EnvSci JEOPARDYbiodiversity energy

sourceswaste green

stufflaws, acts,

etc.energy

conservation

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400 400 400 400 400 400

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Group of organisms that has the

greatest number of species

Remains of organisms that lived long ago

Material that can be broken down by living

things into simpler compounds

Technology that supplements a

gasoline engine in automobiles with an electric motor

Designed to protect plant and animal

species

Name one alternative

energy source

Main cause of species extinction

today

Name one component of an

electric power plant

The main source of solid waste in the US (municipal waste is

only 2%)

Feature in a “green” home that conserves energy

Gives the EPA the right to sue owners of hazardous waste

sites

Name one step you can take to conserve energy

Illegal hunting

The fossil fuel most widely used in the world (and the US)

One way to manage hazardous waste

An important feature of a green landscape

Main accomplishment of

this treaty was stopping the

slaughter of African elephants

Energy stored in the organic

matter of plants or plant products

A species that is not native to a

particular region

Nuclear process that generates heat in a nuclear power plant

Component of a modern landfill

Energy-saving fuel that can be used

by cars with diesel engines

Name one provision of the

Endangered Species Act

Nonpolluting fuel based on the most plentiful substance

on Earth

L-dopa, a medicine derived from the velvet bean, is

used to treat this disease

Energy source that utilizes the heat from inside the

Earth

Method of hazardous waste

disposal that pumps waste deep

into the ground

Name of the star of Soylent Green

Encourages wealthy countries to give money to

poorer countries to protect valuable

species

Country that uses alcohol / gasoline blends the most

insects

fossil fuels

biodegradable

hybrid

Endangered Species Act

wind, solar, etc.

habitat destruction

--combustion chamber --turbine --generator

manufacturing

natural light, insulation, etc.

Superfund

walk, carpool, turn off

unnecessary lights, etc.

poaching

oil

--produce less--reuse--convert--incinerate

native plants, low

maintenance, etc.

CITES

biomass

exotic / invasive / non-native

species

fission

--liner--leachate storage--methane probe

biodiesel

--compile list--no catching or killing--no projects--prepare plan savanna

Parkinson’s disease

geothermal

deep-well injection

Charlton Heston

Biodiversity Treaty

Brazil

FINAL JEOPARDY

For an estuary, do the following:

(a) Describe what it is.

(b) Name an organism that might be found there.

(c) Describe an adaptation of an organism found there.