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Env Science - Semester 1 EOC Review
Env Science - Semester 1 EOC Review
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Covering the topics of biodiversity, cycles, biomes, and human's impact on all of the above.
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The study of different groups living organisms interacting.
Population Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Ecology
Community Ecology
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Schools, roads, government, etc are examples of?
Infrastructure
Buildings
Architecture
Environment
3
___ are great places to study evolution as they go through all stages of ecological succession
Islands
Deserts
Oceans
Streams
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True or False: If humans went extinct, Earth would survive and flourish.
False
True
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How do green plants arrive at islands (or new areas)?
Wind
Birds
Herbivores
Water
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True or False: Biodiversity in ecosystems is hard to maintain.
False
True
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Why is the loss of species (extinction) of concern to environmentalists?
more animals than ever are going extinct
rate of extinction is unusually high
current extinctions are primarily affecting plant diversity
most current extinctions are caused by introduced species
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The total mass of organisms in a given area.
Biomass
Ecosystem
Productivity
Populations
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The study of the same groups of organisms interacting together.
Population Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecology
10
Where all living and nonliving things can be found.
State
Ecosystem
Country
Biodiversity
11
Worker from Idaho Fish and Game is in the field observing deer. This is example of?
Biodiversity
Ecology
Environmental Science
Pollution
12
The viewpoint that humans are stewards of Earth's resources and should not damage them.
Arthropocentric
Icthyocentric
Ecocentric
Anthropocentric
13
All of the living organisms in an ecosystem that contribute to diversity, the more the better!
Ecosystem Diversity
Bioemisity
Biodiversity
Abiotic Diversity
14
Energy for biomes comes from?
The Sun
The Herbivores
The Consumers
The Producers
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These are important to an ecosystem as the can be a food source or break down dead organisms.
Carnivores
Herbivores
Omnivores
Detritivores
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True or False: Populations are sustainable.
False
True
17
Species at the top of the food chain and without them the system would collapse.
keystone
co-dominant
N/A
dominant
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The process used to pass on genetic traits, the best fit will survive (Survival of the fittest)
Natural Selection
Captivity
Evolution
Biodiversity
19
Which of the following would cause the LEAST disturbance to local ecosystems when mowing lawn
Don't mow lawn, have sheep graze, put the poo into landfill
Collect lawn clippings and burn them
Collect clippings & compost or don't collect & let decompose
Collect clippings, wash into storm sewer feeding into lake
20
What is the greatest threat to global biodiversity?
Insufficient recycling programs
Alteration or Destruction of habitats
Chemical pollution of water and air
Global climate change
21
Practice of renewing and restoring degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems & habitats is?
Conservation Biology
Symbiotic Biology
Superstitious Biology
Restoration Biology
22
True or False: Photosynthesis is important to break down oxygen.
True
False
23
Species that are at the top of the food chain, share dominance.
co-subservent
co-dominant
dominant
subservent
24
Weighing the pros and cons of a decision before putting in a new road or subdivision.
Management Plan
Cost/Benefit Analysis
Pro/Con List
Pros/Cons are not necessary. Just Build.
25
Who are the primary colonizers of new ecosystems?
Shrubs
Trees
Grasses
Flowers
26
True or False: There are no edges to ecosystems.
False
True
27
Energy in a system will flow from...
....producers --> consumers
....consumers --> producers
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An example of a human impact on a system would be...
Fishing
Buying New Clothes
Driving Vehicles
Construction
29
What gas is released during fermentation?
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Water Vapor
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The viewpoint that earth and it's resources are for sustaining human populations.
Icthyocentric
Anthropocentric
Arthropocentric
Ecocentric
