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What licenses do you need to apply pesticides?
Define Fauna
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Define Fauna
The age variation of species in an area
The plants of a particular area
A baby deer
The animals of a particular area
2
What licenses do you need to apply pesticides?
All of the above
Pesticide Applicator's License
Chemical Applicator's License
Driver's licenses
3
What is the smallest soil particle?
Silt
Clay
Sand
4
System that removes the majority of trees but leaves a few good seed producing trees?
Shelterwood
Seed Tree
Clear cutting
Single tree
5
Energy that comes from heat generated deep inside the Earth?
Hydropower
Solar
Wind
Geothermal
6
Which is not an example of a lab safety procedure?
Follow instructions
Tie long hair back
Smell by wafting
Drink beaker of chemical
7
A disappearance form a species from Earth
Extinction
Natural Selection
Speciation
Artificial Selection
8
What is the proper of order of soil profile?
O, A, B, C
O, C, A, B
A, B, C, O
O, B, A, C
9
Where would a buffer strip be most appropriate?
Where a grass water way ends
Along a standing body of water
Along a wooded area
Along a body of moving water
10
What is being measured or counted in an experiment?
Dependent Variable
Control
hypothesis
Independent Variable
11
A(n) species is one that is at serious risk of extinction
Threatened
Living
Captive
Endangered
12
System that requires removing all the trees in a stand, seedlings are planted
Clear cutting
Seed tree
Group Selection
Single tree
13
What is being manipulated or changed in an experiment
Independent variable
Dependent Variable
Hypothesis
Observation
14
What does a gray layer in the soil tell us?
The soil is made up of lots of organic matter
The soil had poor drainage
The soil is dead
The soil is hard
15
Plants grown in the absence of soil...
Hydroponic
Organic
Insecticide
Conservation
16
How many sig figs does 11.70 have?
2
4
3
17
Which is a main cause of habitat loss?
Natural Processes
Human activity
Natural Selection
Microorganisms
18
Which is not a soil particle size?
Organic Matter
Sand
Clay
Silt
19
Which is not a step in potable water treatment?
Chlorination
Filtration
Purification
Coagulation and flocculation
20
What disease can turtles give humans?
Salmonella
E Coli
Botulism
Samonella
21
Which is not a step in the water treatment process?
primary treatment
odor control
adding oil
disinfection
22
Organisms that create their own food are
Legumes
Decomposers
Consumers
Producers
23
Small groups of mature trees are harvested; miniature clear cut
Single tree
Seed tree
Group Selection
Clear cutting
24
Water that has been used for cooking, laundry or similar tasks.
Black water
Grey water
Red water
Blue water
25
Define biome
All life on Earth
a biological community of interacting organisms
the natural home or environment of an animal or plant
A large naturally occurring of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
26
The uppermost layer of an aquatic ecosystem, where there is enough light for photosynthesis?
Aphotic Zone
Benthic Zone
Photic Zone
Littoral Zone
27
Soil is abiotic
False
True
28
Which of the following increases species diversity?
Poaching
Extinction
Speciation
Extirpation
29
What is a way to control ash bore?
Planting oak trees
Controlled burn
There is no way to control
Planting more ash trees
30
What is a non-native organism that spreads widely in a community?
Invasive species
Keystone species
Pioneer species
Primary Producer
31
Which is not a soil forming factor?
Time
Topography
Parent Material
Drainage
32
A symbiotic relationship where both members are positively affected
Parasitism
Competition
Mutualism
Commensalism
33
A form of air pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels is called ________________.
Gas
Landfill
Smog
Dust
34
A group of individuals that interbreed and produce fertile offspring is a common definition for
Population
Ecosystem
Community
Species
35
What is one way to control leaching in landfills?
Creating a cement layer to line the landfill
The landfill is packed so tight that there is no leaching
Leaching in landfills is not preventable
Having a landfill liner made of clay
36
When an individual of one species kills and consumes an individual of another is called
Mutualism
Competition
Predation
Parasitism
37
Which of the following is not a biotic factor?
Buffalo
Tree
Water
Grass
38
What is leachate?
Runoff water that enters a storm drain
Polluted soil
Water that has percolated through a solid
39
Define flora.
A type of flower
All the animals of an area
All the plants of an area
A stage in a plant's life cycle
40
Harvesting method removes certain trees to establish new seedling growth with protection trees
Seed Tree
Group Selection
Shelterwood
Single Tree
41
What does the geosphere contain?
Microorganisms
All living things
Rocks
Aquatic life
42
Marshes, Swamps, and Bogs are examples of
Freshwater Wetlands
Terrestrial biomes
Estuaries
Ocean Zones
43
In what stage do solid particles settle to the bottom of the settling tank?
Solids processing
Preliminary treatment
Final Treatment
Primary treatment
44
What is a Riparian Buffer strip?
Can be used as a wind block.
Vegetative strip near a water source to protect the source
Strip farming
Crops planted near the water source
45
In the waste water treatment process, what does coagulation do?
Adds a chemical substance
Clumps particles together
Breaks down solid particles
Controls microorganisms
46
Which of the following is the correct Balanced Equation of Photosynthesis?
6CO2+6H20+ Sunlight= C6H12O6+602
none are correct
C6H12O6+6H20+Sunlight=6CO2+602
C6H12O6+602+Sunlight=6CO2+6H20
47
__________ is the study of how organisms interact with each other.
Geology
Ecology
Biology
Anatomy
48
This type of water contains feces and urine
Brown water
Black water
Blue water
Grey water
49
What is a soil profile?
The soil particles
Soil Structure
Soil Texture
A Cross Section of soil
50
What is a way to prevent backflow in the potable water treatment process?
There is no way to prevent backflow
Add an air gap
Add a rubber stopper
Keep a 90 degree turn in the pipe
51
What is the largest soil particle?
Clay
Silt
Sand
52
Which of the following is not a conservation practice?
grass waterways
Contour farming
Cover Crops
Conventional tillage
53
Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil fuel?
Oil
Minerals
Coal
Natural Gas
54
How do microorganisms affect water quality?
They help to recycle water
They help to filter water
They are part of the food chain, no affect on water quality
They aid in the decomposition of nutrients
55
Each tree’s individual merit is considered & the trees are selectively harvest as they mature
Single tree selection
Clear cutting
Shelterwood
Seed tree
56
How much energy is contained in a trophic levelis transferred to the next?
10%
90%
50%
20%
57
Define anaerobic.
Without air
With air
58
Members of a species that live in the same area at the same time make up a
Community
species
Population
Ecosystem
59
Which of the following biogeochemical cycles does not ever occur in a gaseous state?
Carbon
Phosphorous
Sulfur
Nitrogen
60
Define aerobic.
With air
Without air
