Intro to Environmental Science

What do you call the world around you and all living and nonliving things in it?

• population

• community

• environment

• wetland

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The environment includes

• only living things

• only nonliving things

• only humans

• all living and nonliving things

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Which of the following is never considered a renewable resource?

• water

• natural gas

• soil

• sunlight

A natural resource that is used at the same rate that it is replenished is called a ____________ resource.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• ecological

• sustainable

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Information gathered from experiments

• data

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• research

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You set up an experiment to see if the color of a bird feeder effects how many birds visit it to eat. Which of the following is a possible control?

• color of the bird feeder

• number of birds that visit it

• blue bird feeder

• type of food given

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You set up an experiment to see if the color of a bird feeder effects how many birds visit it to eat. Identify the independent variable.

• color of the bird feeder

• type of bird

• how many birds visit it

• type of bird food

You set up an experiment to see if the color of a bird feeder effects how many birds visit it to eat. You set up 4 different colored feeders and count the birds. You find that 15 visit the red one; 12 visit the yellow; 8 visit the blue; and 25 visit the orange one. What type of data did you collect?

• qualitative

• quantitative

• descriptive

• theoretical

You set up an experiment to see if the color of a bird feeder effects how many birds visit it to eat. You set up 4 different colored feeders and count the birds. You find that 15 visit the red one; 12 visit the yellow; 8 visit the blue; and 25 visit the orange one. Which of the following would be a good conclusion?

• The color of the bird feeder did not have an effect on how many birds visited it.

• Blue bird feeders attracted the most birds

• Orange bird feeders attracted the most birds

• Birds were more attracted to sunflower seeds more than any other type of food.

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Which of the following is not a part of the peer review process?

• Peers checking for possible inaccurate conclusions

• Sharing conclusions with peers

• Peers checking the experimental procedures for flaws.

• Peers analyzing the possible ethical impacts of the conclusions.