Environmental Sciences Quiz 11 (25 MCQs)

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1. _____ only eat meat

2. The portion of the Earth's atmosphere furthest from us is known as the _____

3. Much of sun, s radiation is either reflected or absorbed by .

4. Water, air, sunlight, temperature, soil

5. Nutrients circulate endlessly throughout the environment in complex cycles called

6. The composition of the atmosphere is relatively constant up to about _____ kilomtres above the Earth, s surface.

7. What do we call the first organisms to colonize a newly available area?

8. In statistics, the group of individuals used to represent the population is called the _____

9. When analyzing an association between two or more events, such as tree growth and annual rainfall, you are looking for a

10. Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment

11. A service is something that someone does for you. A good is a something you buy and consume. Which of these examples are a good and a service.

12. The dumping of dead organisms into a body of water is what type of pollution?

13. _____comprises only 2 PPM (parts per million)of atmosphere but it is 30 times more effective than carbon dioxide in warming action.

14. What aquatic biome is characterized by flowing fresh water?

15. Fertilizers and pesticides making their way into the water is what type of pollution?

16. In which of the following countries would individuals have the largest ecological footprints?

17. What role do decomposers play in the phosphorous cycle?

18. What country is no longer a part of the Paris Climate Agreement

19. Which step in the scientific method are scientists conducting when they photograph birds in flight?

20. Two million sea bird and over 100, 000 marine mammals die each year because of the poisoning of.

21. _____ is an extremely cold region that lacks trees and has a permanently frozen subsoil.

22. The climate becomes colder as you move up the mountain. What are the causes for this?

23. The number of males compared to females in a population is the

24. Using fewer fossil fuels could help restoreequilibrium to the carbon cycle. What does"equilibrium" mean?

25. Environmental ethics is