Environmental Sciences Quiz 554 (20 MCQs)

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1. Biomes found up to 30 degrees north or south of the equator are often .....
2. In order to meet human needs, solutions need to:preserve ecosystem services, protect water/soil/climate, and help people meet their needs. These are characteristics of which of the following?
3. A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question
4. Coastal biome with a Mediterranean climate and low-lying vegetation.
5. Base on the diagram of four stages of a biological process and on your knowledge of succession, stage IV will persist until it is altered by
6. Area flooded with water at least part of the year
7. What concept highlights that the poor and minorities are often exposed to more pollution, hazards, and environmental degradation?
8. A group of interacting species along with their physical environment
9. What biome is highlighted here?
10. Which particle form bonds with other atoms?
11. These are traces of organisms that lived long ago.
12. What is a nonliving part of an ecosystem called?
13. It is produced when dimethyl sulfide reacts with oxygen.
14. ..... Any addition of matter or energy that degrades the environment for humans and other organisms.
15. The Earth provides humans with an unlimited amount of fossil fuels. They are considered renewable.
16. Which of the following can water NOT dissolve?
17. How are trees beneficial to climate?
18. What is an example of an herbivore?
19. The stem of a leaf can also be called?
20. Which gas is produced at landfills?