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Environmental Sciences Quiz 14 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which is not a type of symbiotic relationship?
2. The prefix "Hydro" means .....
3. The long term effects of a dead zone includes all of the following except for
4. A species that plays a far more important in its community than its relative abundance might suggest.
5. Where I find clouds.
6. Crude oil is also known as light crude or conventional oil.
7. ..... energy resources are used up faster than they can be produced and the amount of these materials are finite.
8. This variable is the actual data collected during the experiment.
9. Which item should you NOT put in your compost pile?
10. Why is a dust bowl like the one that occurred in the 1930s less likely to happen today?
11. Water, biomass energy, trees and soil are examples of:
12. Type of algal bloom that appears red instead of green
13. Locations further ..... will experience sunrise and sunset earlier.
14. When taken to a new habitat, non-native plants often threaten native plants of the new habitat. Why do they do this?
15. Interaction between species, in which the survival of the participating organisms is lowered by the presence of another.
16. Hunter-gatherers are people who:
17. What is the first layer of the atmosphere?
18. On a population pyramid, population is measured by percent.
19. Ecosystems and biodiversity play an important role for many kinds of tourism which in turn provides considerable economic benefits and is a vital source of income for many countries.
20. Scientific study of our environment, as well as our role in it.
21. The way a mineral splits is called?
22. Alkalinity is important for fish and aquatic life because it protects or buffers against rapid pH changes.
23. Which correctly describes ecology?
24. A. admit B. emit C. climate D. injure
25. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the most ozone gas?
26. Which of the following is NOT a density-dependent factor?
27. Most diverse forest
28. The United States and Canada have one of the largest Ecological Footprints
29. There are two "revolutions" that changed the human population, and the way resources were used. What was the "revolution" in which people began to grow crops, stopped moving long distances following moving food resources, and began to experience an increase in their life span?
30. Students are describing the ecosystem in an area. Which of these lists ALL the components the students should include in their description?
31. When two plates are moving away from each other creating a space between them (ridge)
32. Which of these is one cause of deforestation?
33. What are the 2 most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
34. 78% of the earth's atmosphere is made of .....
35. Which describes an estuary?
36. If you see large grazing herbivores, you are most probably in the .....
37. Which lists metric units, in order, from smallest to largest?
38. A smart grid will improve on the current electrical grid by .....
39. ..... is a process where the decomposition is done with the help of microbes.
40. Which of the following situations contributes to stability in an ecosystem?
41. Which of the following is a lifestyle change that can help conserve energy?
42. The policies that focus on the treat of punishment if rules are not followed is which type of environmental policy?
43. The second most abundant gas in out atmosphere is?
44. Many plants cannot grow in clay soil. Why is this true?
45. What is an example of an external cost?
46. If I study for my scientific method test, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable?
47. Legislation that sets the national standards for safe drinking water.
48. What is the primary cause of air pollution?
49. ..... Resources-Can be formed or regenerated by natural processes.
50. What is a Carbon Sink?
51. What part of the Earth encompasses all areas where organisms can obtain the energy they need?
52. Mountains are created when .....
53. Zoology is the animal science.
54. What is the environment?
55. The grasslands are found in the middle .....
56. Environmental choices are often driven by .....
57. In a given ecosystem the percentage of energy transferred to the highest trophic level would generally be considered about .....
58. As streams and rivers cross land, they form a flowing network of water called a
59. The condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely.
60. What are the two "revolutions" that changed the human population?
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