Ecology Final Review 2

Why is photosynthesis essential to Earth?

• Transforms Sun's energy into chemical energy

• The Sun's energy is reflected off leaves

• Energy is destroyed by rainfall

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A plant requires water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, light & minerals in order to survive. These are

• both biotic and abiotic factors
• biotic factors
• abiotic factors
• neither biotic nor abiotic factors

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Until the Industrial Revolution the balance of this gas in our atmosphere was stable...

• O3 (ozone)

• O2 (oxygen)

• SO4 (sulfate)

• CO2 (carbon dioxide)

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_______ % of total water that is freshwater available for use.

• 100%

• 56%

• 3%

• 0.5%

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The 'sphere' of Earth which includes all living organisms is the ______.

• Hydrosphere
• Geosphere
• Exosphere
• Biosphere

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Your impact on the Earth is called your _________.

• Biome

• ecological footprint

• Biology

• environmental weight

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When a scientist counts a population in a small area, then calculates the population of entire habitat.

• personal observation

• indirect observation

• sampling

This species is the first to populate an area going through succession.

• pioneer species
• public species
• proficient species
• pretend species

In what ways could we help our environment in the face of global warming?

• Rooftop gardens
• Solar panels
• Plant trees
• All of these

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Why is biodiversity important?

• To create stable ecosystems

• To decrease predator numbers

• To increase atmospheric temperatures

• To stabilize non-renewable resources

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