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AP Environmental Mid-Term Review Quiz Game
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Mass is the...
Not my Dad
Unit of distance
My Dad
Measure of matter
2
Strategies to implement environmental laws and regulations include all of the following except
banning the cap-and-trade practice.
green taxes on environmentally harmful activitie
standards for emission levels with finesthese levels exceed
buying and selling of pollution permits.
3
A set of traits expressed by an individual is the individual's...
Micky Mouse
Chris Brown
Genotype
Phenotype
4
When the cells convert glucose into energy in the absence of oxygen
Photosynthesis
Aerobic Respiration
Anaerobic Respiration
Cellular Respiration
5
The process by which producers use the Sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose
Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis
Herbivore
Aerobic Respiration
6
An aquatic region characterized by a particular combination of salinity, depth, and water flow
Terrestrial biome
Aquatic biome
Biome
Math
7
A reduction in the genetic diversity of a population caused by a reduction in its size is the
Spaghetti
Ripple effect
Bottleneck effect
Alfredo
8
Humans ________ all systems
own
capture
manipulate
destroy
9
Environmental studies is...
comprised of all lies
the study of the environment
dumb
10
The deflection of an object's path due to the rotation of Earth
Coriolis Effect
Equilibrium
Annie
Equivalence Point
11
A convention current in the atmosphere that cycles between the equator and 30N and 30S
Ferrell Cell
Hadley Cell
Polar Cell
Osmosis
12
Harmful effects of poverty include which of the following?
reater access to clean drinking water
ower infant mortality rates
ecrease in unsanitary conditions
Increased overuse of the land
13
The layer of the atmosphere closest to the surface of Earth
Troposhere
Earth
Ozone Layer
Stratosphere
14
The complete set of genes in an individual is the individual's...
Traits
Finding Nemo
Phenotype
Genotype
15
Capillary action is...
CPL
adhesions stronger than a bond
energy
surface tension
16
An indicator species
Indicates status
is unncessary
indicates protectorates
are an opinion
17
Valuation would include all of the following except
revenue generated from tourists in national park
denefits derived from medical plants
cost of waste water provided by wetlands
profits realized from hiring more employees
18
A random change in the genetic code produced by a mistake in the copying process is a...
Mutation
Horrific event
Double helix
Evolution
19
What is the percentage of incoming sunlight reflected from a surface called?
Science
UV rays
Eminem
Albedo
20
The deflection of an object’s path due to the rotation of Earth is called the...
Bill Cosby's Sweater
Carbonaro effect
Coriolis effect
Ripple effect
21
Radioactive decay is the...
cell membrane
DNA
sinr
spontaneous isotope nucleus release
22
The release of water from leaves during photosynthesis
Runoff
Evapotranspiration
Transpiration
Condensation
23
Impacts of Fracking include:
Multiple Answers
II. Increased use of coal
III. Lower natural Gas Prices
I. Contamination of ground water
24
What are gases trapped inside the earth's atmosphere called?
Sustainability
Greenhouse Gases
Deforestation
George Foreman
25
ull cost pricing by the internalization of externalities could result in...?
a reduction in the consumption of items w high neg. impacts
increase in consumption of items with high negative impacts
consumer demand for products with high negative impacts
Lower production costs due to diminishing natural resources
26
The average weather that occurs in a given region over a long period of time
Climate
Weather
Stratosphere
AP Environmental
27
When producers incorporate elements into their tissues
Ammonification
Assimilation
Nitrification
Mineralization
28
The number of species in a given area is the...
Species richness
Species Evenness
Biodiversity
Lizards
29
All land in a given landscape that drains into a particular stream, river, lake, or wetland
Runoff
Resilience
Disturbance
Watershed
30
A molecule contains...
the sun
More than one atom
Matter
political debates
31
Speciation includes
a percentage
unreal organisms
species disappearing
new species evolving
32
United Nations organizations that relate to the environment include which of the following?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA
World Health Organization (WHO)
33
The maximum amount of water vapor in the air at a given temperature is called the...
Saturation Point
Band class
Condensation
Point of no return
34
Background extinction rate is
the average species extinction rate
the rate at which species evolve
unnecessary
not a valid measure
35
An organism that uses the energy of the sun to produce usable forms of energy
Heterotroph
Billy
Autotroph
Chemotroph
36
Areas of the world in which a species lives are its
Fetty Wap
Distribution
Adaptations
Exile
37
Define Diversity:
a measure of variation
sky
a distinction between environments
a mix up
38
The successive levels of organisms consuming one another
Food Chain
Food Web
Trophic Levels
Scavenger
39
The death of the last member of a species is called...
Endangered
Texas
Extinction
Spongebob
40
An individual’s ability to survive and reproduce is its...
Swag
Hot body
Adaptations
Fitness
41
An animal that breaks down dead tissues and waste into smaller particles
Carnivore
Decomposer
Detrivore
Herbivore
42
Which U.S. laws contribute to sustainability by governing tracking & disposal of waste?
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
43
Cradle-to-cradle and cradle-to-grave analyses of manufactured goods can best be described a
life cycle of product to production use ultimate disposal.
changes in the use of a product from one generation to next.
options for the disposal of solid waste
use of resource extraction
44
Low in oxygen
Sulfur Cycle
Billy Davis
Hypoxic
Runoff
45
A change in the genetic composition of a population over time is the process of...
Evolution
Not Michael Jackson
Not Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
46
Entropy accounts for
randomness
closed circuit systems
uranium only
water
47
An environmentalist is someone who...
hunts
pushes for the benefits of the environment
disrespects the environment
48
What is the atmospheric layer that is the closest to the Earth's surface?
Sphere
Troposphere
Hemoglobin
Mantle
49
Mono lake's biodiversity is captured by...
International Waters
Joe Biden
Exotic Fisherman
Brine Shrimp
50
Based on the supply and demand curve, what can
be inferred
price changes remain the same
a lower price results in greater supply
higher price results in greater demand
lower price results in a greater demand
51
The process by which the cells unlock the energy of chemical compounds
Aerobic Respiration
Photosynthesis
Consumer
Cellular Respiration
52
All of the following are examples of negative externalties except
global climate change from greenhouse gas emissions
run off of pesticides and fertilizers from farm
increased pollination rates in result of local beekeeping
a pulp mill that pollutes water and air
53
Short-term conditions of the atmosphere in a local area
Temperature
Snow
Climate
Weather
54
The periodic table is made up of...
steam
elements
periods
anthropogenic activities
55
A covalent bond is:
Cells are made of organelles
Sharing of electrons
Nitrogen Narcosis
nonconforming Libertarians
56
The environment is..
is overrated
is made up of only nonliving things
the sum of all conditions around us
does not exist
57
Abiotic is which of the following:
living
environmentalist
an animal
nonliving
58
Biophilis is defined as the...
reason why college is so expensive
Study of protons
Study of terrorism
Love of life
59
Economic assets are the sum total of...? INatural cap llHuman Cap IIIManufactered cap
l,ll,lll
ll
lll
l and ll
60
A large extinction of species in a relatively short period of time is called a...
Mass Extinction
Gone
Extinction
Endangered
