Unit 4 pg 1-3

Question 1

What is a national park

Answer 1

A park protected by the government for the enjoyment of people

Question 2

What are 5 natural treasures

Answer 2

Waterfalls, geysers, glaciers, trees, wildlife

Question 3

Who was john Muir?

Answer 3

He was an early conservationist. He helped save Yosemite

Question 4

What was john Muir’s main message?

Answer 4

Nature is God’s greatest creation

Question 5

When was the age of extermination?

Answer 5

The late 1800s

Question 6

What president helped John Muir?

Answer 6

Teddy rosevelt

Question 7

What is the Ken Burn’s effect?

Answer 7

To move the camera in and out on a still photo to get the impression of a movie

Question 8

The degree of variation of life

Answer 8

Biodiversity

Question 9

What are two endangered animals found in Alabama?

Answer 9

Gray bat and wood stork

Question 10

Name two endangered plants in Alabama

Answer 10

Cahaba lily and pitcher plant

Question 11

Why is the gray bat endangered?

Answer 11

Habitat destruction

Question 12

What is a pigtoe?

Answer 12

A mussel

Question 13

Which state has more endangered species than Alabama?

Answer 13

Hawaii

Question 14

A linear relationship among organisms that feed on one another is a…

Answer 14

Food chain

Question 15

What happens to the amount of energy available for each trophic level as you move up the pyramid?

Answer 15

It decreases

Question 16

What percent of energy can be passed along to the next level?

Answer 16

10%

Question 17

What happens to the energy at each level; why is only a small portion allowed available to pass along

Answer 17

The energy is used to support life at each level

Question 18

What unit is used to measure energy provided by food

Answer 18

Calories

Question 19

What are three types of pyramids that can be drawn for the ecosystem

Answer 19

Biomass, energy, and number of organisms

Question 20

T or f the experiments at Cayuga lake show that 10% of the plants accumulated energy is actually converted into the bodies of the organisms that consume them

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What is a physiographic region

Answer 21

An area with distinct topography, soil, climate, and wildlife

Question 22

How many physiographic regions does Alabama have?

Answer 22

7

Question 23

Why do unique physiographic regions add to an area biodiversity

Answer 23

Each physiographic region will have its own unique plant and animals

Question 24

What physiographic region is Montgomery in

Answer 24

Upper coastal plains