Environmental Science Final Review

What is the system called where both matter and energy are exchanged between the system and the surrounding environment?

• Open system

• closed system

• growth system

• restricted system

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The Gulf of Mexico dead zone is characterized by extremely low levels of ______ in the water.

• carbon dioxide

• dissolved salts

• oxygen

• nitrogen

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Loss of wetlands causes local humidity to ______ which can reduce the wetland's extent.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

• vary

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

What is the primary source of energy in a ecosystem?

• cellular respiration in plants

• energy from minerals in the soil

• fossil fuels

• solar energy

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following organisms would be considered a producer?

• green plant

• rabbit

• jackal

• wild cat

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following would be considered a primary consumer?

• green plant

• kite

• snake

• rabbit

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is the term used for the largest population that an environment can support at any given time?

• carrying capacity

• full level

• organism scope

• biotic factor

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource?

• filling a car with gasoline

• building wooden furniture

• mining copper

• burning coal in a power plant

What best identifies a biome?

• exists in limited regions of the world

• contain two ecosystems, hence the name biome

• usually described by their vegetation

• all of these are correct

Hydrogen could be used as a fuel source in the future because it...

• is used in fuel cells

• can be burned as fuel

• is abundant

• all of these are correct