Quiz about Environmental Science FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Question 1

Which components of this cycle decrease CO2 in the atmosphere?

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C

Answer

D

Question 2

What best explains the difference between primary and secondary succession?

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Secondary succession begins on soil and primary succession begins on newly exposed surfaces.

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Secondary succession begins with lichens and primary succession begins with trees.

Question 3

Which example best illustrates the point behind the Tragedy of the Commons essay?

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Various nations overfishing in international waters, leading to a collapse of fish stocks.

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A property owner clear-cutting all of the trees on his land to sell for timber.

Question 4

Which of the following is the correct order for a food chain?

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producer --> herbivore --> secondary consumer

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herbivore --> producer -->secondary consumer

Question 5

Salinity, depth, and whether the water is flowing, or standing are used by scientists to

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classify aquatic ecosystems

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measure primary productivity in lakes

Question 6

Sustainability is defined as

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Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely.

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Rapidly increasing resource consumption over time.

Question 7

In the food web below, a caterpillar represents a(n)

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primary consumer

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secondary consumer

Question 8

Eutrophic lakes are best described by:

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have very high productivity as a result of high levels of nutrients.

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have very low productivity as a result of acid rain.

Question 9

The movements of energy and nutrients through living systems are different because

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Energy flows in one direction, and nutrients recycle.

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Energy is limited in the biosphere, and nutrients are always available.

Question 10

What is the difference between swamps and freshwater marshes?

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Swamps have mostly trees, but marshes have grasses.

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Swamps have deep water, but marshes have shallow water.

Question 11

What is the estimate of the amount of land and ocean required to provide resources and absorb wastes called?

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Ecological Footprint

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Carry Capacity

Question 12

Using the above figure, which biome would you expect to find in an area with an average temperature of 10o C and 100 cm of precipitation annually?

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Temperate seasonal forest

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Temperate grassland

Question 13

The figure below represents the stages of ecological succession.  The stages are NOT in order.  Which sequence represents the correct order of succession that would involve these stages?

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3 --> 2 --> 1 --> 5 --> 4

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2 --> 1 --> 3 --> 5 --> 4

Question 14

Rainforest biomes can be characterized by which level of biomass and productivity?

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High and High

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Low and High

Question 15

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field of study.  This means that

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Many science and non-science fields of study, such as economics and politics, are included.

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It is limited to only one branch of science; ecology.

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Multiple branches of science only (biology, chemistry, etc) are covered.

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Each environmental issue is specific to only one type of science.

Question 16

The below diagram is demonstrating which microclimate event?

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El Nino

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Global Warming

Question 17

Why is biodiversity important to ecosystems?

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It helps populations adapt to ecological changes

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It increases at each level of the food chain.

Question 18

Which statement describes how humans are affecting the balance of carbon in the atmosphere?

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Burning fossil fuels has increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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Fewer crops are planted, reducing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Question 19

The current rate of species extinction is

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likely attributable to the actions of humans.

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slower than at any other time in this century.

Question 20

Globally, the human population is _____ but the growth is expected to ____________.

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Increasing; level off

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Decreasing; drop

Question 21

Estuaries and coastal wetlands are important for all of the following reasons except

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providing coral for limestone production and the tourist trade.

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breeding grounds for waterfowl.

Question 22

To stop population growth, the total fertility rate has to  drop below _____ per woman.

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2.1 child

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1 child

Question 23

The below climatograph is most likely which biome?

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Tundra

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Tropical rain forest

Question 24

An endangered species is:

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a species in danger of extinction

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a species growing on public land.

Question 25

The population change in a particular year can be calculated by

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(births + immigration) - (deaths + emigration)

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(deaths + emigration) - (births + immigration)

Question 26

Which of the following would decrease the likelihood of a couple having a child?

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Women have many opportunities to participate in the work force.

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Poor medical care

Question 27

What phenomenon does the figure represent?

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rain shadow effect

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Desert formation

Question 28

Using the above figure, Population A is most likely

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growing rapidly

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growing slowly

Question 29

Stage 2 in the demographic transition graph above is characterized by _________

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Stable birth rate and Decreasing death rate

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Decreasing birth rate and Decreasing death rate

Question 30

The predominant greenhouse gas related to climate change is:

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Carbon dioxide

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Ozone

Question 31

Most air pollution is produced by

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Burning fossil fuels

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thermal inversions

Question 32

As you travel from the North Pole toward the equator, you would expect to see

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tundra, then grasslands, then tropical rain forests.

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taiga, then desert, then tundra

Question 33

When neighborhood residents noticed a large number of dead fish in a local creek, they traced the problem to a nearby gas station. It turned out that a tank of gasoline had developed a leak. This is an example of

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point-source pollution

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groundwater pollution

Question 34

Over half of the total mass of pollutants entering streams and lakes comes from

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nonpoint pollution from agriculture.

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non point pollution from roadside runoff and construction

Question 35

The term demographic transition refers to

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the slowing down in the growth of a population as it approaches the carrying capacity.

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a requirement for a population to reach a specific size before it becomes stable.

Question 36

Oil and natural gas result from

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the decay of tiny marine organisms that fell on the ocean floor millions of years ago

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The migration of complex carbohydrate molecules from nonporous rock formations

Question 37

Which of the following is an advantage of using fossil fuels for energy?

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versatility in their uses

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the resulting air pollution

Question 38

Which of these human activities is often responsible for the other three human impacts?

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Rapid increase of the human population

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Rapid increase in loss of natural habitat and biodiversity

Question 39

Compared to washing clothes in warm water, washing clothes in cold water uses

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much less energy

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a little more energy

Question 40

A true statement about greenhouse gases is that they

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trap heat that is radiated upward from Earth.

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are not affected by human activity.

Question 41

The graph below shows how the human population has grown over the last several thousand years.  Which statement is a valid inference that can be made if the human population continues to grow at a rate similar to what is shown between 1000 A.D. and 2000 A.D.?

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After all resources are used, the human population will level off

Answer

All environmental issues will be solved without a reduction in population growth

Question 42

A geothermal power plant gets energy by

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pumping heated water or steam from rock formations.

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holding water behind a dam.

Question 43

Which compound is the leading cause of stratospheric ozone depletion?

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CFCs

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CO2

Question 44

What event in the mid-1700s significantly changed human population growth?

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Industrial Revolution

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Agricultural Revolution

Question 45

If you were to conduct a survey of the Mississippi river, where would you expect to find the greatest amount of nutrient (fertilizer) pollution?

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The Delta Plain

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The Lower Mississippi

Question 46

Which of the following is most likely to cause you to be exposed to the greatest amount of radiation?

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Getting a x-ray

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Talking on a cell phone

Question 47

Climate in a region is

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the long-term, prevailing atmospheric conditions.

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determined only by seasonal daylight hours.

Question 48

A hybrid car uses

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an efficient gasoline engine and an electric motor.

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a photovoltaic cell and an electric motor.

Question 49

A greenhouse is built with clear glass or plastic panels that allow sunlight through; trapping the heat inside.  This is an example of a

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Passive heating solar structure

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Active heating solar structure

Question 50

The main usage of petroleum (oil) in the United States is:

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Transportation

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Heat production

Question 51

Mexico City, during the winter months, sub-tropical high-pressure systems can cause a warm layer of air to get trapped above the colder denser layer of air in the Valley of Mexico. This phenomenon can increase surface air pollutants and is called

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a thermal inversion

Answer

ozone deposition

Question 52

Which surface has the greatest albedo?

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Snow

Answer

Dark, exposed soil

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