Eco Mastery Qs

Question 1

What does the ecological footprint measure?

Answer 1

1. How much earth it takes to give you resources
2. How much earth it takes to absorb your waste

Question 2

Using renewable resources sustainably

Answer 2

Use renewable resources slower than they can replace themselves

Question 3

Limiting factors (for Growth of population)

Answer 3

Temperature
Light
Water and food
pH

Question 4

Explain how adaptions help organisms in specific ecosystems

Answer 4

Mountain

Pine tree: Waxy Coating (Waxy coating on pine needles prevents moisture loss in dry air)

Mountain Goat: Strong Muscles (help the climb and dig through snow)

Urban FOrest
(Densely wooded area)

Vines: Twinging Stems (Help it wrap their stems around other organisms to get more sunlight)

Barn Owl: Silent flight (Soft body feathers that muffle sound which allows them to surprise their prey)

Question 5

Explain what happens to the 90%

Answer 5

1- While the snake is watching the frog-the frog is using energy to hop away (energy that the snake will not be able to use)

2- Not al frogs get eaten by the snake

3-When the snake does catch that frog, it will not be able to fully digest it (and use all the energy)

Question 6

Describe 3 specific movements of carbon through its matter cycle

Answer 6

o - Lithosphere to Atmosphere ( carbon is released through decomposition of dead organic matter in the soil and through the metabolic processes of soil microbes
o -Atmosphere to Hydrosphere (Carbon is absorbed by the ocean and other bodies of water)
o -Hydrosphere to Biosphere (Carbon is absorbed by marine plants and animals during photosynthesis

Question 7

Lake

Answer 7

\A large body of water surrounded by land

Turtle: Shell (protects them from predators)

Lily Pads: Floating Leaves (Maximize sunlight for photosynthesis)

Question 8

River

Answer 8

Torpedo shape
Helps them move against current

Strong roots
Plants have strong roots to keep them in place and bending stems