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Duplicate of Environmental Science Mid-Term Review
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This is a mid-term review for my academic environmental science class #environmentalscience
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1
Which country is likely to have individuals with a high ecological footprint?
Indonesia
Ethiopia
Sri Lanka
The United States
2
You can go on a wild safari in this biome.
Desert
Savanna
Tundra
Tropical Rainforest
3
What is the ability of one or more organisms to tolerate a particular chemical.
Coevolution
Intolerance
Resistance
Pesticide
4
What is another name for the Taiga?
Desert
Tropical Rainforest
Boreal Forest
Chaparral
5
This biome receives little precipitation and experience very warm temperatures.
Taiga
Tundra
Desert
Temperate Rainforest
6
Environmental science is the study of the interactions of humans with the natural environment.
False
True
7
What is the process plants use to produce their own food?
Respiration
Decomposition
Nitrogen Fixation
Photosynthesis
8
Who developed the concept of Evolution by Natural Selection?
Marco Polo
Ms. Zebedeo
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin
9
Which is an example of a pioneer species?
Grass
Shrubs
Large oak
Small tree
10
The picture below represents....
Trophic levels
Food chain
Food web
Energy pyramid
11
The reformation of the ecosystem after the eruption of Mt. St. Helen is an example of...
Primary succession
Secondary succession
Old-field succession
12
What is the source of energy for almost all organisms?
Air
Sugar
Water
The sun
13
What organisms are examples of decomposers?
Bacteria
Fungi
Protists
Plants
14
What is NOT an example of a renewable resource?
Trees
Coal
Air
Fresh water
15
What factors are represented in a climatogram
Temperature
Precipitation
Latitude
Altitude
16
Which of the following would be subject to primary succesion?
A rock exposed by a retreating glacier
A forest that has been burned down
An abandoned farm
A forest that has been cut down
17
This biome features fertile soil where a majority of our food is grown.
Grasslands
Tropical Rainforest
Taiga
Deciduous Forest
18
What are some characteristics of the agricultural revolution?
All the above
Development of farmland
Growing and caring of plants
Domestication of animals
19
What factor has contributed to the increase in the world's population over the last 200 years?
Improved hygiene and sanitation
The expansion of agriculture
Medical advances
All the above
20
What was a positive outcome of the Industrial Revolution?
Increased pollution
Improved medical care and nutrition
Decreased productivity
Habitat destruction.
21
The climate of a biome depends upon...
Temperature
Types of vegetation
Precipitation
Size of biome
22
This is the biome we live in.
Taiga
Grasslands
Temperate Forest
Rain Forest
23
Another name for an autotroph is...
Decomposer
Consumer
Producer
Heterotroph
24
This biome is typically found near the equator
Tropical Rainforest
Savanna
Tundra
Temperate Rainforest
25
Secondary succession would most likely occur at which location?
In the desert
On volcanic rock.
A forest destroyed by a fire.
On a glacier
26
What percentage of energy is passed on from one trophic level to the next?
1%
90%
10%
100%
27
Which is an example of an organism?
A pack of wolves
You dog.
Your classroom.
The ants invading your picnic.
28
State when human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely?
Sustainability
Ecological Footprint
Resource Depletion
Consumption
29
This biome has the most biodiversity found on Earth.
Desert
Tropical Rainforest
Tundra
Grassland
30
Which is NOT one of the world's biomes?
Taiga
Savanna
Arctic
Chaparral
31
What is each step in an energy pyramid called?
Trophic level
Food web
Food chain
Energy level
32
The first trophic level is made up of
Producers
Secondary consumers
Tertiary consumers
Primary consumers
33
This is a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific geographic location
Species
Population
Community
Ecosystem
34
This is a large region characterized by specific climate and types of plants and animals
Ecosystem
Biome
Community
35
Which country is more likely to have a rapidly increasing population?
France
Australia
India
The United States
36
This is the distance north or south of the equator
Latitude
Longitude
37
What impact did Hunter-Gatherers have on the environment?
Over-hunted large mammals
Domesticated plants
Domesticated animals
Settled in one area
38
This is an organism that eats both plants and animals.
Herbivore
Omnivore
Producer
Carnivore
39
Which is NOT a biotic factor found in an ecosystem?
Water
Dead leaves
Plants
Animal waste
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What term refers to the number and variety of species that live in an area?
Biodiversity
Species
Organism
Habitat
