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Duplicate of Environmental Science Mid-Term Review
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This is a mid-term review for my academic environmental science class #environmentalscience
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1
What is the source of energy for almost all organisms?
The sun
Water
Air
Sugar
2
Which is NOT one of the world's biomes?
Chaparral
Arctic
Taiga
Savanna
3
The first trophic level is made up of
Primary consumers
Secondary consumers
Tertiary consumers
Producers
4
State when human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely?
Resource Depletion
Ecological Footprint
Sustainability
Consumption
5
What percentage of energy is passed on from one trophic level to the next?
1%
10%
90%
100%
6
This biome has the most biodiversity found on Earth.
Desert
Tropical Rainforest
Tundra
Grassland
7
Secondary succession would most likely occur at which location?
On volcanic rock.
In the desert
A forest destroyed by a fire.
On a glacier
8
Which is an example of a pioneer species?
Grass
Large oak
Small tree
Shrubs
9
The climate of a biome depends upon...
Precipitation
Size of biome
Temperature
Types of vegetation
10
The picture below represents....
Trophic levels
Food chain
Energy pyramid
Food web
11
What factors are represented in a climatogram
Precipitation
Temperature
Latitude
Altitude
12
This is the reason why different breeds of dog, like the Chihuahua, exist
Artificial selection
Coevolution
Evolution
Natural selection
13
Another name for an autotroph is...
Producer
Heterotroph
Decomposer
Consumer
14
What are some characteristics of the agricultural revolution?
Domestication of animals
Growing and caring of plants
Development of farmland
All the above
15
Which of the following would be subject to primary succesion?
An abandoned farm
A forest that has been cut down
A forest that has been burned down
A rock exposed by a retreating glacier
16
This biome receives little precipitation and experience very warm temperatures.
Desert
Taiga
Temperate Rainforest
Tundra
17
What is each step in an energy pyramid called?
Food chain
Food web
Trophic level
Energy level
18
This is a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific geographic location
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Species
19
What is a change in the genetic characteristics of a population from one generation to the next
Adaptation
Evolution
Natural selection
Hereditary traits
20
What is NOT an example of a renewable resource?
Coal
Trees
Fresh water
Air
21
What was a positive outcome of the Industrial Revolution?
Increased pollution
Habitat destruction.
Improved medical care and nutrition
Decreased productivity
22
Which is NOT a biotic factor found in an ecosystem?
Animal waste
Water
Dead leaves
Plants
23
What is the process plants use to produce their own food?
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Nitrogen Fixation
Decomposition
24
Which is an example of an organism?
Your classroom.
You dog.
A pack of wolves
The ants invading your picnic.
25
What factor has contributed to the increase in the world's population over the last 200 years?
The expansion of agriculture
Medical advances
Improved hygiene and sanitation
All the above
26
This is an organism that eats both plants and animals.
Omnivore
Producer
Carnivore
Herbivore
