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Warm Up (4/21). Take out Princeton Review Practice Tests and APES Math. Important Dates. Tuesday April 29 th FRQ Final Exam 90 Minutes Part 1 of Multiple Choice Exam (Questions 1-32) 30 minutes Thursday May 1 st : Shortened Class (50 minutes) Part 2 MC Exam (33-90)
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Warm Up (4/21) • Take out Princeton Review Practice Tests and APES Math
Important Dates • Tuesday April 29th • FRQ Final Exam • 90 Minutes • Part 1 of Multiple Choice Exam (Questions 1-32) • 30 minutes • Thursday May 1st: Shortened Class (50 minutes) • Part 2 MC Exam (33-90) • Friday May 2nd: 50 minute class • Part 3 of MC exam (91-100)
A rectangular area of forest that measures 10 thousand meters by 300 thousand meters has an area of ___________ square kilometers.
A 60-Watt light bulb that is used for an average of 4 hours each day uses ___________ kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.
Pacific Yew • A conifer tree that is endangered because it has cancer fighting abilities (compound: taxol).
Piping Plover • A bird that was endangered because their feathers were used as decorations (women’s hats).
Orangutan • Is endangered because their habitat is being destroyed by humans.
Dodo • Is an extinct flightless bird (endemic to the island Mauritius) that became extinct because: • Humans limited their habitat • Introduced species (cats, dogs, pigs, etc.) on the island plundered the Dodo’s nests and competed for limited resources on the island.
Honey Bee • Ecosystem Service: Pollination
Water Cycle • Ecosystem Service: Aids all the nutrient cycles. • With the help of gravity, it moves nutrients.
Forest • Ecosystem Services: • Habitat • CO2 sequestration
Mangrove Forests • Ecosystem Service: • Protect coastal areas from erosion and flooding • Their massive root system weakens the wave’s energy • Biodiversity
Bacteria • Decomposers!
Coral Reefs • Ecosystem Services: • Habitat • Protect against coastal erosion • Food source • Biodiversity
Wetlands • Ecosystem Services: • Flood control • Groundwater replenishment • Water purification • Biodiversity • Sediment and nutrient retention • Coastal protection from floods
A company is importing rare tropical hardwood to manufacture furniture, list three laws, regulations, treaties, or acts that the company may have violated. 1) Endangered Species Act 2) CITES 3) Lacey Act
Whaling is justified in the name of Scientific research, by the countries of Norway and Japan.
Two islands, different distances from the mainland have different rates of extinction, this is explained by the theory of island Biogeography.
Pots and Traps is a technique typically used to harvest scallops, crabs, and shrimp from the sea floor.
A fishing practice that is commonly used to catch large solitary species of fish and was featured in The Perfect Storm is Purse Seine.
List four innovations that led to the Green revolution. • High Amounts of Water • High amounts of fertilizer • Use of pesticides • Genetically modified crops
To live a healthy, active life most adults need to consume approximately 2000 calories of food each day.
Arrange the following foods in order of highest to lowest in terms of global production: corn (maize), rice, wheat • 1) Corn • 2) Wheat • 3) Rice
Deficiency and Vitamins • Anemia: Iron • Goiter: Iodine • Scurvy: Vit. C • Rickets: Vit. D • Blindness: Vit A
Pest Population size Time Pesticide Treadmill
71% of the Earth is covered with water. Of all the water on Earth 97% of it is saltwater,68% is frozen, and <1% is available and relatively accessible.
Personal Actions to Conserve Water • Practice Xeriscaping • Taking shorter showers • Taking less frequent showers
A family of 5 replaces a 6-gallon/minute showerhead with a new 2-gallon/minute low-flow showerhead. If every member of the family takes one 10-minute shower per day, the family will save ___________ gallons of water in one year.
A family has a rectangular swimming pool that measures 15 ft by 20 feet. If water evaporates from the pool at a rate of 50 gallons per square foot per year and a pool cover will reduce evaporation by 90 percent, the family can save ___________ gallons of water per year by using a pool cover.
pH • The measurement of acidity or basicity.
Turbidity • Measurement of water’s cloudiness
Water Hardness • Measurement of minerals in water • Usually Calcium (Ca) and Magnesium (Mg)
Biological Oxygen Demand • A measurement of how much oxygen is being demanded of by organisms.
Organic Waste • Food scraps, feces, dead bodies
Cholera • Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that causes a large amount of watery diarrhea.
Schistosomiasis • A parasitic infection spread through drinking water. • Infects 200 million people worldwide. • Not found in US
Giardia(sis) • A parasitic infection causing gastroenteritis. • Infects 200 million people worldwide.