Part One

Concept Map - Biomes

Threats to an
ecosystem

includ
e

logging overgrazing irrigat oil

ion extraction
of of in in the

rainfores grasslands deserts tundra

ts

Which can
contribut
e to

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 Explain The Relationship Between the
Carrying Capacity of a Population and the
Factors That Impact an Ecosystem

Increased population will result in

many
consequences:

• depletion of natural resources

• polluted water and air
• lack of space
• increase of disease-causing
organisms
• decrease in the quality of life
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Quality of Air: Explain How a Highly
Populated Society Causes Air
Pollution
• One result of air pollution is global
warming.
• Humans cause global warming by
burning the fossil fuels.
• Levels of carbon dioxide are also
increased by deforestation and
cement production.
•

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 Air Pollution
Impacts Environmental
Degradation
• The global atmospheric effects of air pollution include:
 global warming
 ozone depletion
 acid precipitation
• Global Warming is the increase in Earth’s average surface
temperature.
• Ozone Depletion is the depletion of the layer that exists in the
atmosphere and absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
• Acid Precipitation is precipitation with a pH of less than 5.0.
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 Gizmos Lab: Greenhouse Effect

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 Air
Air Pollution

includes

primary secondary
pollutant pollutants
s
such as such as

volatile
organic smog
compounds
which can be removed which can be trapped near
from the air by a Earth’s surface by a

temperature
scrubber inversion

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 How Can Recycling Improve
Our Quality of Life?


 Example:
– Recycling paper = more trees = more CO2
absorbed = reduced green house gasses
= reduced global warming = less polar ice
caps melting = saving coastal land
masses = more habitats = more
biodiversity = healthier ecosystem = a
healthier planet = improved quality of life
for all living things.


The above example



demonstrates how everything

on Earth is interconnected!!!
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 FCAT Multiple Choice
Sample Questions
Scientists are studying the relationship between the


amount of rainfall and reported cases of malaria, a

disease, that is spread by mosquitoes. The scientists'
data are shown in the table below. Based on the data,
what conclusion can be made?
Month Rainfall Amount Number of Reported Cases of
(centimeters) Mosquitoes Malaria
May 18 220 4
June 10 128 2
July 25 304 9
August 20 273 7

A . M a la ria ca se s in cre a se a s ra in fa ll a m o u n ts d e cre a se .

B . M o sq u ito b re e d in g in cre a se s w ith th e a m o u n t o f ra in fa ll.
C . G re a te r a m o u n ts o f ra in fa ll ca u se m o sq u ito b re e d in g to
d e cre a se .
D . M a la ria ca se s d e cre a se a s th e p o p u la tio n o f m o sq u ito e s
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 FCAT Multiple Choice
Sample Questions

Plants use carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to

aid in the production of food. Plants then release
oxygen into the atmosphere. What might be a
long-term result of clearing large areas of
forestland?
•
 A. an increase in global levels of oxygen
 B. a decrease in global levels of carbon
dioxide
 C. an increase in global levels of carbon
dioxide
 D. an increase in the number of trees in
another
 forest
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FCAT Multiple Choice Sample
Questions

Great horned owls feed on snakes and mice
among other mammals. A great horned owl
population is threatened when a logging
company decides to harvest its forest habitat.
After many years of continuous deforestation,
much of the owl population has fled in search
of a new forest for nesting. Which of the
following scenarios in the owl's previous
habitat is most likely?


 A. Both the snake and mouse populations will

increase
 B. Both the snake and mouse populations will
decrease
 C. The mouse population will increase but the
snake
 population will decrease 10
 D. The snake population will increase but the
FCAT Short-Response Sample
Questions
§ The diagram below shows the relationship between
three types of animals in a food chain: Worms are
eaten by birds, which in turn are eaten by snakes.
§ If all the birds in an area died due to a new disease,
what would the impact be to the local populations
of worms and snakes after one month? After one
year? Explain your answer.

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