Env Sci Unit 2 Test Review

Rain carries soil into a nearby pond.  This is an interaction between which two “spheres” of the earth?

• Hydrosphere & Atmosphere

• Atmosphere & Biosphere

• Geosphere & Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere & Geosphere

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The unique role a species plays in its environment is its _______

• abiotic factor

• niche

• trophic level

• community

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Many species together in one place are called ______________________.

• a niche

• a community

• a population

• mutualism

Which level of an energy pyramid is most likely to have the highest number of organisms?

• Producers

• Primary consumers

• Secondary consumers

• Tertiary consumers

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The biomass of an area of producers is 240 kg. For this same area, you could expect the biomass of the secondary consumers to be _______.

• 240 kg

• 24 kg

• 2.4 kg

• .24 kg

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We know that energy from the sun is transferred into an organism because of __________________.

• the first law of thermodynamics

• the second law of thermodynamics

• the third law of thermodynamics

• the fourth law of themodynamics

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Cowbirds are known to lay their eggs in the nests of other birds. Mother birds will feed the new chicks and their own, which sometimes means not every chick gets enough food. This is an example of ____________.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• neutralism

• parasitism

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Which sphere of the earth is named using the Greek root meaning “ground”?

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

Which of these is not an example of an abiotic factor?

• soil

• temperature

• bacteria

• rainfall

Which kind of niche takes competition between organisms into account?

• Realized

• Unique

• Fundamental

• Competitive