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EnvSci JEOPARDYbiodiversity energy
sourceswaste green
stufflaws, acts,
etc.energy
conservation
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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.