Enviro Final Exam 2017

The energy in most ecosystems comes from

Nuclear waste must be stored

Succession is possible because

The majority of marine organisms are found in

biomes

Washing clothes in cold water instead of hot water

Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear energy?

Which is NOT a mechanism of energy transfer through or within the Earth's atmosphere?

Am example of source reduction is

The energy in fossil fuels is often converted to

The Richter scale best describes the

Which of the following organisms has the highest reproductive potential?

Which of the following plants is likely to be a pioneer species?

The group that does not receive experimental treatment in an experiment is the

The most energy consumed in the US is used for

What part of the Earth encompasses all areas where organisms can obtain the energy they need?

Which of the following would cause a large number of density-independent deaths in a population

An example of something that is biodegradable is

Deep well injection is

Which of the following has the greatest effect on reproductive potential?

Electric generators work by

Many feeding relationships that are possible in an ecosystem.

Single celled organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are

Which ecosystem has the highest level of salinity?

Which of the following converts nitrogen from the air into a form we can use?

In which of the following relationships is neither organism harmed.

All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science EXCEPT

Which of the following best describes the use of a renewable resource?

Consumers are organisms that

germ-plasm banks are unique because they focus on

The most energy-efficient vehicles available today are

Which of the following produces the most solid waste?

Which of the following is NOT an environmental function of wetlands?

In an experiment, the factor of interest is called the

Deforestation of the rain forest may cause climate changes which may affect

The process of composting

Which country uses the least amount of energy per person?

Nuclear Fusion

In what part of the world are the greatest extinctions occurring?

Countries with high growth rates usually have an age structure that has

The distance north or south of the equator, as measured in degrees, is called

What are the two main types of freshwater wetlands?

The level of biodiversity that involves a variety of habitats and communities

Without the greenhouse effect, Earth's atmosphere would be ______ to support life.

Renewable energy is from sources that

The ____ was not a direct result of the industrial revolution.

The number of wild buffalo per area is the buffalos

Methane is

The current rate of extinctions

Which organism produces the most food in an aquatic ecosystem?