ENV B1 Fall Review

This scientist discovered the harmful effect of the pesticide DDT on birds in 1962

• Clair Patterson

• Rachel Carson

• Jane Goodall

• Marie Curie

A scientist who studies fish is called:

• Ichthyologist

• Entomologist

• Herpetologist

• Ornithologist

In 1989, this environmental accident was not the largest to date, but sparked the most research and preventative legislation.

• Deepwater Horizon

• BP

• Exxon Valdez

• Three Mile Island

This mouse in Chile broke the record for the highest altitude dwelling for mammals, what is that altitude?

• 18,000 ft

• 20,000 ft

• 22,000 ft

• 24,000 ft

Arsenic, a common pollutant in water sources, is an example of

• Petrochemical

• Molecule

• Antibiotic

• Element

The Texas Longhorn is a domesticated animal which has come to exist by:

• Hybridization

• Natural Selection

• Genetic Engineering

• Selective Breeding

This invasive species has infested many Texas lakes, it can cause damage to infrastructure and ruin recreation

• Crawfish

• Snakehead fish

• Aligators

• Zebra Mussel

What is the primary cause of acid rain?

• Combustion byproducts in the atmosphere

• Acid pollution in groundwater

• Ocean acidification

• Microplastic pollution in the ocean

Water flowing over the land can collect and bring large amounts of pollution to bodies of water. This is called:

• Deposition

• Runoff

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

This effect traps heat near the earth when infrared rays are absorbed by gas molecules.

• Global warming

• Convection

• Greenhouse

• Coriolis