Environmental Science Unit 1 Preassessment

What is the Endangered Species Act?

• A law passed in 1973 to protect plants and animals in danger of extinction

• A law passed in 1973 to protect only animals in danger of extinction

• A law passed in 1973 to protect only plants in danger of extinction

• A law allowing hunters to use parts of animals ONLY IF the animal is unharmed

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Which type of succession is being shown here?

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• tertiary succession

• variable succession

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Which threat to biodiversity is being displayed?

• overexploitation

• invasive species

• pollution

• habitat fragmentation

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Group of **populations** in an area.

• Organism

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Biosphere

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Each step in a food chain or web

• trophic level

• food web

• biomass pyramid

• pyramid of numbers

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Which would have the greatest biomass?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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If only 10% of the energy transfers to the next level, where does the 90% go?

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal (heat) energy

• Mechanical energy

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The number of deaths is less than the number of births

• negative growth rate

• positive growth rate

• zero growth rate

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Click the image to enlarge it. Which community has higher biodiversity EVENNESS?

• Community 1

• Community 2

• They are the same

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Which of the following would be an environmental impact of high-density animal farming?

• bad smells

• livestock can escape

• water pollution due to runoff

• improvement of feeding efficiency

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