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Building A Sustainable Community Ideas?


For science, we have to create an ecovillage.. We decided to build our ecovillage in Calgary, Alberta because it’s the cleanest city in Canada… We need some ideas for
1) sustainable buildings: like how can we build houses/buildings without harming our environment… i already got some few ideas on how to build a sustainable building by reconstructing abandoned lots or farms, using recycled materials to build houses/buildings like recycled wood and stuff..
2) food: how we can have a sustainable diet by not damaging ecosystems.. how food will be grown, distributed, and consumed… what types of agricultural techniques need to be adopted to ensure a sustainable food supply?
3) green energy: what technologies can be used to minimize energy use and how can we communicate and access to the ecovillage by using green energy… i already have some few ideas which are solar panel-generated energy, please help me think of other ideas
4) water management: how the ecovillage will access and distribute water. how will drinkable and non drinkable water be separated? ideas: they can be separated into 2 water systems, one fore drinkable and nondrinkable.. water would be purified by the water compound and tested by the federal state government
5) waste management: how waste will be removed from the ecovillage.. what forms of eliminating would be the best and most effective? how will the 3 Rs be enforced? (reuse reduce recycle)
ideas: diverts organic waste for treatment in a biogas plant, which is then transformed into fuel for city buses. Also, methane gas from the landfill is collected and converted to electricity.
6) restoration: how can we restore an ecosystem destroyed naturally or by humans? how can elements of the eco village be used to recreate niches.. can any keystone species be supported?
thank you guys for having the time to read this.. you already read it so might as well answer some of it so it wont be a total waste of your time 🙂 links/URLs would be greatly appreciated.. this is due by tomorrow so please help 🙁

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What Is An Example Of A Niche In A Pond/freshwater Ecosystem?


In a pond, there are so many different places…
There are niches right at the water’s edge.
There are different ones, just a few feet deeper into the water.
Then there are other niches very deep in the water, and others deep in the soil at the bottom of the pond.
There are niches associated with algae growing underwater and others growing on plants floating in the water.
There could be shady parts of the pond vs sunnier parts, where organisms that prefer one or the other prefer to grow.
If the pond is large enough, it might have an island, effecting creating a barrier from the rest of the shoreline and possibly a very specialized niche…

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Biology Help Please!?! 10 Points!?


What factors interact to produce smog?
a. sunlight and pollutants from fossil fuels
b. particulates and pollutants from fossil fuels
c. sunlight and oxygen
d. sunlight and acid rain
Which of these practices has contributed to the depletion of fish populations worldwide?.
a. fishing bans
b. catching reproduction-age fish
c. rotating catches
d. harvest reduction
Question 4
A predator might control an introduced species by
a. keeping the population from increasing.
b. causing habitat fragmentation.
c. increasing available niches.
d. reducing biodiversity in the area.
Question 5
Which level of the food chain is most affected by biomagnification?
a. secondary consumers
b. producers
c. tertiary consumers
d. primary consumers
What would Earth be like without the greenhouse effect?
a. the same temperature as it is now
b. too cold to be habitable
c. a little cooler than it is now
d. a little warmer than it is now
Question 7
Cutting down an entire forest ecosystem is known as
a. selective cutting.
b. clear cutting.
c. harvest reduction.
d. sustainable development.
Question 8
Which of these would probably lead to a decrease in global warming?
a. an increase in the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere
b. a decrease in the amount of methane in the atmosphere
c. an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
d. a decrease in the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere
Question 9
What are renewable resources?
a. resources that formed over millions of years
b. resources that can replenish themselves over time
c. resources that exist only in rural areas
d. resources that are used faster than they form
Question 10
How many people can Earth support?
a. 20 billion
b. 50 billion
c. an unknown number
d. 10 billion
Question 11
Because the manatee is an umbrella species, protecting it may lead to
Choose one answer.
a. protection of many other species.
b. pollution of waterways.
c. decreased seagrass.
d. increased boating in their habitat.
Question 12
Which of the following is correct?
a. All ozone in the atmosphere is harmful.
b. Ozone in the stratosphere is helpful but ground-level ozone is harmful.
c. All ozone in the atmosphere is helpful.
d. Ozone in the stratosphere is harmful but ground-level ozone is helpful.
n what biome is biodiversity the highest?
a. temperate forests
b. deserts
c. grasslands
d. tropical rain forests
Question 14
Canned tuna made from small fish is generally considered to be safer to eat than canned tuna from large fish. Large fish have more pollutants
a. because they drink more water.
b. because they live in more polluted water.
c. due to their larger surface area.
d. due to biomagnification.
Question 15
How has the introduction of kudzu affected native species in the southeastern United States?
a. It has increased erosion, so native plants cannot grow.
b. It has covered native plants, depriving them of sunlight.
c. It has attracted animals that eat native plants.
d. It has helped native plants survive harsh weather.
Why are frogs sensitive to pollutants in water?
a. They are not an indicator species.
b. They have a small body mass.
c. They need low-oxygen conditions.
d. They have water-soluble skins.
Question 18
Which statement best describes Earths human carrying capacity?
a. increasing due to improved technology and medicine.
b. decreasing due to increasing population.
c. decreasing due to decreasing death rates.
d. a fixed number that we will soon exceed.
Question 19
Why are humans less sensitive than frogs to pollutants in water?
a. Humans do not have water-soluble skin.
b. Humans do not need water.
c. Humans are affected only by airborne pollutants.
d. Humans need low-oxygen conditions.
Question 20
What causes the level of carbon dioxide in Earths atmosphere to rise and fall over hundreds of thousands of years?
a. ice ages
b. the greenhouse effect
c. natural climate cycles
d. human activities

