Life in Biosphere 2 Jane Poynter Name: ______________________ Date: _______________________ Click on the video title to view the TED Talk. Answer each question with complete sentences. You may watch the video as many times as you need. Please remember to compose your answers in your own words. Copying from the transcript is considered plagiarism and will not be tolerated. 1. How long did it take Jane to make a pizza in Biosphere 2? Why did it take so much longer? 2. How did the scientists define a biosphere for the purposes of building B2? 3. How did Jane literally become part of B2? Give at least one example. 4. How does a lack of oxygen affect your body? 5. The scientists did not think that the lack of oxygen made the project a failure. Jane actually talks about being very happy about the way the lack of oxygen ended. Why? Life in Biosphere 2 Jane Poynter Name: ______________________ Date: _______________________ 6. How did Jane react when she came out of B2? Give at least two examples. 7. How is Jane using her B2 experience in business today? 8. Why are crops growing in sand with seawater irrigation so amazing? 9. Jane defined two words for us to describe what society is and could be: Biocidal = we kill life Biophillic = we nurture (help, develop) life Give an example of how humans are biocidal and how we are biophilic. 10. How is throwing away the rake an example of a small thing making a difference?
