Enviro Final Exam 2017

Countries with high growth rates usually have an age structure that has

Electric generators work by

Which ecosystem has the highest level of salinity?

The process of composting

Consumers are organisms that

The ____ was not a direct result of the industrial revolution.

The current rate of extinctions

Deforestation of the rain forest may cause climate changes which may affect

Which of the following has the greatest effect on reproductive potential?

Which of the following best describes the use of a renewable resource?

Which organism produces the most food in an aquatic ecosystem?

Renewable energy is from sources that

Succession is possible because

Nuclear waste must be stored

Without the greenhouse effect, Earth's atmosphere would be ______ to support life.

What are the two main types of freshwater wetlands?

In which of the following relationships is neither organism harmed.

The Richter scale best describes the

Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear energy?

Washing clothes in cold water instead of hot water

Which country uses the least amount of energy per person?

What part of the Earth encompasses all areas where organisms can obtain the energy they need?

Many feeding relationships that are possible in an ecosystem.

Which is NOT a mechanism of energy transfer through or within the Earth's atmosphere?

germ-plasm banks are unique because they focus on

Which of the following is NOT an environmental function of wetlands?

An example of something that is biodegradable is

Single celled organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are

biomes

In an experiment, the factor of interest is called the

Am example of source reduction is

Which of the following organisms has the highest reproductive potential?

The most energy-efficient vehicles available today are

Nuclear Fusion

Which of the following plants is likely to be a pioneer species?

The distance north or south of the equator, as measured in degrees, is called

Which of the following produces the most solid waste?

The majority of marine organisms are found in

Which of the following converts nitrogen from the air into a form we can use?

The most energy consumed in the US is used for

In what part of the world are the greatest extinctions occurring?

The level of biodiversity that involves a variety of habitats and communities

The energy in fossil fuels is often converted to

The energy in most ecosystems comes from

The group that does not receive experimental treatment in an experiment is the

The number of wild buffalo per area is the buffalos

Which of the following would cause a large number of density-independent deaths in a population

Methane is

All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science EXCEPT

Deep well injection is