Quiz about AP Environmental Science Review

Question 1

What are the two most common greenhouse gases?

Accepted Answer

Water Vapor (H₂O) and Carbon Dioxide CO₂

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Water Vapor (H₂O) and Methane (CH₄)

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Carbon Dioxide CO₂and Methane (CH₄)

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Water Vapor (H₂O) and Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

Question 2

Which in the atmosphere protects us from harmful UV radiation?

Accepted Answer

Ozone

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Water Vapor

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Methane

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Sulfur Dioxide

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Carbon Dioxide

Question 3

What type of waves get trapped inside the greenhouse?

Accepted Answer

Infrared

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Sunlight

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Ultraviolet

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Microwaves

Question 4

What results from livestock and other agricultural practices and by the decay of organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills?

Accepted Answer

Methane

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Carbon Dioxide

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Water Vapor

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Fluorinated Gases

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Nitrous Oxide

Question 5

These gases are typically emitted in smaller quantities, but because they are potent greenhouse gases, they are sometimes referred to as High Global Warming Potential gases ("High GWP gases").

Accepted Answer

Fluorinated Gases

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Methane

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Carbon Dioxide

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Nitrous Oxide

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Water Vapor

Question 6

Chlorofluorocarbons and HCFCs are being phased out under an international agreement, called the __________.

Accepted Answer

Montreal Protocol

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Paris Agreement

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Kyoto Protocol

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Endangered Species Act

Question 7

The step in the nitrogen cycle where plants take up nitrate and use it to make biological molecules is:

Accepted Answer

assimilation

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nitrification

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ammonification

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nitrogen fixation

Question 8

The step in the nitrogen cycle where bacteria convert ammonia (NH₃) to nitrate (NO₃^-) is:

Accepted Answer

nitrification

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ammonification

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nitrogen fixation

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assimilation

Question 9

The process where some bacteria remove nitrate from the soil by converting it to nitrogen gas is:

Accepted Answer

denitrification

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nitrification

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nitrogen fixation

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nitrification

Question 10

What is the first step in the nitrogen cycle, in which gaseous nitrogen is converted into ammonia?

Accepted Answer

nitrogen fixation

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nitrification

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ammonification

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denitrification

Question 11

Nitrogen gas accounts for what percentage of the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

78%

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55%

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5%

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Less than 1%

Question 12

Which of the following is a atmospheric nitrogen?

Accepted Answer

N2

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NO3-

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NO2-

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NH3

Question 13

Which of the following leads to a decrease in birthrates among women?

Accepted Answer

Higher Education

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High Infant Mortality Rate

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No Prenatal Care

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No contraceptives

Question 14

All of the following are density independent factors EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Limited food

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Earthquakes

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Hurricanes

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Torandoes

Question 15

A pyramid shaped age structure diagram would represent what type of growth?

Accepted Answer

Rapid

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Declining

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Stable

Question 16

According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...

Accepted Answer

growing rapidly.

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growing slowly.

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decreasing.

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not changing.

Question 17

Which statement about human population growth is LEAST likely to be correct?

Accepted Answer

Technological advances in farming and medicine will allow human populations to continue to grow without natural limits.

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Modern medicine has allowed human populations to extend well past the earth's carrying capacity, as more people survive for longer.

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Advances in agriculture have allowed the world's food supply to expand dramatically in the last 100 years.

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Worldwide, humans are reproducing more quickly than mortality is removing people from the population.

Question 18

Factors that affect the total fertility rate of the human population include which of the following?
I. Cultural traditions
II. Government policies and economic incentives
III. Education level and economic opportunities for females

Accepted Answer

I, II, and III

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I only

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II only

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I and II only

Question 19

Neither mass or energy can be created or destroyed.

Accepted Answer

First Law of Thermodynamics

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Second Law of Thermodynamics

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Murphy's Law

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DeWeese's Law

Question 20

When mass or energy changes form, it drops to a lower quality of mas or energy and heat is given off as a result.

Accepted Answer

Second Law of Thermodynamics

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First Law of Thermodynamics

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Murphy's Law

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DeWeese's Law

Question 21

The splitting of the nucleus of an atom into nuclei of lighter atoms, accompanied by the release of energy.

Accepted Answer

Fission

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Fusion

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Fishin

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Phishin

Question 22

A nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number join together to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy..

Accepted Answer

Fusion

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Fission

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Fuzeon

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Phishin

Question 23

The use of Earth's renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that do not constrain resource use in the future

Accepted Answer

sustainability

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conservation

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preservation

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network

Question 24

Which is NOT a criteria pollutant?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

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Sulfur dioxide

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Lead

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Particulate matter

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Tropospheric ozone

Question 25

Carbon monoxide

Accepted Answer

is produced by incomplete combustion.

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increases lung cancer rates.

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leads to the formation of photochemical smog.

