Environmental Sciences Quiz 409 (20 MCQs)

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1. Each step of a food chain is called as
2. A chameleon altering its skin to blend in with the tree branch that it lives on is known as a ..... adaptation.
3. The coniferous forest is South of the tundra biome.
4. A. campaign B. balance C. methane D. carbon
5. One or more equations that represents the way a system or process works.
6. The oceans make up 70% of Earth's surface. They regulate the overall temperature of the earth by absorbing a great deal of solar energy and heating up slowly. What is true about the oceans' release of heat?
7. Which of the following is NOT a gas found in the atmosphere?
8. Another term for a consumer:
9. Programs that combine what is known about the atmosphere and oceans to simulate, imitate climate processes are called .....
10. A worldview that focuses on all ecological systems and the relationships among them would be considered .....
11. Genetic diversity in a population is important to an ecosystem because
12. What are organisms living on, near, or in the sediment of lakes called?
13. Limestone ridges built by tiny animals
14. When was the first Earth Day?
15. Which category of ecosystem services includes soil formation and nutrient cycle?
16. What is the process of plants taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen called?
17. In parasitism, this is the organism that is harmed.
18. What do you call ONE species all living in the same place?
19. Characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plants and animal communities
20. Marshes, swamps, and bogs are examples of