Envi Sci FInal Exam Quiz

In temperate forests, trees that do not lose their leaves at any time are called

A _____________ is a group of ecosystems that share similar biotic and abiotic factors

________ is an interaction in which one animal eats another animal.

If an environment changes too quickly for an animal to adapt, what will happen?

A fire ravages a forest in Africa, what will take place over the next few years?

Which ecosystems are considered standing water ecosystems?

The disappearance of a population of a species from a certain area, but not the whole world is

The acidity of basicity of a solution is measured by the _____ scale.

When nations ratify a __________, they promise to uphold the guidelines set by it.

Giraffes, lions, and zebras on a plain make up a

The smallest component of biodiversity to measure is

Day to day conditions on earth such as "warm and sunny" describe

The average number of years people in a population are expected to live is

Which stage of demographic transition has the highest population growth rate?

What biome would have the highest net primary productivity?

A natural resource that is formed more slowly than we use it is called

When energy is transferred between trophic levels, the energy LOST is

The amount of people living in a given area is

a ___________ is a testable idea meant to describe or explain scientific phenomena

A human centered view on our relationship with the environment is called

Tigers living in warm climates have thinner fur coats than those is colder climates this is

Some resources, such as fossil fuels are _____________ and cannot be replaced

Which is an example of a nonrenewable energy resource?

There are limits to many of our _________, things humans need to survive

Which area would have the lowest population density

A set of moral principals or values held by a group or an individual is called

Relieving a nations debt in exchange for their protection of biodiversity in the country is

________ nations, are high income nations, like the U.S.

Any being that uses the suns energy to create food is

A person holding a protest sign against cutting down trees in forest is probably a

What type of plant is associated with nitrogen fixation?

The ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem where deer eat grass and wolves eat deer is

The thin layer of rock that forms earth's "skin" on dry land and in the ocean is called

Areas where rivers flow into the ocean cause brackish ecosystems called

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