Unit 5 Study Guide

The types of organisms found in a pond or lake depend on

A hybrid car uses

Soil formation

Which animals are successful because it moves quickly, reproduces rapidly, and has a waterproof external skeleton?

What can be done to sustain the productivity of rangeland?

Human immunodeficiency virus is considered an emerging virus because it

Which ecosystem has the highest level of salinity?

Using scientific information from chemistry & biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it healthy describes

Hydrogen gas could be used as a fuel source in the future because it

Which of the following is not an ecosystem?

In 1870, the first national park established to protect and preserve the land for future generations was

The majority of marine organisms are found in

In general, sustainability is more of a concern now than it was 100 years ago. Why?

The organisms most likely to belong to the same species are

What type of vegetation would you expect to find on an abandoned farm that has remained undisturbed for 150 years?

Most land animals depend on angiosperms for

Which of the following is not a main use of fuel?

Which of the following are photosynthetic organisms?

Given that most people live in urban areas, why should rural areas be preserved?

Which of the following factors does not help predict future oil production?

Many angiosperms depend on

Estuaries are very productive ecosystems because they receive fresh nutrients from

Compared to washing clothes in warm water, washing clothes in cold water uses

Where do most Americans live?

A geothermal power plant gets energy by

Which of the following would not likely be mined using solution mining?

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

Which of the following include organisms that can use energy from the sun to make food?

Which of the following would not be a consequence of a rise in global temperature?

As they flow down a mountain to flatter ground, rivers generally become

Which of the following pH measurements of rainwater would indicate acid precipitation?

One potential way to deal with the problem of seafood overharvesting is by intensifying _____ efforts.

Which of the following is not a method of subsurface mining?

Latitude influences climate because ______ solar energy falls on areas that are closer to the equator than the poles.

According to the law of supply & demand, what would occur if the supply of copper declined & the demand stayed the same

Which of these toxic substances are leached into the water when a lake becomes acidic?

What is an inexpensive solution to providing everyone with more fresh water to use?

From whom must mining companies obtain permits before mining a site?

Light pollution can be decreased by

How long will it take for chlorofluorocarbons released from Earth’s surface today to reach the stratosphere?

Which term describes the condition in which humans can survive indefinitely as their needs are being met?

The chance that an earthquake will occur in your town during the next year is an example of

What is one property that may be used to distinguish metallic from nonmetallic minerals?

The largest watershed in the United States is the

How is fresh water used in industry?

Swamps are commonly found on

Air pollution is a major health problem caused by the burning of fuels in

Why doesn’t photosynthesis occur in deep ocean water?

Which of the following are minerals that contain valuable substances?

Which of the following is the layer of the ocean extending from the base of the thermocline to the bottom of the ocean?

An example of source reduction is

A resident of _____ is likely to leave the largest ecological footprint.

A gymnosperm is a(n)

The _____ was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.

Electric generators work by

How did the Himalaya Mountains form?

Ultraviolet radiation is particularly dangerous because

Which of the following models would you use to represent the shape of Earth’s surface beneath the oceans?

Which organism is likely to be in the bottom trophic level of a food chain?

Which of the following is not a mechanism of energy transfer through or within Earth’s atmosphere?

The process of composting

Without the greenhouse effect, Earth’s atmosphere would be _____ to support life.

Solar energy, or energy from the sun, is contained in

Which of the following is a threat to coral reefs?

What often used to remove poisonous gases from industrial emissions before they are released into the atmosphere?

What adaptation prevents phytoplankton from sinking into deep waters?

Which of the following is an environmental change that scientists believe may increase the areas where malaria occurs?

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

The energy needs for the United States in the 1990's

A fuel’s suitability is dependent on all the following factors, except

In developing countries, you are most likely to find biomass used

The layer of impurities on top of molten metal that forms during smelting is called

Which of the following is one of the largest carbon reservoirs on Earth?

Deep ocean currents flow along the

Which items make up the largest percentage of waste produced by households and businesses?

Which of the following are producers of oxygen?

Compared to developing nations, developed nations have

Which of the following describes soil and temperature in an ecosystem?

A model of a dinosaur is an example of a _____ model.

Eliminating invasive plants and replacing them with native plants is one aspect of

Which of the following is Earth’s densest atmospheric layer?

One way radon and asbestos are similar is that they

What action allows individuals to affect environmental policy at all levels of government?

A quarry also could be called

Which of the following describes new wind turbines?

The classification and collection of data that are in the form of numbers is called

Schools in the United States have spent over $40 billion to remove

With respect to matter, Earth is mostly

Which gas makes up 78 percent of our atmosphere but can be used by plants only when transformed by bacteria first?

Activities such as construction and agriculture are primary sources of

People’s actions cause some disease-causing bacteria to become

Which of the following is a developing nation?

Solutions to environmental problems require

Toxicology is the study of the harmful effects of

In the _____ zone, life is diverse and abundant.

Which kind of organism obtains energy only from producers?

Consumers are organisms that

Most large cities get water for households and industries from

An estimate of the probability of a negative effect caused by a substance is a(n)

In the _____ zone, the water is cool and dark.