Env Science Review

The biggest cause of biodiversity loss today is

Giving values to all living things, both human and non-human

Which statement about sustainable cities is true?

Rivers and oceans meet in areas called

Sprawl increased carbon dioxide emissions by

Which of the spheres consists of the layers of gases surrounding our planet?

What US entity oversees environmental regulations?

Which zone of an aquatic ecosystem tends to have the highest temperature?

Results published in ______ are the most respected in science

Which factors produces the highest rate of population growth?

Where do economies get their resources and put their wastes?

The average number of years an individual is predicted to live is called

A resource that's formed more slowly than we use it

An interaction in which one individual kills and consumes another individual is ____

The sphere of earth made of all the rock above and below Earth's surface

High levels of biodiversity

Environmental hazards that result from where we live, our jobs or lifestyle choices are called

Pandas depend on bamboo, therefore the amount of intact bamboo forest helps determine

Which of these is an example of quantitative data?

All material on the universe that has mass and occupies space is called

A species with a restricted tolerance for environmental conditions is

Which of the following is always associated with a tornado?

WHat has happened to resource consumption in the last several hundred years?

Water molecules are composed of

In the spring, birds travel north to breed, and then travel south for the winter. This is ____

Two species of finches develop different beaks to eat different size seeds. This is

What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered with water?

A jackhammer on a city street is an example of what type of pollution?

Trees such as cedars and spruces, which do not lose their leaves, are called

Whys is environmental science an interdisciplinary field?

What type of area would Miami, Florida be considered?

Which sphere are humans a part of?

Chemicals that cause cancer are called

When the stress built up in tectonic plates is released, the energy causes a(n)

Things that we appreciate for beauty or that help define our culture have ____

A pyramid-shaped age structure diagram indicates that

Giraffes, lions, zebras and hyenas of the Serengeti all make up  a(n)

An example of a density-dependent limiting factor is

What ocean zone begins at the edge of the continental shelf and extends out to deep ocean?

In the years immediately after a forest fire, a forest experiences

When energy is transferred between trophic levels, the amount of energy lost is about

The thin layer of rock that form's Earth's outer skin on both dry land and in oceans is 

Matter that organisms require for life processes

Water that returns from the atmosphere to Earth's surface as rain or snow

The ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem in which deer eat grass and coyote eat deer is

Which of these is an example of a renewable resource?

A social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from human actions

The disappearance of a population from an area, but not the entire species, is called

The latitudinal gradient is a pattern in which species diversity generally

A landslide causes part of a mountain to fall away. In the years after, the area experiences

What is a key difference between scientific theories and hypotheses?

In the US, what major law protects biodiversity?

A disease in the human population for the first time and is spreading rapidly is called

Which steps are at the beginning of a scientific investigation?

Which of the following describes the aphotic zone of an aquatic ecosystem?

Infectious diseases are caused by a virus or bacterium, which is called a

A "J-shaped curve" represents 

The first level of all pyramids 

Nutrients circulate endlessly throughout the environment in ______

The basic units of matter are called

The central core of every atoms, containing protons and neutrons, is called a(n)

Which ecosystems are considered standing freshwater ecosystems?

Proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids are all called ____ because of their size

Which of the following causes different people to respond differently to environmental hazards?

Which is the highest density of grasshoppers?

A population of 100 monkeys has 48 males and 52 females. This is almost an even

Organisms, like plants and algae, that make their own food are called

Marshes, swamps and bogs are examples of

The amount of product offered for sale at a given price

When the government gives a power company land to reduce the cost of providing electricity

All the living things and their physical environment within an area defines a(n)

The equation for determining population growth is

"Energy Star", "USDA Organic" and "Fair Trade Certified" are all examples of

A substance's toxicity depends on what it is, as well as

Predator-Prey relationships are an example of a _________________

A comparison between what is sacrificed and gained by a specific action

Which of the following people have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than others?

Which of the following countries has not gone through the demographic transition yet?

In recent years, the human population has

Ecologists use similarities between ecosystems to classify them into broad categories called

How many mass extinctions have occurred in the history of the world?

What are the products of photosynthesis?

The richest 1/5th of the world's people use what percentage of the world's resources?

A human centered view of our relationship with the environment

To manage, protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species is the goal of

Humans are generally

What influenced a shift in environmental policy in the US in the 1900's?

Viruses, bacteria and other organisms that harm human health are classified as

A set of moral principles or values held by a person or society

Organization headquartered in NY that helps solve economic, social and cultural problems

Why do people move to urban areas from rural areas?

Any being that uses the sun's energy to create sugars is a 

Water with a salinity greater than fresh water but less than saltwater is classified as

The ticks that live on a moose is an example of