Environmental Sciences Quiz 500 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where does the most energy exist in a food pyramid?
2. All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area are called a .....
3. The transfer of thermal energy through a substance by direct contact is called .....
4. 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 earthworm would be classified as a
5. In an area away from forests and cities, geochemist Charles David Keeling measured the amount of
6. Define a community
7. National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992
8. Butterflies obtain nectar, a food source, from flowers. When they fly from one flower to another, they disperse pollen. Which type of interaction do the butterflies and flowers have?
9. Does not belong in the field of Natural Sciences.
10. How much energy is LOST from each level moving up the energy pyramid?
11. A group of the same species of organism living in the same place
12. Which answer best describes a decomposer?
13. Liquid to Solid
14. A relationship between two species where one species benefits while the other is not affected at all it is called
15. Our ecological footprint is affected by the number of people on Earth and how much we .....
16. This layer of Earth is the thickest part
17. What is the original example of the "commons" ?
18. What happens to the air pressure the higher up in space you go?
19. Which term describes resources that cannot be easily replaced once they are used?
20. Which of the following mean '' members of the same species that live in the same place at the same time" ?