FINAL REVIEW ENV. SYS. 2024

Front

What is a nonrenewable resource?

Back

A nonrenewable resource is a natural resource that cannot be replenished or regenerated within a human timescale, such as coal, oil, and natural gas.

Front

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

Back

Coal is a nonrenewable resource.

Front

What are electrostatic precipitators used for?

Back

Electrostatic precipitators are devices used to remove particulate matter from the air by using electrostatic charge.

Front

What type of air pollutant can electrostatic precipitators effectively remove?

Back

Particulate matter.

Front

What is exponential growth?

Back

Exponential growth is a pattern of growth where the quantity increases at a constant rate per time period, leading to a rapid increase over time.

Front

What type of growth is characterized by a rapid increase followed by a leveling off?

Back

Logistic growth.

Front

What happens to a population when the death rate rises and the birth rate lowers?

Back

The population decreases.

Front

What is the 10% rule in ecology?

Back

The 10% rule states that only about 10% of the energy from one trophic level is transferred to the next level in a food chain.

Front

What happens to the remaining 90% of energy that is not transferred to the next trophic level?

Back

The remaining 90% of energy is converted to heat energy.

Front

Define a trophic level.

Back

A trophic level is a position in a food chain or food web, representing the flow of energy and nutrients through an ecosystem.