​ENVS 105 Module 1 Assignments

​Schedule

9/6 Terrestrial Biomes -- (Ch. 23)

9/11 Terrestrial Biomes (cont.) Read Article #1 White, Mel. 2016. Out on a limb. National Geographic. December ​​

9/13 Ecosystems and Energy Flow -- (Ch. 20)

9/18 Food Chains and Webs -- (Ch. 21) Read Article #2 Zimmer, Carl. 2012. Ecosystems on the Brink. Scientific American- October

9/20 Biogeochemical Recycling - Read Article #3 Christy, Bryan. 2016. Deadly trade. National Geographic. October

EXAM Monday September 25th 

Summary of Module 1 Assignments:
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1. Read the Following Pages on Website
   1. Introduction to Environmental Science
      
   2. ​Terrestrial Biomes
   3. Ecosystems and Energy Flow
   4. Food Chains and Webs
   5. ​Biogeochemical Recycling
2. Read the Following Articles
   1. ​White, Mel. 2016. Out on a limb. National Geographic. December ​​www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/12/orangutans-behaviors-borneo-sumatra/
   2. ​​Zimmer, Carl. 2012. Ecosystems on the Brink. Scientific American- October ogoapes.weebly.com/uploads/3/2/3/9/3239894/ecosystems_on_the_brink.pdf
   3. Christy, Bryan. 2016. Deadly trade. National Geographic. October ​​     news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160429-rhinos-horn-trade-swaziland-south-africa-cites/
3. Do Study Questions

Links to Relevant Web Pages

Introduction to environmental science

Terrestrial Biomes

Ecosystems and Energy Flow

Food Chains and Webs

Biogeochemical Recycling

 Study Questions

     These study questions have been provided as an opportunity for points as well as a study tool. 

1. Describe the steps of the Carbon Cycle.
2. How are Biomes defined?
3. Describe what happens to energy as it travels through an ecosystem?
4. Give an example of how geology, biology, chemistry and engineering can work together to understand and solve ecological issues.