Biomes with higher temperatures and less precipitation tend to have _______________.

a. shorter and less dense vegetation.

Most scientists classify organisms into _________________________.

four kingdoms and three domains

Deserts are _________________.

often formed on the dry side of mountain ranges

Convection is defined as the ____________.

a. Transfer of heat by currents.

1. Which of the following biomes has been affected by human activity?

a. all biomes are affected by humans

1. The three final steps of the experimental method in their correct order are _________.

drawing conclusions, repeating experiments, and communicating results

1. Which of the following best describes the relationship between climate and latitude?

a. the greater the latitude, the colder the climate.

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Environmental Science somerset

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1
Biomes with higher temperatures and less precipitation tend to have _______________.
a. taller and denser vegetation.
a. taller and less dense vegetation.
a. shorter and less dense vegetation.
a. shorter and denser vegetation.
2
A canopy is the layer of tropical rainforest where most of life is found.
True
False
3
Most scientists classify organisms into _________________________.
Two kingdoms and four domains.
three kingdoms and four domains
five kingdoms and two domains.
four kingdoms and three domains
4
What do scientists use to test a prediction when they cannot use an experiment?
a. Hypothesis
a. Correlation
a. Risk
a. Statistics
5
1. What essential characteristic does a good experiment have?
a. both (b) and (c)
a. control group is given the experimental treatment.
a. A control is used.
a. A single variable is tested.
6
What gas do animals exhale?
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Methane
7
1. What type of vegetation would you expect to find on newly formed volcanic islands?
a. Forest Succession
a. Old-field succession
a. Lichens
a. Short grasses
8
1. The ozone layer is located in the _________________.
a. Stratosphere
a. Troposphere
a. Ionosphere
a. Thermosphere
9
The part of Earth that contains the air we breathe is called the ___________________.
Envirosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
10
Chapparal is located between 30° and 60° latitude.
True
False
11
Animals that live in the desert ___________________.
include camels, moose, and various reptiles.
are usually nocturnal.
usually have thin skin to absorb water.
hibernate in winter.
12
A canopy is dry, treeless lands north of the Arctic Circle.
False
True
13
Deserts are _________________.
often formed on the dry side of mountain ranges
covered with sand and contain no plant life
found only in North America
never located in cooler climates
14
What are organisms that eat both plants and animals called?
a. Omnivores
a. Autotrophs
a. Carnivores
a. Herbivores
15
Convection is defined as the ____________.
a. Transfer of energy across space.
a. Transfer of heat by currents.
a. Direct transfer of energy.
a. Trapping of heat near the Earth by gases.
16
1. What is the second most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
a. Oxygen
a. Carbon dioxide
a. Nitrogen
a. Methane
17
1. The eruption of a volcano would be followed by __________________.
forest succession.
old-field succession.
secondary succession.
primary succession.
18
Chapparal has most nutrients in the plants, not the soil.
True
False
19
1. Which of the following biomes has been affected by human activity?
a. chaparral
a. tundra
a. temperate grasslands
a. all biomes are affected by humans
20
1. The three final steps of the experimental method in their correct order are _________.
repeating experiments, communicating results, and drawing conclusions
a. observing, hypothesizing, and drawing conclusions
drawing conclusions, repeating experiments, and communicating results
a. drawing conclusions, analyzing data, and repeating experiments
21
1. How many oxygen atoms are in an ozone molecule?
one
three
two
four
22
What term is used to describe a linear sequence in which energy is transferred from one organism to the next?
a. Food web
a. Food chain
a. Trophic level
a. Energy pyramid
23
The transfer of heat by air currents (or currents in a liquid) is called __________.
a. Radiation
a. Condensation
a. Convection
a. Conduction
24
Cellular Respiration is the process of breaking down food to yield energy.
True
False
25
1. Why are mathematical models important?
They are especially useful in situations with many variables.
a. All the above.
a. They can represent how a system or process works.
a. They can be used to create useful digital images.
26
1. Most land animals depend on angiosperms for ___________________.
Warmth
Food
Reproduction
Water
27
____________ is the study of living things and their interaction with their nonliving environment.
Psychology
Ecology
Zoology
Biology
28
Which of the following disciplines is not a major contributor to environmental science?
a. Social sciences
Biology and earth science
a. Chemistry and physics
a. Linguistics
29
A verbal or graphical explanation for how a system works or is organized is a(n) ___.
a. Physical Model
a. Conceptual Model
a. Graphical Model
a. Mathematical Model
30
1. Which of the following best describes the relationship between climate and latitude?
a. the greater the latitude, the colder the climate.
a. a latitude of 0° has a climate of extreme temperature ranges.
a. there is no relationship between latitude and climate.
a. the lower the latitude, the warmer the climate.

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