Unit 6

Earths Biosphere
E/E
Bellwork
Wednesday 5.28.14
Write todays date in Box #1
Read Pages 34-35 in the GREEN
Environmental Science book & answer the
following questions:
1) Write a definition for ECOSYSTEM.
2) Look at the picture of the terrestrial, soil
ecosystem on page 34. List the biotic and
abiotic factors that you see.
3) Look at the picture of the aquatic, coral reef
ecosystem on page 35. List the biotic and
abiotic factors that you see.



Thursday 5.29.14
Write todays date in Box #2
Read Pages 428-432 (section 15.2) in the
Earth Science textbook & answer the following:
1) What is plankton? What is nekton?
2) What 3 factors are used to divide the ocean
into marine life zones?
3) What is the difference between the photic zone
& aphotic zone?
4) What does benthic mean? How can a marine
plant be both benthic and in the photic zone?
Feel free to use any of the boxes after #6 if your
answer doesnt fit in todays box!



Friday 5.30.14
Write todays date in Box #3
Read Pages 336-338 in the GREEN
Environmental Science book & answer the
following questions:
1) For 99% of human history, how did we acquire
our food?
2) How did the agricultural revolution change that?
3) Why did this make having more children
beneficial to a family?
4) According to the caption on page 338, what was
the projected population size for 2012? When
will we reach 8 billion?



Monday 6.02.14
Write todays date in Box #4
Read Pages 254-260 in the GREEN
Environmental Science book & answer the
following questions:
1) Define Biodiversity.
2) List the ways that humans are causing
extinctions (a decrease in biodiversity).
3) What is an exotic (INVASIVE) species?
4) List the reasons why we should preserve
biodiversity on Earth.


Tuesday 6.03.14
Write todays date in Box #5
Read Pages 236-237 in the GREEN
Environmental Science book & answer the
following questions:
1) How does contour plowing prevent soil
erosion?
2) Explain no-till farming.
3) What is compost and how does it help to
restore soil?
4) What are the advantages of aquaculture
compared with traditional fishing?


Wednesday 6.04.14
Write todays date in Box #6
Read Pages 306-307 in the GREEN
Environmental Science book & answer the
following questions:
1) What are the two greatest sources of
solid waste in the U.S. (and their %)?
2) Where are the three places that our trash
goes (and their %)?
3) What is leachate?
4) What is the #1 type of municipal solid
waste in our landfills (and its %)?


. SILENTLY Read Pgs. 340-341 in the
Environmental Science Textbook.
.
Question
The United States is a Stage 3
country. What does it take for a
country to transition from Stage 1 to
Stage 3?

Question
How is our world demographically
divided? What does this mean for
Earths population size in the future?




Watch the Pop Clocks
.

Question
What is the current population of the U.S.?
What is the current population of the world?

Youll come back to these pop clocks
later on in class today. Check the
numbers again!

Question
What is the current population of the U.S.?
What is the current population of the world?