Environmental Science Review Quiz

All of the following are renewable except?

• Gold

• Coal

• Water

• Mineral

The term used to describe the productive area of the Earth needed to support the life style of one person in particular

• Supply and demand

• Ecological Footprint

• The consumption crisis

• Sustainability

The agricultural revolution resulted in

• Soil erosion

• Habitat destruction

• Plant and animal domestication

• All of the above

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

• Helium

• Nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

Which of the following component of an ecosystem is not an abiotic factor?

• Wind

• Algae

• Rain

• Sunlight

Rain, snow, hail and sleet are examples of

• Precipitation

• Convection

• Evaporation

• Condensation

Which of the following is an ecological importance of mussels in the Anacostia River

• They help filter the water to improve water quality

• They increase the turbidity of the water

• The promote a higher rate of sedimentation

• All of the above

Which of the following statements about plants is NOT true ?

• They make their food from oxygen and water through photosynthesis

• Land plants have cell walls that help hold their stem upright

• They have adaptations that help prevent water loss

• Plants absorb nutrients through their roots.

Which of the following is located in a belt around the Earth near the equator

• Temperate rain forest

• Tropical rain forest

• Taiga

• Tundra

Which of the following is the study of populations?

• Demography

• Populationology

• Paleontology

• Geomorphology