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is most problematic in rural areas

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does not directly cause deaths.

Question 26

Greenhouse gases change the composition of this layer?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

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Stratosphere

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Mesosphere

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Thermosphere

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Exosphere

Question 27

If 50,000 kJ of energy is available to the primary producers in an ecosystem, how much will be available to the tertiary consumers?

Accepted Answer

50 kJ

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5,000 kJ

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500 kJ

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5 kJ

Question 28

As you burn firewood, the energy stored in the firewood goes from a highly ordered state to a less ordered state. Which law does this demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

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The 1st Law of Thermodynamics

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Newton's 2nd Law

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Pascal's Wager

Question 29

What type of plate boundary is this?

Accepted Answer

Divergent

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Convergent

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Transform

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Strike/Slip

Question 30

Identify the correctly paired rock types and examples:

Accepted Answer

Cooled lava - Igneous Rock

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Formed under extreme temperature and pressure - Sedimentary

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Likely to harbor fossils - Metamorphic rock

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Formed when sediments undergo lithification - metamorphic

Question 31

What causes tides?

Accepted Answer

The gravitational pull of the moon

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The blowing the water inland

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Currents carrying water from one place to another

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Upwelling at coastlines

Question 32

Atoms that emit radiation as they decay into more stable atoms:

Accepted Answer

Radioisotopes

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Radioactive bosons

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Gravitons

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Higgs particles

Question 33

What is the relationship between atmospheric pressure and altitude?

Accepted Answer

inverse

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direct correlation

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parallel

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perpendicular

Question 34

Enabled citizens to sue parties violating air quality standards, provided funds for pollution control research, and imposed limits on emissions

Accepted Answer

Clean Air Act of 1970

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Clean Air Act of 1990

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The Kyoto Protocol

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The Paris Climate Agreement

Question 35

The Montreal Protocol of 1987 banned _______ to help solve _____

Accepted Answer

CFC emissions, the ozone hole

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Nitrogenous runoff; oceanic dead zones

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Carbon emissions; climate change

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Aerosol emissions; global cooling

Question 36

Systems that remove some of the gases and/or particulates from factory exhaust

Accepted Answer

Scrubbers

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Generators

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Skimmers

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Turbines

Question 37

Which of the following is a non-point source of water pollution?

Accepted Answer

Runoff of pesticides from regional farms into the Illinois River.

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Effluent from a sewage treatment plant

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BP refiner in Indiana discharging ammonia in a river.

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Hot water discharges from a nuclear power plant.

Question 38

Which of the following is a probable impact of increased use of inorganic (lab-made) fertilizers in a watershed?

Accepted Answer

Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico

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Increase in storm severity in southeastern U.S.

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Water shortages in California

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Saltwater intrusion on the East Coast.

Question 39

What is the health risks could be connected to eating some fish from lakes or the ocean?

Accepted Answer

If they are high on the food chain they may contain high levels of mercury or PCB's.

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They may be invasive species that impact native fish species populations.

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The Omega-3 fatty acids found in some fish can have a negative impact on cardiovascular health.

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They may have been exposed to inorganic nutrients from fertilizers.

Question 40

Which law sets standards limiting pollutants for community's water supplies?

Accepted Answer

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

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Clean Water Act (CWA)

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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

Question 41

This law regulates the discharges of pollutants into all waters that have a significant connection with navigable waterways.  Also, must have a permit to dump these pollutants. Also, requires certain steps in sewage treatment.

Accepted Answer

Clean Water Act (CWA)

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Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

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Oil Pollution Act

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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Question 42

What do we call the land area that supplies water to a river system?

Accepted Answer

watershed

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runoff

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recharge

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valley

Question 43

Human wastewater entering into bodies of water such as rivers or lakes can be dangerous because

I. it causes a drop in the biological oxygen demand.

II. it can lead to cultural eutrophication.

III. the wastewater can carry pathogens.

Accepted Answer

II and III

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I only

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II only

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III only

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I, II, and III

Question 44

Which size of particulate matter causes the greatest health concerns?

Accepted Answer

PM2.5

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PM10

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PM₁₀₀

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PM30

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PM15

Question 45

Which method is used to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions?

Accepted Answer

Installation of catalytic converters

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Increased temperature of combustion

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The addition of oxygen to combustion processes

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The use of fluidized bed combustion

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The use of calcium carbonate to absorb emissions

Question 46

What does biodiversity mean?

Accepted Answer

The different amount of species in an area

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Only one species in an area.

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All abiotic life

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Nitrogen fixation

Question 47

What may happen when a lake ecosystem becomes polluted with fertilizers or pesticides?

Accepted Answer

eutrophication

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increase in dissolved oxygen

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.  increased rate of decomposition by detritivores

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increase in carrying capacity of the ecosystem

Question 48

The containment, cleanup, or remediation of abandoned toxic waste sites is governed by a program known as ______________.

