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Environmental Sciences Quiz 7 (60 MCQs)

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1. The main difference between Phosphorus and the other cycles is that phosphorus is not found in the atmosphere. It gets into nature through the weathering of ..... and is released into the ground.
2. Canines are also called as?
3. The struggle between two organisms to survive in a habitat with few resources is called
4. The transfer of thermal energy between Earth's surface and the lowest part of the atmosphere (which is in contact with the Earth) is an example of .....
5. These 3 biomes are part of the WARM ZONE'S biomes:
6. How does warmer temperature affect plants living in the ecosystem?
7. To calculate the population size of wolverines in the Northern Forests of Canada, 8 were initially caught, marked and released, allowed to reintegrate. 9 wolverines were caught the second time, of which 3 were marked. How big is the population?
8. Capable of being broken down by biological processes, such as the action of bacteria
9. Earth can be divided into how many layers based on physical properties?
10. Full form of MIC
11. Green plants are called "Photoautotrophs" .
12. How does a forested area, called a forested buffer strip, placed between a farm field and a stream help?
13. Which Act strengthened the laws against dumping waste in U.S. waters?
14. How are biodiversity and sustainability connected?
15. Organisms that can cause illness or disease when in your drinking water are called .....
16. Carbon is stored in .....
17. By far, the biggest cause of biodiversity loss today is
18. The amount of salt dissolved in water is known as .....
19. What type of resources are considered finite and cannot be replenished in a short amount of time?
20. Which of the following would be best addressed with contour plowing?
21. The average amount of salt in sea water is
22. Which of the following statements best explains why nonpoint pollution is so difficult to prevent?
23. In a temperate forest ecosystem, a black bear feeds on fish that live in a stream while a robin feeds on berries on mountainside bushes. The black bear would be classified as a
24. ..... must be located in areas that are geologically stable for tens of thousands of years.
25. Which of the following is true about the APEX predator?
26. Which of the following is a main environmental problem?
27. 95% of all electricity is produced from this mechanical device
28. What is matter that organisms require for their life processes?
29. The greatest use of fresh water is for:
30. Which of the following is NOT a way that hunter-gatherer societies affected their environments?
31. What are volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from?
32. How do animals get carbon?
33. The oceans and marine organisms play a role in the carbon cycle. When marine organisms die, they settle to the floor to become limestone. I the limestone is exposed at the surface where chemical weathering takes place ..... is produced.
34. Eutrophication has been controlled in Lake Erie.
35. Which biome consists of grasses, shrubs, cold temperatures, and the permafrost?
36. Natural Gas is a
37. The greenhouse effect is a natural process that warms the Earth's surface.
38. ..... are areas of land that are flooded with water at least part of the year.
39. What displays trends of data or data in motion?
40. Which of the following is included as a component of biomes?
41. Includes environmental and health costs of producing goods/services
42. Which is NOT a way to conserve energy?
43. Ow do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?
44. Man has a tendency to misuse or overexploit any resource that is held in common public ownership.
45. A nuclear reactor is
46. Laws and policies implemented by the government to regulate resource usage.
47. Which of the following are producers of oxygen?
48. Jane is interested in studying how physical aspects of the environment interact with the environment's chemical processes. Which discipline will help Jane pursue her interest?
49. The seven environmental principles state that all forms of life are important. All forms of organism have important role and removing any of them in eco system has a serious effect on the whole ecosystem
50. Match the definition:Organisms of the same group or species living in the same area and are able to interbreed.
51. This is essential to living organisms, it is found in nucleic acid and amino acids.
52. Which of these would be considered a forest?
53. The process by which living organisms convert sunlight into energy/sugars is called .....
54. Primary succession begins
55. Adaptations demonstrated by plants in tropical rain forests include
56. Identify the type of ecosystem and pyramid.
57. What element is present in all organic compounds?
58. The fungi seen in the picture here occupy which niche in the ecosystem?
59. Which of these is NOT part of the carbon cycle?
60. A standard that is of importance to an individual
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