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Trimester 1 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Consumer | An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms |
| Herbivores | Consumers that eat only plants |
| Carnivores | Consumers that eat only animals |
| Omnivores | Consumers that eat both plant and animals |
| Scavengers | A carnivore that feeds on bodies of dead organisms |
| Decomposer | Break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the eco system |
| Producer | The first organism in the food chain or web/tree |
| First Level Consumer | Second consumer feeds on the producer/carpenter ant |
| Second Level Consumer | Eats the first level consumer/woodpecker |
| Food Web | Consists of many overlapping food chains in an eco system |
| Renewable Resource | Are either always available or naturally replaced in a relatively short time/sunlight, wind, fresh water, trees (faster growing pines) |
| Non Renewable Resources | Natural resources that are not replaced in a useful time frame/oil and coal |
| Municipal Solid Waste | The waste materials produced in homes, businesses, schools and in other communities. |
| Incineration | The burning of solid waste. |
| Leachate | Rainwater falling on a dump dissolved chemicals from the waste forming a polluted liquid |
| Sanitary Landfill | Holds solids waste, construction debris and some types and agricultural and industrial wastes. |
| Recycling | The process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them to create new products. |
| Biodegradable | Materials that can be broken down and recycled by bacteria and other decomposers |
| Hazardous Waste | Materials that can be harmful to human health or to the environment if it is not properly disposed |
| What are the 3 ways to handle municipal solid waste? | -Burning -Burying -Recycling Advantages:It goes away/ It doesn't take up any space/Reduce the amount of solid waste Disadvantages:Gives of fumes/It could pollute the ground/Everything can't be recycled |
| What are the 4 ways to manage/dispose of hazardous waste? | -Landfills lined and covered with clay and plastic -Incineration -Use safe products -Liquid waste stored in deep rock layers/like walls |
| What are 4 ways you and your family can create less waste? | -Reuse:Create lees waste cloth bags and reusable containers -Reduce:Find other uses -Recycle:Buy products made of recycled materials -Compost:Start a backyard compost pile |
| What are 3 ways people work to keep water clean? | -Use silk fences on construction sites -Never poor chemicals down drains instead bring them to a drop off site. -Factories can stop dumping their waste into nearby bodies of water. |
| How does the ozone layer help the earth? | Helps earth from becoming a frozen plant and protects people from the effects of too much ultraviolet radiation. |
| What is the ozone hole? | An area of several ozone depletions over Antarctica |
| How is the ozone hole being created? | By groups of gasses called CFC's used in household products which are human made. |
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