Environmental Sciences Quiz 516 (20 MCQs)

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1. What caused fossil fuel use to increase dramatically in the 1800s?
2. Organisms, like bacteria and earthworms, that break down dead organisms are called
3. A subject that covers multiple fields of study
4. Which of the following offers the greatest conservation of water?
5. Which observation is quantitative?
6. Ques. No 5. The study of the population is called .....
7. In his essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons", one factor that Garrett Hardin failed to consider was
8. This microscope makes 3D images of a sample
9. Water that has been used by people in some way
10. The migration of a flock of finches to a southern region is a ..... adaptation.
11. Human activity can increase CO2 levels in the atmosphere through
12. Coal, gasoline and oil are ..... resources
13. True or False:The polar ice biome can be found in both the north and south poles of Earth.
14. Excess nutrients in a lake or other body of water that cause the growth of dense plant life and the death of animals.
15. Abiotic or Biotic:An insect
16. Match the Definition:These bees are males. Their job is to mate with the Queen bee so she will lay eggs that make more bees!
17. An underground layer of rocks or sand that can hold groundwater.
18. Match the definition:This is a community of living organisms (plants, animals, microbes) and nonliving things (rocks, soil, etc.).
19. All the organisms of the same species in an area are called a(n):
20. Movement of carbon from nonliving things into living things and vice versa.