Environmental Science Final Test Review

1. Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor?

• 1. Temperature

• Rock

• Tree

• Rain

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1. Why is competition important?

• 1. Competition prevents populations from growing out of control.

• 1. Competition ensures everyone has all the food they want.

• Trick question, competition isn’t important.

• 1. Competition encourages everyone to wear their best clothes and buy the biggest houses.

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1. Which of the following is a characteristic of life?

• 1. Respond to stimuli

• 1. Breathe

• 1. Move

• 1. Has a heart

1. An organism that is a threat of becoming extinct and requires human intervention to help conserve the species.

• 1. Endemic Species

• 1. Invasive Species

• 1. Keystone Species

• 1. Endangered Species

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Which are the 2 types of Aquatic (water) biomes?

• Coldwater

• Freshwater

• Warmwater

• Saltwater

An area where river meets the ocean:

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1. A resource that can be replaced relatively quickly by natural processes.

• 1. Renewable Resource

• 1. Non-Renewable Resource

• 1. Sustainable Resource

• 1. Invasive Resource

1. Organisms that get their food by breaking down dead organisms are called ____.

• 1. Producers

• 1. Consumers

• Decomposers

• 1. Omnivores

1. Because we eat many different things, humans are called _____________.

• 1. Carnivores

• Herbivores

• 1. Omnivores

• 1. Detritivores

The diagram below shows a simple food chain.   Which of the following animals might compete with the snake in this food chain?   

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