Introduction to Environmental Science Review

Which of the following ecological organizational levels is the smallest level that includes both biotic and abiotic factors?

• biome

• ecosystem

• population

• community

In a scientific experiment, which of the following factors might change as a result of the manipulation of a variable?

• independent variable

• control group

• dependent variable

• experimental group

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Correctly order the ecological levels of organization from smallest to largest.

• population

• biome

• organism

• community

• ecosystem

Which of the following phrases describes the most likely example of what an ecologist would study?

• competition between two bird species in a habitat

• ancient remains of past civilizations

• internal processes of Earth's crust

• behavior of subatomic particles

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is the term used to describe the productive area of Earth needed to support the life of one person in a particular country?

• sustainability

• agriculture

• ecological footprint

• supply and demand

Which of the following factors contributes most to the reliability of scientific data?

• the consistency of results across different settings and researchers

• the complexity of the experiment

• the number of variables being tested

• the duration of the experiment

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NGSS.HS-PS4-4

Which of the following statements is the best example of a person‘s ecological footprint?

• the physical imprint left by wildlife in their habitats, measured in terms of resources used

• the impact of human activity on the environment, measured in terms of resources used

• the geographical area covered by a specific habitat, measured in terms of land used

• the measure of carbon emissions from a specific area, measured per individual

Which of the following best describes the environmental challenge of pollution?

• a decrease in the number of different species within a specific area

• total depletion of natural resources

• an undesired change to air and water resources

• excessive use of natural resources

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A scientist studies the annual changes in the wind patterns of North America. In which of the following careers in environmental science is this scientist most likely working?

• climatology

• demography

• geochemistry

• ecology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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In which of the following ways is the experimental treatment of an experiment different from the controlled treatment?

• with respect to the variables

• with respect to the observations

• 
  with respect to the data

• with respect to the hypotheses