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Environmental Sciences Quiz 52 (60 MCQs)

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1. An abiotic part of an ecosystem that is required by plants to perform photosynthesis.
2. The term 'jungle' is used for
3. Anything that can change in an experiment is called a
4. Environmental science studies the both types of interactions.
5. The study of inland waters
6. Which of the following is an alloy?
7. The movements of soil components from one place to another is known as
8. People who obtain food by collecting plants and by hunting animals.
9. The ability of an ecosystem to recover quickly and resist damage after disasters
10. Regulation of energy and resources includes which of the following?
11. Energy source used to replace fossil fuels.
12. A common source of VOC's is .....
13. In a ..... feedback loop, the output of a system moving in one direction acts as input that causes the system to move in the other direction.
14. Why can't two species occupy the same niche?
15. A taiga is a treeless biome with a layer of permanently frozen soil below the surface called permafrost
16. Data that are qualitative are always-
17. Which process breaks down rocks and assists in creating more soil?
18. Succession that occurs in areas where no ecosystem has existed previously.
19. Also known as population pyramids
20. What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
21. This is a type of evolution by natural selection in which two or more species evolve in response to each other.
22. Magma that reaches the earth's surface is called
23. Electric generators work by
24. What term describes the positive benefits that wildlife or ecosystems provides to people?
25. Aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avianmigratory species throughout their range (globalscale)
26. What is the term for the process of breaking down organic material in a controlled environment to create a nutrient-rich soil conditioner?
27. Observations made during an experiment are called:
28. What is the name of the animal that was both venomous and poisonous?
29. The wise use and protection of natural resources
30. What is the difference between rangelands and pastures?
31. Get ready for a brain teaser! 🧠✨ A1.1Which of these can be framed as an if/then statement, proving it's something we can actually test?
32. The shift of population from the countryside to a city is called:
33. The ecological footprint includes what we eat and how that food is produced, shipped and packed.
34. What type of rock is made from the processes of deposition, compaction and cementation?
35. Which zone in a pond would you find phytoplankton?
36. What steps are involved in the recycling of materials?
37. Renewable energies are better ..... the long run.
38. Which of the following activities will increase climate change?
39. Heat being transferred by the direct contact of two surfaces is called
40. Which of the following has not resulted from urban sprawl?
41. Which two kingdoms contain organisms that can use energy from the sun to make food?
42. Organic litter made up of dead organisms, their parts, and waste
43. What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?
44. When it is not possible to conduct an experiment, scientists test their predictions by
45. The historic event that caused the most rapid increase in human population is known as
46. The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).
47. Latent heat release occurs when:
48. Which of the following statements is true of aquatic biomes?
49. What kind of energy is wind?
50. The number of individuals per unit of area .....
51. The measure of energy released by the earthquake
52. How does the Cap and Trade Program regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
53. Plants in a cold biome such as the tundra will most likely have which adaptation?
54. Habitat fragmentation can destroy habitats and increase competition for resources. What is it?
55. It is the study of fossils and ancient life.
56. Process in which individuals that have favorable variations and are better adapted to their environment, survive and reproduce more successfully than those less well adapted (survival of the fittest)
57. Bacteria that are no longer killed by an antibiotic have .....
58. A polar climate is?
59. Production and delivery of natural gas may emit more CO2 and CH4 per unit of energy produced than the burning of coal for commercial energy.
60. The buildup of salt in soil due to incorrect irrigation is called
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