Ecology Unit Review 2020

Question 1

Which of the following is true of water?

Accepted Answer

Household greywater could be used to water crops, Rainwater harvesting systems are easy to install, Climate change will affect water availability

Question 2

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

Accepted Answer

Hydroelectric, Solar

Question 3

Biodiversity is...

Accepted Answer

a variety of organisms in an ecosystem

Question 4

Which of the following both releases and absorbs carbon dioxide?

Accepted Answer

oceans

Question 5

Which of the following are considered to be biotic?

Accepted Answer

A dog that is spayed/neutered so it can no longer reproduce., A liger, A single cell

Question 6

Which of the following is man-made?

Accepted Answer

reservoir, aqueducts

Question 7

Which of the following is the correct pathway?

Accepted Answer

storm drain --> river --> SF estuary --> evaporation, river --> reservoir --> aqueduct --> water treatment plant

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of life?

Accepted Answer

Ability to move

Question 9

(T/F) Without humans, no heat will be trapped on Earth.

Accepted Answer

F; Naturally, there are some atmospheric gases on Earth

Question 10

When ____ is diffused into the ocean, the pH of the ocean ___ causing ocean acidification.

Accepted Answer

carbon dioxide; decreases

Question 11

Which of the following accurately matches the types of gas released with the activity?

Accepted Answer

methane gas - increase of cow production, carbon dioxide - burning of fossil fuels

Question 12

Which of the following personal habits could reduce a carbon footprint?

Accepted Answer

Installing solar panels on a house, Using public transportation

Question 13

What is the biggest contributor to a loss of biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

Habitat Loss

Question 14

Which is not an example of non-point source pollution

Accepted Answer

Mercury pollution from a mine

Question 15

What happens to the 90% of the energy in an organism?

Accepted Answer

It is given off as heat., It is used to do cellular respiration., It is used to maintain homeostasis.

Question 16

Ecosystems with a low biodiversity may be what?

Accepted Answer

be at a greater risk of collapsing, be at a greater risk for disease

Question 17

Population growth occurs when the combination of birth rate and immigration exceeds death rate and emigration

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

The fluctuation in the graph is...

Accepted Answer

the annual cycle of carbon in the atmosphere, due to the "breathing" of the trees in the N. hemisphere, due to photosynthesis

Question 19

What is considered to be biotic?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria

Question 20

Which of the following can store carbons?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary Rock, Plants, Permafrost

Question 21

What are examples of climate changes?

Accepted Answer

If it starts snowing in December when it usually rains., If the winds blow 10mph stronger every year, If an area becomes more humid every year.

Question 22

Which of the following releases CO2 into the atmosphere & harms our environment?

Accepted Answer

Burning fossil fuels, Deforestation, Burning down trees in the Amazon

Question 23

Rate at which new members are entering a population is called....

Accepted Answer

immigration rate

Question 24

Why is a virus considered to be abiotic?

Accepted Answer

It is not made out of cells, It lacks the ability to reproduce outside of a host.

Question 25

While looking at a coral reef, you find that the snails in the coral reef have weak shells. This is due to:

Accepted Answer

because there is too much carbon dioxide

Question 26

The graph demonstrates which type of growth?

Accepted Answer

Logistic growth, Exponential growth

Question 27

Which is true about solar energy?

Accepted Answer

It is limited by geographic location, Storage battery is required, Costly to install, no cost to run after

Question 28

In a 4-level energy pyramid, the bottom level contains 500 units of energy, the 2nd would have

Accepted Answer

5

Question 29

What is part of CHIPPO?

Accepted Answer

Climate Change, Pollution

Question 30

How can we help reverse the damage by global warming and climate change?

Accepted Answer

Drive less, Use wind and solar energy instead of burning fossil fuels, Set CO2 emission limitations for factories and companies.

Question 31

Which of the following is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

Cellular respiration - absorbs carbon, Deforestation - absorbs carbon

Question 32

Which of the following terminologies are interchangeable?

Accepted Answer

consumer & heterotroph, autotroph & producer

Question 33

A decomposer...

Accepted Answer

can be types of fungi and bacteria, is an organism that releases carbon, uses chemical processes to break down organisms

Question 34

What happens as a result of global warming?

Accepted Answer

Ocean acidification, Climate Change, Glaciers melting

Question 35

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the two carbon cycles?

Accepted Answer

The slow cycle is known as the geological cycle

Question 36

Which of the following is a con of hydroelectric energy?

Accepted Answer

Production of energy can be impacted by drought, Construction of dams is damaging to the environment

Ecology Unit Review 2020

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Ecology Unit Review 2020

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