stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
SGO Practice Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
SGO Practice
SGO Practice
25 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
140 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
25 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
25
Answers
1
Humans are generally
carnivore
omnivore
detrivore
herbivore
2
Which statement about science is true?
It attempts to explain the mysteries of the supernatural world
the boiling point of water is 100℃ today, it may be different in the future
It deals mostly with things in the synthetic or unnatural world
assumes that the natural world works according to rules that do not change
3
Every spring, many species of bird travel north to breed, & in the fall travel south for the winter. This is an example
population growth
migration
emigration
immigration
4
The lithosphere is carried on a softer, but still firm, layer of rock called the
core
crust
geosphere
asthenosphere
5
Results published in _ are the most respected in science; passed through a long evaluation process with lots of feedback
news magazines
web journals
weekly newspapers
peer review journals
6
The Mountains, & the tigers living on them, are separated from other mountain regions in which the tigers could live...
mass extirpation
invasive species
mass extinction
habitat fragmentation
7
When energy is transferred between trophic levels, the amount of available energy lost is about
90
25
10
50
8
Giraffes, lions, zebras, hyenas, and all the other living things of the Serengeti make up a(n)
biosphere
ecosystem
community
population
9
Chemicals that cause cancer are called
carcinogens
teratogens
neurotoxins
hazards
10
Why is water often called the “universal solvent”?
It solves most of the world's environmental problems.
Water is a type of solution.
Water can turn into a solid form.
It can dissolve many other molecules.
11
The graph in the picture is called
life expectancy diagram
age structure diagram
demographic diagrams
pyramid diagram
12
Day-to-day conditions in Earth’s atmosphere, such as “sunny and humid” describe
biome
climate
climatograph
weather
13
Energy Star, USDA Organic, and Fair Trade Certified are all examples of
market failure
ecosystems
non-market values
ecolabeling
14
What products are created by the process of photosynthesis?
oxygen and carbohydrates
the sun's light and energy
carbon dioxide and water
phosphorus and nitrogen
15
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?
sunlight
geothermal energy
natural gas
wind energy
16
A change in state in which water returns to Earth's surface and changes from a vapor to a liquid is called
transpiration
condensation
recharge
evaporation
17
landslide causes part of a mnt to fall off, leaving bare rock.the yrs following the landslide, the area will experience
tertiary succession
secondary succession
a climax community
primary succession
18
Which of the following are considered part of the environment?
people
all of these
forest
buildings
19
A relationship in which two or more species benefit each other is called
mutualism
commensalism
predation
parasitism
20
Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?
the tulips are prettier than roses
the tulips are red
the tulips smell nice
there are 3 tulips
21
A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down tree in a forest would be considered a(n)
ecological footprint
environmentalist
peer reviewer
environmental scientist
22
What event in the mid-1700s significantly changed human population growth?
development of agriculture
bubonic plague
human settlement began
Industrial Revolution
23
Which of the following describes the aphotic zone in an aquatic ecosystem?
the uppermost layer where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis
the very bottom of a body of water
the zone where no sunlight penetrates and photosynthesis cannot occur
the shallow, near-shore zone
24
Which combination of factors will produce the highest rate of population growth?
low life expectancy and high infant morality
high life expectancy and low infant mortality
high life expectancy and high infant mortality
low life expectancy and low infant mortality
25
The basic units of matter, the smallest units that maintain the chemical properties of an element, are called
compunds
lipids
atoms
molecules
