Enviro Science Sem 1 Exam

chance of something happening

when the last member of a species dies

Humans have promoted the evolution of insects that are resistant to insecticides by

non-living parts of an ecosystem

able to be broken down naturally in nature

a molecule made up of three oxygen atoms

principles or standards considered to be important

procedure for testing a hypothesis under controlled conditions

living or once living part of an ecosystem

break in the Earth's crust

natural resources such as sunlight, trees, and water

members of the same species that live in the same place at the same time

natural material formed at much slower rate than it is being used, takes over 100 yrs to replac

characterized by high population growth rate, extreme poverty

ability of one or more organisms to tolerate a particular chemical designed to kill it

chance of something unwanted happening

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

water movements in the ocean that are driven by the wind

unequal survival and reproduction that results from presence or absence of particular traits

a science focused on interactions between organisms and the environment

man-made materials such as plastic

in an experiment, that which does not receive the experimental treatment

the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere

all organisms in an area along with their physical environment

the number and variety of species in an area

compared to developed countries, individuals in developing nations typically have a

a group of various species that live in the same place and interact with each other

Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons" addressed the conflicts associated with ____.

transfer of energy (sunlight) through space (atmosphere)

pieces that compose the lithosphere

a sustainable society is one that

the state in which a human population can survive indefinitely

What happened during the Industrial Revolution?

Which of the following are biotic factors?

an undesired change in air, water, or soil -- more than normal amount of anything

characterized by high personal wealth and high levels of consumption

the thin layer of Earth where life-supporting conditions exist

with respect to matter, Earth is mostly a/an

the part of Earth that contains the air we breathe

the ultimate source of energy

collection and classification of data in the form of numbers

during this age, human populations grew rapidly because of advances in farming

an individual living thing

an educated guess, a testable explanation for an observation

group of organisms that are closely related and that can reproduce

layer of Earth between the crust and the core

the study of the effect of humans on the environment

Information gathered using the senses (sight, sound, hearing, etc.)

the total quantity of dissolved salt in the ocean