • Pollution • natural resource • agriculture Observations in Science • LAB: Observation in Science • Copy the following: • What observations can you make about the food coloring and milk? • How do we observe things in science? • Why do we observe things in science? Scientific Method • What is the difference between the following: – Independent variable and dependent variable – Experimental group and control group Hypothesis writing Add the independent (IV)and dependent variables (DV) to the template. Hypothesis: If ___________ then____________ Explain what happened to the peppered moth in industrialized London around the 1900’s Use ¼ sheet of paper from yesterday to: • Explain the shape of the histogram that would represent India. • Why is India’s population so important to world population ? What is the Population Growth Rate ? • Label each as positive, negative, or zero growth – Country 1 – Birth Rate is 6 per minute – Death Rate is 3 per minute – Country 2 – Birth Rate is 2 per minute – Death Rate is 2 per minute – Country 3 – Birth Rate is 5 per minute – Death rate is 10 per minute Take out graphing exercise from yesterday and complete Stream Survey Quiz • 1. Construct a 5 step procedure explaining how to collect macroinvertebrates • 2.What is the purpose of a macroinvertebrate survey ? • 3. How is stream health related to the macroinvertebrates found ? • Take out Green Review Sheet from yesterday and review for Benchmark # 2 List a pro and a con to the following energy sources: Pro Con Coal Oil Solar Hydroelectric Nuclear Using your green notes, explain the difference between point source and non point source water pollution • Coal, oil and Natural gas are called _______________ • Sunlight, moving water and wind are considered _______________________ forms of energy • Is wood a renewable or nonrenewable resource ? Why ? • Explain three environmental impacts associated with mining • What is reclamation • What is the difference between a renewable energy source and a non renewable source. • List 2 types of renewable sources • List2 types of nonrenewable energy sources • Results from yesterday’s lab were: – pH 7-8 – Nitrogen low – Potassium low-medium – Phosphate low • Use these results to explain why the builder here at CHS is struggling to get grass seed to grow outside our classroom • Describe two scenes from Wall-e that address land use problems seen today. Warm Up Match the following 1 2 3 4 Tropical rainforest tundra taiga Temperate deciduous forest 5 grassland A. Highest biodiversity B. Most extreme; has seasons C. Characterized by permafrost D. Low rainfall; high temperature E. Produces most of the oxygen here on earth 20 Put a T for tropical, TEM for temperate, or a Ti for taiga ___ four seasons ___ Evergreen trees ___ highest biodiversity ___ 5-6 month winter ___ deciduous trees ___ highest rainfall ___ produces most O2 ___ plants dormant in winter ___ wolverine ___ monkeys ___ caribou ___ 3-4 month growing season A. Name the highlighted biome. B. C. List the Biomes in order from the equator to the poles • Construct a chart listing the 6 biomes and the temperature and precipitation in each biome Biome Temperature Precipitation • In your own words, explain the difference between weather and climate • “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” • The above quote comes from the book The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss. Explain the message. 1. Warm air ________ cold air ________ 2. Land heats up _______ than water 3. Salty water ________ when placed in fresh water 4. Temp goes ______ as we go up a mountain up down Sinks Rises Faster slower Prepare for Midterm !!! • Take out abnoxiously colored paper and review for Midterm Test and Collection Day Prepare for collection of 5 assignments and study pink sheet for test Label as Even, Random, or Clumped Warm Up Match the following: 1 2 3 4 5 herbivore Omnivore Detritus Biomass Pyramid Scavenger A. Animal that eats only dead organisms B. Diagram showing the mass of one trophic level C. Dead organic matter D. Animal that feeds on both plant and animal substances E. Organism that obtains energy by eating plants Mr.Kistler 31 Warm Up Match the following: 1 2 3 4 5 Producer A. Shows energy use in an Carnivore ecosystem Trophic Level B. Produces Carbohydrates Energy Pyramid C. Feeds on meat Food chain D. Each step in the transfer of energy through a food chain E. Shows linear movement of energy 1/6/11 Mr.Kistler 32 Population Dynamics 1. Using the graph, explain what is happening to the population from 1825-1850. 2. Using the graph, explain what is happening to the population from 1850-1925 Populations 1. What is the equation for rate of growth? 2. If there are unlimited resources available, how will nearly all populations grow? 3. Draw the exponential growth curve. 4. What are some things that can be limiting factors? • Take out and prepare for collection the following items: – Biogeochemical Cycles Packet – ACT: Nitrogen Passport – FOLDABLE: Cycles • Prepare For Test Use the following terms to fill in the chart: community, organism, species, population, biome, biosphere ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE WARM UP LOG Complete the first 5 minutes of class! Copy the question and answer under response. Date Question Legumes are able 12/15 Midterm to add nitrogen to the soil because tomorrow! of ? Response 1. Legumes are able to add nitrogen to the soil because of ? 2. What type of relationship do clover plants and nitrogen fixing bacteria have? ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1. Clover, Peas, and Beans are a member of what group of plants ? 2. Where is the major source of Phosphorus found? Label the processes by number. Word Bank: Cellular respiration Photosynthesis Decomposition Combustion 1 2 3 4 4 Processes of carbon cycle 1. List the processes that put carbon into the atmosphere 2. List the processes that take carbon out of the atmosphere 3. Explain the process that puts carbon into the soil Word List Photosynthesis Cellular respiration Decomposition Deforestation Combustion Explain what happens to Carbon during the following process 1. Photosynthesis 2. Cellular Respiration 3. Combustion 4. Decomposition 5. Deforestation Warm Up Match the following: 1 2 3 4 5 O2 CO2 C6H12O6 ATP H 2O A. B. C. D. E. Cellular energy oxygen Carbon Dioxide Carbohydrate water Mr.Kistler 43 Thursday 3/31/2011 • • • • • Infiltration Evaporation Condensation Precipitation Transpiration A) B) C) D) Water to gas Gas to liquid Plant sweat H2o soaks into the ground E) H20 falls from the sky Label as primary or secondary succession and explain why. Warm Up Match the following: 1 Pioneer Species 2 Climax Community 3 Adaptation 4 Competition 5 Lichens Mr.Kistler A. Final stable community B. First organism to invade and area C. when two organisms niches overlap D. symbiotic relationship between a fungus and and algae E. change in a species in response to the environment 46 Warm Up Match the following: 1 2 3 4 5 Climax Community Primary succession lichens Old Field Succession Pioneer species A. Occurs where life did not exist B. Stable, final Community C. Type of secondary succession D. Often acts as a pioneer species E. First organism to invade an area Mr.Kistler 47 • 1. Take out LAB: Peppered Moth • 2. Prepare for Quiz by looking over Notes: Natural Selection • What is the difference between a variation and an adaptation ? Warm Up • Explain the following terms: Commensalism Parasitism Predation Mutualism Warm Up Put the following in order according to size Community Ecosystem Biosphere Species Population Biomes Warm-Up • Name two adaptations that you saw on the video yesterday Warm-Up • What three things make-up a population? Warm Up • What two things make up climate? • What do they have to wihb iomes?