Environmental Science Semester A Review

Environmental science is the study of the interactions of humans with the natural environment.

What factors are represented in a climatogram

Nitrogen makes up what percentage of the Earth's atmosphere?

This biome features fertile soil where a majority of our food is grown.

This is the reason why different breeds of dog, like the Chihuahua, exist

This is the distance north or south of the equator

Which kingdom contains organisms whose cells have nuclei, cell walls, but NO chlorophyll

The reformation of the ecosystem after the eruption of Mt. St. Helen is an example of...

Which country is more likely to have a rapidly increasing population?

This biome receives little precipitation and experience very warm temperatures.

Which is NOT one of the world's biomes?

This is a large region characterized by specific climate and types of plants and animals

What is the ability of one or more organisms to tolerate a particular chemical.

What is the chance that something will happen?

What is each step in an energy pyramid called?

Which is NOT one of the three major environmental concerns of today?

What is a change in the genetic characteristics of a population from one generation to the next

Which is an example of a biodegradable pollutant?

These are many-celled organisms that make their own food using the sun's energy

Another name for an autotroph is...

This biome has the most biodiversity found on Earth.

Which is NOT a model used to tell us about the environment?

What percentage of energy is passed on from one trophic level to the next?

You can go on a wild safari in this biome.

The picture below represents....

These are animals that lack a backbone

This is a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific geographic location

What organism converts nitrogen in the air into a form plants can use?

Which of the following would be subject to primary succesion?

The first trophic level is made up of

Which country is likely to have individuals with a high ecological footprint?

This is the biome we live in.

What organisms are examples of decomposers?

Which is an example of a pioneer species?

This biome is typically found near the equator

What is a mean?

What is the process plants use to produce their own food?

What is NOT an example of a renewable resource?

Secondary succession would most likely occur at which location?

State when human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely?

What impact did Hunter-Gatherers have on the environment?

What term refers to the number and variety of species that live in an area?

What are some characteristics of the agricultural revolution?

Who developed the concept of Evolution by Natural Selection?

What is another name for the Taiga?

What is the source of energy for almost all organisms?

What was a positive outcome of the Industrial Revolution?

These are flowering plants that produce seeds in fruit

Which is an example of an organism?

Why do scientists use correlations?

Which is NOT a biotic factor found in an ecosystem?

The cells of animals, plants, fungi, and protist contain a nucleus.  Therefore they are...

This is an organism that eats both plants and animals.

The climate of a biome depends upon...

What factor has contributed to the increase in the world's population over the last 200 years?