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How do we preserve resources?

How do we preserve resources?. Reduce consumption Reuse resources Recycle. Reduce. Carpooling Mass transit Conserve (walk or ride your bike). Reuse. Grocery Bags Water bottles Plastic plates. Recycle. Plastic Paper Scrap metal Glass. Why do we need to conserve resources?.

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How do we preserve resources?

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  1. How do we preserve resources? • Reduce consumption • Reuse resources • Recycle

  2. Reduce • Carpooling • Mass transit • Conserve (walk or ride your bike)

  3. Reuse • Grocery Bags • Water bottles • Plastic plates

  4. Recycle • Plastic • Paper • Scrap metal • Glass

  5. Why do we need to conserve resources? • Resources are finite (limited), so we will run out • Prevents pollution

  6. Define Pollution • Pollution is the harmful change in the environment that will affect an organisms habitat (where it lives)

  7. Types of Pollution • Air pollution • Water pollution • Land pollution

  8. Natural Recycling • Water Cycle • Carbon Cycle • Nutrients

  9. Water Cycle • Ecosystems maintain a supply of water to survive

  10. Carbon Cycle • Animals take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide (Cellular Respiration) • Plants take in carbon dioxide an release oxygen (Photosynthesis)

  11. Nutrients Recycle • Plants use nutrients in the soil to grow • Nutrients are transferred through food chain • Dead and waste of organisms are recycled and put back into the soil by decomposers (Bacteria and Fungi)

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