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Environmental Science Review
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1
What event in the mid-1700s significantly changes human population growth?
human settlement began
Development of agriculture
Industrial Revolution
bubonic plague
2
All the living things and their physical environment.
community
population
biosphere
ecosystem
3
Which of the following are considered part of the environment?
People
All of the above
Forests
Buildings
4
Water that comes down as rain or snow is called
Precipitation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
5
The amount of energy lost at each step of a food chain is
90 Percent
25 Percent
50 Percent
10 Percent
6
The ultimate source of energy for life on Earth.
Deer
Chemicals
Grass
Sun
7
Water with a salinity that is greater than fresh water but less than saltwater is classified as
littoral
photic
aphotic
brackish
8
All the populations in a particular area.
ecosystem
community
ecosystem
habitat
9
What percentage of Earth's surface is covered in water?
80 percent
75 percent
90 percent
25 percent
10
Results published in __ are respected in science b/c they pass through multiple sources.
peer-reviewed journals
news magazines
web journals
weekly newspapers
11
Parts of an ecosystem that are alive or used to be alive
abiotic factors
biotic factors
12
A person holding a sign during a protest about cutting trees is called a(n)
Environmental Scientist
Ecological Footprint
Environmentalist
Peer Reviewer
13
All the living things and their physical environments within a particular area.
ecosystem
species
population
community
14
Following a landslide there would be:
Secondary Succession
Primary Succession
15
A natural resource that is naturally formed much slower than we us it is called
nonrenewable
renewable
sustainable
ecological
16
Members of a species that live in the same area
community
ecosystem
family
population
17
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?
Sunlight
Natural gas
Wind energy
Geothermal energy
18
A human-centered view of the earth is called
Ecocentrism
Environmentalism
Anthropocentrism
Biocentrism
19
A niche restricted by competition is a
Realized niche
Displaced niche
Resource partition niche
Fundamental niche
20
Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?
Coal
Wave Energy
Crude oil
Copper
21
What is the term for an organism that creates its own food?
Producer
Legume
Consumer
Decomposer
22
When the environment changes too quickly for an organism to adapt, what occurs?
Genetic Drift
Extinction
Evolution
Speciation
23
Which sphere are humans a part of?
hydrosphere
atmosphere
geosphere
biosphere
24
The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environments.
ecology
anthropology
paleontology
biology
25
The specific environment in which an organism lives
community
habitat
ecosystem
home area
26
Who would be most effected by environmental hazards?
Cats
Adults
Teens
Infants
27
Humans are generally
herbivores
omnivore
carnivores
detrivores
28
When one species kills and eats another species.
Predation
Herbivory
Symbiosis
Parasitism
29
Day-to-day condition on earth such as "sunny and humid"
weather
climate
climatograph
biome
30
How many mass extinctions?
5
7
13
3
31
Trees that DO NOT lose their leaves. (like cedar and spruce)
deciduous
succulent
coniferous
chaparral
32
A group of individuals that interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
community
species
population
genus
33
Which sphere of Earth is made of all the rock?
hydrosphere
geosphere
lithosphere
atmosphere
34
Giraffes, Lions, Zebras, Hyenas make up a(n)
ecosystem
biosphere
population
community
35
In this food web, what has the greatest biomass?
Grasshoppers
Grass
Owls
Mice
