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Human Population Growth and Natural Resources Air Quality Water Quality 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 Threats to Conservation Biodiversity Question 1 - 10 • Resources that cannot be used up or can replenish themselves over time are called __________________ . Answer 1 – 10 • Renewable Resources Question 1 - 20 • Resources that are used faster than they form are called ________________ . Answer 1 – 20 • Nonrenewable Resources Question 1 - 30 • The amount of land necessary to produce and maintain enough food and water, shelter, energy, and waste Answer 1 – 30 • Ecological Footprint Question 1 - 40 • People from what type of countries have the smallest ecological footprint Answer 1 – 40 • Developing Question 1 - 50 • What was the main resource that was over exploited on Easter Island? Answer 1 – 50 • Trees Question 2 - 10 • Any undesirable factor, or pollutant, that is added to the air, water, or soil Answer 2 – 10 • Pollution Question 2 - 20 • The type of precipitation produced when pollutants in the water cycle cause rain pH to drop below normal levels Answer 2 – 20 • Acid Rain Question 2 - 30 • The trend of increasing global temperatures is known as ______________. Answer 2 – 30 • Global Warming (Climate Change) Question 2 - 40 • The type of air pollution caused by the interaction of sunlight with pollutants produced by fossil fuel emissions Answer 2 – 40 • Smog Question 2 - 50 • The process of greenhouse gases absorbing infrared radiation is called the _________________ Answer 2 – 50 • Greenhouse Effect Question 3 - 10 • The process of a pollutant accumulating in higher concentrations as it moves up the food chain (to higher trophic levels) Answer 3 – 10 • Biomagnification Question 3 - 20 • A species that provides a sign, or indication, of the quality of the ecosystem’s environmental conditions Answer 3 – 20 • Indicator Species Question 3 - 30 • Which organism would be most affected by biomagnification? • Corn • Deer • Wolf Answer 3 – 30 • Wolf Question 3 - 40 • What pollutant increases in bodies of water in direct correlation with the presence of the bedrock Granite? Answer 3 – 40 • Mercury Question 3 - 50 • What type of fat-soluble pollutant harmed developing eggs and affected the nervous system of Forester’s tern (a bird species native to coastal regions) Answer 3 – 50 • PCBs Question 4 - 10 • Loss of _____________ is one of the main causes of declining biodiversity. Answer 4 – 10 • Habitat Question 4 - 20 • _____________ species can disrupt stable relationships in an ecosystem by crowding out native species Answer 4 – 20 • Introduced/Invasive Question 4 - 30 • ________________ occurs when a barrier forms that prevents an organism from accessing its entire home range Answer 4 – 30 • Habitat Fragmentation Question 4 - 40 • One method of reducing the impact of habitat fragmentation is to build habitat _____________. Answer 4 – 40 • Corridors Question 4 - 50 • What type of population caused an estimated $65million loss of revenue on Australian farms in the 1993-1994 season? Answer 4 – 50 • Mice Question 5 - 10 • ________________ is the practice in which natural resources are used and managed in a way that meets the current needs without hurting future generations. Answer 5 – 10 • Sustainable Development Question 5 - 20 • The name of a species that gets placed on the endangered species list and as a result of that species being protected benefits many other organisms in the ecosystem. Answer 5 – 20 • Umbrella Species Question 5 - 30 • What is the name of the agency created that has paved the way for laws such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act? Answer 5 – 30 • Environmental Protection Agency Question 5 - 40 • What has been the main cause of the depletion of fish populations worldwide? Answer 5 – 40 • Overfishing Question 5 - 50 • Name an Umbrella Species and explain why it is considered as such. Answer 5 – 50 • Manatee • Limiting boating was done to protect the Manatee which also saved seagrass, and the entire ecosystem