Kendall's Journal
Biology Class
Question #1.) What is sustainable living? How could someone achieve sustainable living? Do you personally think you could reach sustainable living?
*By living simply and efficiently, and making everything we do use go as far as possible and achieve as much for us as possible.
*If i was to fallow my answer for the second question, yes, i would achieve sustainable living.
Question #2.) Compare and contrast the two forms of energy. Look at the cost financially to humans and environmentally to the Earth. Convince someone to conserve energy.
*Renewable energy- Energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power.
*The daily activities if individual citizens account for more than half of the energy used in this country. Burning gasoline and fossil fuels leads to air pollution that contributes to global warming.
Question #3.) What does it mean to recycle? Why should someone recycle? How long does it take for these to decompose?
*Recycling saves energy and by using recycled materials we save on energy consumption.
a.) Tin can- Around 50 years
b.) Glass bottle- 1,000 years
c.) Disposable diaper- 550 years
d.) Wood- 1 to 3 years
e.) Paper- 1 month
f.) Plastic grocery bag- 500 to 1,000 years
g.) Styrofoam cup- It doesn't decompose
h.) Aluminum can- 200 years
i.) Cotton t-shirt- 1 to 5 months
j.) Apple core- 2 months
k.) yes
Question #4.) What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? What can we do here in Iowa to help decrease it, is it even possible?
* We as individuals can cut down on using plastic and use more eco-friendly materials.
* As a hole, can clean up the surrounding areas by recycling our bags, bottle, and etc...
Question #5.) Define 2 Biomes of the world, define an ecosystem found in each and explain the Biotic and Abiotic factors involved.
Noted for its frost molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons.
Biotic- Plants have adapted to the cold winters. Much wildlife such as: snowy owls, reindeer, white foxes, lemmings, and etc...
Abiotic- Strong winds, little precipitation, short summer days, very cold winters, and poor soil.
*Rainforest: Is an ecosystem that covers about 7% of the Earth's surface.
Found all over the world, but the majority are in South America (Brazil).
Biotic- 15 million different species of animals such as: sloths, anteaters, poison dart frogs, lemurs, bromeliads, and etc...
Abiotic- Fertile soil, water, rocks, much light, and the warm climate.
Question #6.) Choose any Biome; create a food chain defining the primary producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, quaternary consumer, herbivore, omnivore, carnivore, scavenger, and decomposer.
Primary producer- Grass
Primary consumer- Grasshopper
Secondary consumer- Mouse
Tertiary consumer- Snake
Quaternary consumer- Hawk
Herbivore- Giraffe
Omnivore- Ostrich
Carnivore- Leopard
Scavenger- Vultures
Decomposer- Woody shrubs
Question #7.) What are Dead Zones in the Gulf of Mexico? What causes this situation? What can be done to help stop them?
* This is caused by nutrient enrichment from the Mississippi river particularly nitrogen and phosphorous.
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