8 Science Semester 1 Quiz 16-17

Question 1

All of the following benefit from biodiversity EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

overharvesting

Question 2

Biologists focus conservation efforts here:

Accepted Answer

biodiversity hotspots

Question 3

Fertilizer runoff would be classified as _____ source polution.

Accepted Answer

nonpoint

Question 4

What is the ultimate goal of environmental science?

Accepted Answer

sustainability

Question 5

extraction of fresh water from salt water

Accepted Answer

desalination

Question 6

What was the dependent variable from your Water Pollution Bioassay?

Accepted Answer

percent germination

Question 7

Which is the MOST permeable?

Accepted Answer

rock

Question 8

Which characteristic of a water molecule gives it cohesion?

Accepted Answer

polar covalent bonds

Question 9

What is the appropriate graph type for your crop lab YIELD data?

Accepted Answer

column

Question 10

If the number of neutrons in an atom changes, it is called a/an:

Accepted Answer

isotope

Question 11

phase change of water from gas to liquid

Accepted Answer

condensation

Question 12

The atomic mass is the mass of the:

Accepted Answer

protons and neutrons

Question 13

Fertilizers and pesticides are both classified as this type of water pollutant

Accepted Answer

organic chemical

Question 14

Evaporation is a ______ change.

Accepted Answer

physical

Question 15

The most common cause of species extinction is:

Accepted Answer

habitat destruction

Question 16

How many atoms are in KClO?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 17

The movement of water through he ground is called:

Accepted Answer

percolation

Question 18

The upper limit of groundwater is called

Accepted Answer

water table

Question 19

Which is cycle NOT IMPACTED NEGATIVELY by fertilizer runoff?

Accepted Answer

Carbon

Question 20

Which of the following is not an essential nutrient in human diets?

Accepted Answer

pathogen

Question 21

The physical result of eating too few calories or a lack of nutrient diversity in the diet

Accepted Answer

malnutrition

Question 22

Which subatomic particle is not found in the nucleus of an atom?

Accepted Answer

electron

Question 23

means water that is safe to drink

Accepted Answer

potable

Question 24

Which type of country will often have a larger ecological footprint?

Accepted Answer

developed

Question 25

Ionic bonds are the result of atoms:

Accepted Answer

transferring electrons

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