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Plzzzzz Help Me!!!!!!!!!!!!?


I NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!!!!!
1.
Which of these factors is biotic?
insects
water
sunlight
soil
2.
Which of these factors is abiotic?
bird
frog
hawk
wind
3.
Floods, droughts, or cold spells affect the _____ of an ecosystem.
abiotic factors
balance
materials
niche
4.
Ecologists count the number of frogs living in a pond community to determine the _____.
balance
limiting factors
organisms
population density
5.
The tree a squirrel lives in is its _____.
community
ecosystem
habitat
niche
6.
A living thing that uses energy, reproduces, and grows is called a(n) _____.
abiotic factor
ecosystem
habitat
organism
7. On the coral reef ecosystem figure shown, which factor is biotic?
rocks
sand
sea horse
water
8.
On the coral reef ecosystem figure shown, which factor is abiotic?
algae
sharks
rock
sponges

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Please Help Best Answer Get 10 Points.?


Which of these factors is biotic? (1 point) insects water sunlight soil
Which of these factors is abiotic? (1 point)
bird
frog
hawk
wind
3. Floods, droughts, or cold spells affect the _____ of an ecosystem. (1 point)
abiotic factors
balance
materials
niche
4. Ecologists count the number of frogs living in a pond community to determine the _____. (1 point)
balance
limiting factors
organisms
population density
5. The tree a squirrel lives in is its _____. (1 point)
community
ecosystem
habitat
niche
6. A living thing that uses energy, reproduces, and grows is called a(n) _____. (1 point)
abiotic factor
ecosystem
habitat
organism
Coral Reef Ecosystem:
sand,
rocks seawater sharks algae sea horse, use this to answer 7 and 8
7. On the coral reef ecosystem figure shown, which factor is biotic? (1 point)
rocks
sand
sea horse
water
8. On the coral reef ecosystem figure shown, which factor is abiotic? (1 point)
algae
sharks
rock
sponges

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I’m Dead :okay The First Person Who Answers Correctly Gets Ten Points?


is a chemical compound that forms tangled fibers in the cell walls of plants.
Stomata
Cambium
Cellulose
Cuticle
Of the following, which is NOT an example of a seed plant?
peanuts
peat moss
oranges
wheat
The most common type of plants on Earth is ____. (1 point)
angiosperms
gymnosperms
nonvascular plants
seedless vascular plants
The major function of leaves is to ____. (1 point)
make food
store food
transport
absorb nutrients
Which of the following eats consumers? (1 point)
carnivore
herbivore
bacteria
fungi
Which is a more complete model of feeding relationships? (1 point)
protein building
food map
food web
food chain
Which is a single individual from a population? (1 point)
organism
ecosystem
community
niche
Drought, fewer plants, and fewer nesting sites are examples of ____ factors. (1 point)
biotic
abiotic
limiting
carrying
Which of the following would help conserve natural resources? (1 point)
using solar panels
recycling plastic bottles
ridding the environment of harmful pollutants
all of the above
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Arrow C in Figure 19-1 is best described as ____. (1 point)
solar radiation
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
heat trapped near Earth’s surface
chlorofluorocarbons
Figure 19-1 represents the ____. (1 point)
photovoltaic cell
greenhouse effect
use of hydroelectric power
use of nuclear energy
Most air pollution results from ____. (1 point)
the burning of fossil fuels
nuclear energy use
volcanic eruptions
the evaporation of chemicals such as paints and dry-cleaning fluid
An advantage of nuclear energy is that ____. (1 point)
uranium is a nonrenewable resource
it does not contribute to air pollution
it makes use of the wind
it makes use of hot water from geysers
To produce hydroelectric power, _____ is needed. (1 point)
a fossil fuel
flowing water
sunlight
wind
The three Rs of conservation are _____. (1 point)
reduce, reserve, resave
reuse, reclaim, return
reduce, reuse, recycle
redo, recycle, release
Explain how groundwater can become polluted.
Why is conservation important today?

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