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Environmental Science Review (Final)
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Final review for Environmental Science class.
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1
Secondary succession would most likely occur at which location?
In the desert
A forest destroyed by a fire.
On volcanic rock.
On a glacier
2
This biome receives little precipitation and experience very warm temperatures.
Temperate Rainforest
Taiga
Tundra
Desert
3
What are some characteristics of the agricultural revolution?
Domestication of animals
Growing and caring of plants
Development of farmland
All the above
4
What organisms are examples of decomposers?
Bacteria
Protists
Plants
Fungi
5
Environmental science is the study of the interactions of humans with the natural environment.
True
False
6
Which is an example of an organism?
You dog.
A pack of wolves
Your classroom.
The ants invading your picnic.
7
You can go on a wild safari in this biome.
Savanna
Tropical Rainforest
Tundra
Desert
8
This is the biome we live in.
Grasslands
Taiga
Deciduous Forest
Temperate Rainforest
9
This biome has the most biodiversity found on Earth.
Tundra
Tropical Rainforest
Desert
Grassland
10
What term refers to the number and variety of species that live in an area?
Biodiversity
Species
Habitat
Organism
11
Which is NOT one of the world's biomes?
Savanna
Taiga
Arctic
Chaparral
12
The first trophic level is made up of
Secondary consumers
Tertiary consumers
Producers
Primary consumers
13
What is the source of energy for almost all organisms?
The sun
Water
Air
Sugar
14
What is the process plants use to produce their own food?
Decomposition
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Nitrogen Fixation
15
What is each step in an energy pyramid called?
Food web
Energy level
Trophic level
Food chain
16
This is a large region characterized by specific climate and types of plants and animals
Biome
Ecosystem
Community
17
What is NOT an example of a renewable resource?
Trees
Air
Coal
Fresh water
18
What percentage of energy is passed on from one trophic level to the next?
1%
90%
10%
100%
19
This biome features fertile soil where a majority of our food is grown.
Grasslands
Taiga
Tropical Rainforest
Deciduous Forest
20
Which is NOT a biotic factor found in an ecosystem?
Dead leaves
Plants
Water
21
The picture below represents....
Energy pyramid
Trophic levels
Food chain
Food web
22
This is an organism that eats both plants and animals.
Producer
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
23
The reformation of the ecosystem after the eruption of Mt. St. Helen is an example of...
Old-field succession
Secondary succession
Primary succession
24
The climate of a biome depends upon...
Precipitation
Size of biome
Types of vegetation
Temperature
25
Nitrogen makes up what percentage of the Earth's atmosphere?
60%
78%
0.04%
10%
26
Which of the following would be subject to primary succesion?
An abandoned farm
A forest that has been burned down
A forest that has been cut down
A rock exposed by a retreating glacier
27
What organism converts nitrogen in the air into a form plants can use?
Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
Decomposers
Producers
Phosphorus Cycle
28
What is another name for the Taiga?
Chaparral
Tropical Rainforest
Desert
Coniferous Forest
29
This biome is typically found near the equator
Tundra
Temperate Rainforest
Tropical Rainforest
Savanna
30
Another name for an autotroph is...
Consumer
Decomposer
Producer
Heterotroph
31
This is a group of organisms of the same species living in a specific geographic location
Species
Population
Ecosystem
Community
