Environmental Studies FE Review

Which of the following most accurately describes BIOTIC factors?

• non-living and living parts of the ecosystem
• non-living parts that provide habitats in an ecosystem
• Living organisms and the air they breathe
• Living organisms in an ecosystem

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Which of the following best describes the interaction a beaver and a beaver dam?

• biotic - biotic
• abiotic - abiotic
• biotic - abiotic
• abiotic - biotic

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Which is a biotic factor that could affect an ecosystem?

• dust storms moving through an ecosystem
• bacteria harming the health of organisms in an ecosystem
• large amounts of acid rain precipitation seeping into the soil in an ecosystem
• high levels of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere within an ecosystem

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Why is it important to conserve the biodiversity of Earth?

• to decrease the amount of global predator populations
• to decrease the stability of major global ocean currents
• to increase the stability of ecosystems during environmental changes
• to increase the amount of nonrenewable resources located in the lithosphere

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The human population is increasing every day. How does this increase in population affect the natural resources that maintain humans?

• It increases the supply of resources.
• It decreases the amount of resources.
• It results in less demand for resources.
• It improves the quality of the resources.

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What is the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

• the total number of organisms alive at the same time in an ecosystem
• the minimum number of individuals needed to have balance in an ecosystem
• the total number of individuals, living and dead, that have been supported by an ecosystem
• the maximum number of individuals that an ecosystem can support without harming the ecosystem.

What will MOST likely happen to a stable ecosystem when a population of animals exceeds the ecosystem’s carrying capacity?

• The ecosystem will improve.
• The ecosystem will degrade
• The ecosystem will change type.
• The ecosystem will remain unchanged.

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Which type of Coal has the highest amount of energy?

• Peat
• Lignite
• Bituminous
• Anthracite.

Which is an example of an alternative source of energy?

• peat
• coal
• wood
• solar

Energy produced by water pushing against turbines is called ______________.

• hydroelectric
• solar
• Fossil Fuel
• geothermal

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