ES Midterm Review

Which of the following are considered part of the environment?

• forests
• people
• buildings
• all of these

A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called 

• nonrenewable
• renewable 
• ecological 

Which statement about science is true?

• it assumes that the natural world works according to rules that do not change unpredictably.
• It attempts to explain the mysteries of the supernatural world

Results published in _____ are the most respected in science because they have passed through a rigorous evaluation process involving feedback from multiple sources.

• new magazines
• peer-reviewed journals
• web journals

What term describes a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from undesirable changes brought about by human actions?

• ecological footprint
• environmentalism 
• the environment

An idea must effectively explain a phenomenon, make accurate predictions in a wide range of situations, and have undergone extensive, rigorous testing, to be accepted as a scientific

• Theory 
• Ethic
• Prediction 

Which is the most direct way in which biodiversity can provide a source of income?

• medicines
• research
• ecotourism 

The Sikhote-Alin Mountains, and the Siberian tigers living on them, are separated from other mountain regions in which the tigers could live. The mountains are an example of a(n)

• mass extinction
• habitat fragment
• invasive species

Day-to-day conditions in Earth’s atmosphere, such as “sunny and humid,” describe

• weather 
• climatograph
• biome

Which zone of an aquatic ecosystem tends to have more life—both producers and consumers?

• photic zone
• benthic zone