Accepted Answer

Superfund

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Superclean

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Superdump

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Federal Toxic Act

Question 49

Rainwater falling on a dump dissolves chemicals from the wastes, forming a liquid called _________________ that could pollute rivers, streams, and groundwater.

Accepted Answer

leachate

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liquid waste

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trash effluent

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runoff

Question 50

Carcinogens are chemicals that cause:

Accepted Answer

Cancer

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Disease

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Disorders

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Viruses

Question 51

Lethal Dose that kills 50% of the individuals in a population:

Accepted Answer

LD50

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LD

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LD10

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LD25

Question 52

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

Accepted Answer

All answers are correct

Answer

Carbon dioxide

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Methane

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Water vapor

Question 53

Which of the following substances is an colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas?

Accepted Answer

radon

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carbon monoxide

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ozone

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asbestos

Question 54

A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.

Accepted Answer

Particulate matter

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Water droplets

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Allergens

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Combustibles

Question 55

The tendency of a shared, limited resource to become depleted because people act from self-interest for short-term gain.

Accepted Answer

Tragedy of the Commons.

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Maximum Sustainable Yield.

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Externalities.

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Resource Conservation Ethic.

Question 56

The cost or benefit of a good or service that is not included in the purchase price of that good or service.

Accepted Answer

Externality.

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Maximum Sustainable Yield.

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Resource Conservation Ethic.

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Rangeland.

Question 57

National Environmental Policy Act:

Accepted Answer

A 1969 U.S. federal act that mandates an environmental assessment of all projects involving federal money or federal permits.

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A federal public land managed for the primary purpose of protecting wildlife.

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An area set aside with the intent of preserving a large tract of intact ecosystem or a landscape.

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A plan that outlines how a developer will address concerns raised by a project's impact on the environment.

Question 58

What is the major cause of Extinctions?

Accepted Answer

Environmental Change.

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Deforestation.

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Bottleneck Effect.

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No food supply.

Question 59

Nitrogen is essential for living organisms to make:

Accepted Answer

Proteins

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Lipids

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Carbohydrates

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Fats

Question 60

Biogeochemical cycles:

Accepted Answer

describe the movement of water and other materials throughout the abiotic and biotic environment.

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only include processes conducted by or within living organisms.

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only pertain to exchanges and interactions that occur within the atmosphere.

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are used to describe the attempts of humans to recycle various pollutants.

Question 61

In this Food Web Pyramid Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

Accepted Answer

Herbivore

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Carnivore

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Omnivore

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Top carnivore

Question 62

In the energy pyramid shown, which organism has the least amount of biomass?

Accepted Answer

Top Predator

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Producers

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Herbivores

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Carnivores

Question 63

A bird nests in a tree.  The tree does not gain any benefit and is not harmed.  What relationship best describes this:

Accepted Answer

commensalism

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parasitism

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mutualism

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mimicry

Question 64

If you wanted to predict which biome you would find in an area, what two things would you would need to know about that area?

Accepted Answer

its annual rainfall and temperature

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the annual soil nutrient levels and relative humidity

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the annual levels of light and length of day

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the annual daytime high and nighttime low temperatures

AP Environmental Science Review

110 questions

What are the two most common greenhouse gases?

Which in the atmosphere protects us from harmful UV radiation?

What type of waves get trapped inside the greenhouse?

What results from livestock and other agricultural practices and by the decay of organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills?

These gases are typically emitted in smaller quantities, but because they are potent greenhouse gases, they are sometimes referred to as High Global Warming Potential gases ("High GWP gases").

Chlorofluorocarbons and HCFCs are being phased out under an international agreement, called the __________.

The step in the nitrogen cycle where plants take up nitrate and use it to make biological molecules is:

The step in the nitrogen cycle where bacteria convert ammonia (NH₃) to nitrate (NO₃^-) is:

The process where some bacteria remove nitrate from the soil by converting it to nitrogen gas is:

What is the first step in the nitrogen cycle, in which gaseous nitrogen is converted into ammonia?

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110 questions

What are the two most common greenhouse gases?

Which in the atmosphere protects us from harmful UV radiation?

What type of waves get trapped inside the greenhouse?

What results from livestock and other agricultural practices and by the decay of organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills?

These gases are typically emitted in smaller quantities, but because they are potent greenhouse gases, they are sometimes referred to as High Global Warming Potential gases ("High GWP gases").

Chlorofluorocarbons and HCFCs are being phased out under an international agreement, called the __________.

The step in the nitrogen cycle where plants take up nitrate and use it to make biological molecules is:

The step in the nitrogen cycle where bacteria convert ammonia (NH3) to nitrate (NO3-) is:

The process where some bacteria remove nitrate from the soil by converting it to nitrogen gas is:

What is the first step in the nitrogen cycle, in which gaseous nitrogen is converted into ammonia?

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