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Question 1

Which substance originally designed to eliminate mosquitos was banned as a result of the death of many birds?

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DDT

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Nuclear Waste

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CFCs

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Plastic

Question 2

An ecocentric would most likely agree to ...

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Wetlands restoration projects

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The development of a new residential community

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The construction of a new airport

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The draining of a swamp for a theme park

Question 3

What are some of the things that influence (INPUTS) an individuals EVS?

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Religious beliefs

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Family influence

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The cost of fuel

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What kind of house you own

Question 4

Which term means that matter or energy move around without changing?

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Transfer

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Transformation

Question 5

Which tool is used to assess sustainability?

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Ecological Footprint

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Simpson's Index

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Zonation patterns

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Carbon use

Question 6

What is an ecological footprint?

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The hypothetical area of land to support their resource needs and assimilate all waste

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Hypothetical area of land that a human uses every day

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Hypothetical area of land to support waste assimilation

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The hypothetical area of land required to support each person's resource needs

Question 7

When does an ecological footprint show unsustainability?

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When the ecological footprint is greater than the area available to the population.

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An ecological footprint cannot show unsustainability.

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When the ecological footprint is smaller than the area available to the population.

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When the value of the ecological footprint is greater than 50.

Question 8

An increase in Carbon Dioxide levels in the atmosphere could lead to which of the following?

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All of the above

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Increase in temperature on Earth

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Decrease in Albedo on Earth

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Change in overall climate on Earth

Question 9

Polar Ice Caps are melting due to an increase in Earth's temperature. This lowers the albedo of Earth, which in turn increases Earth's temperature. This is an example of what type of feedback?

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Positive

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Negative

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Neutral

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Ecosystem

Question 10

A ________________ feedback loop makes a system more stable.

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Negative

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Positive

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Neutral

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Circular

Question 11

___ only exchange energy with their surroundings.

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Closed systems

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Open systems

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Isolated systems

Question 12

Identify a transfer of matter.

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Groundwater flow

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Sublimation

Question 13

Identify a transformation of matter.

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Evaporation

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Runoff

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Advection (movement of energy or matter by wind)

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Infiltration of soil by rain water

Question 14

True or False: Persistent pollutants like DDT will decrease in concentration when moving up the food chain.

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False

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True

Question 15

Check all ways that increase the resilience of an ecosystem.

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More complex food webs

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Abundant (many) resources (water, sun, nutrients, biomass)

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Large size of the system (larger ecosystem)

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Lower species diversity

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Strong positive feedback mechanisms

Question 16

What is the trophic level that serves as the foundation (bottom) of all food chains/webs?

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Producers

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Top level carnivores

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First level consumers (Herbivores)

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Decomposers

Question 17

Ways energy can be lost from an ecosystem before it reaches the next trophic level.

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Lost as heat

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Lost in feces

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Not digested

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Respiration

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Destroyed by organism

Question 18

What is an output of an EVS?

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Actions

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Media

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Education

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Religion

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a component of a systems model

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Magnification

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Storage

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Transformations

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Flows

Question 20

Letter A represents a(n) ___.

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input

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output

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process

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store

Question 21

A ________________ feedback loop makes a system more stable.

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Negative

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Positive

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Neutral

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Circular

Question 22

human-centered value system that places humans as the central species and assesses the environment from an exclusively human perspective

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anthropocentric

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ecocentric

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technocentric

Question 23

Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form to another. Which Law is this?

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First Law of Thermodynamics

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Second Law of Thermodynamics

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Third Law of Thermodynamics

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First Law of Fusion

Question 24

This is the tendency of a system to maintain stability and resist tipping points.

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resilience

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entropy

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feedbacks

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static equilibrium

Question 25

A way of visualizing a complex set of interactions in ecology, society and another system.

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systems approach

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feedback loops

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biomes

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carbon cycle

Question 26

These flows involve an interaction within a system and the formation of a new end product OR they involve a chang in state.

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transformations

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transfers

Question 27

Albedo can best be described as...

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the amount of solar radiation reflected

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the temperature at the equator

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the amount of solar radiation absorbed

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the air pressure during El Nino

Question 28

How does energy enter an ecosystem?

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sunlight

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soil

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animals

Question 29

An important abiotic factor in ALL ecosystems is the

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climate

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ecology

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plants

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animals

Question 30

Autotrophs are organisms that

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use energy they take in from the environment to convert inorganic molecules to organic molecules.

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rely on other organisms for their energy & food supply.

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consume plant & animal remains and other dead matter.

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obtain energy by eating only plants.

Question 31

The total mass of living tissue at each trophic level can be shown in a(n)

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biomass pyramid

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energy pyramid

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pyramid of numbers

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biogeochemical cycle

Question 32

At which trophic level can you find an herbivore?

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2nd Level

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1st Level

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3rd Level

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4th Level

Question 33

Why are decomposers necessary?

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To take complex materials and break them down to basic stuff...

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Because we compose too much...

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To take basic materials and make them more complex...

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So demusic can be really good...

Question 34

To measure primary productivity, you can measure carbon dioxide consumption, total carbohydrates produced or ________________.

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dissolved oxygen

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total proteins produced

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light energy entering system

Question 35

__________productivity = the organic materials that remain after photosynthetic organisms in the ecosystem have used some of these compounds for their cellular energy needs (cellular respiration).

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Net

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Gross

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Primary

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Secondary

Question 36

__________ primary productivity is the total amount of energy that producers convert to chemical energy in organic molecules per unit of time.

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Gross

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Net

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Total

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Secondary

Question 37

__________ primary productivity = the organic materials that remain after photosynthetic organisms in the ecosystem have used some of these compounds for their cellular energy needs (cellular respiration).

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Net

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Gross

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Total

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Secondary

Question 38

Secondary productivity is rate of formation of new organic matter by

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Consumer

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Producer

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Parasite

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Decomposer

Question 39

Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support

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carrying capacity

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population

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limiting factor

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none of these

Question 40

There are 40,000g of biomass energy available on trophic level one. How much energy is available for the tertiary consumer?

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40g

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400,000g

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4,000g

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400g

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4g

Question 41

How much energy gets passed from one organism to another during a feeding relationship?

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10%

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90%

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25%

Question 42

Which of the following is fixed from the atmosphere by bacteria?

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nitrogen

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Magnesium

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phosphorus

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sulfur

Question 43

Autotrophs are organisms that

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use energy they take in from the environment to convert inorganic molecules to organic molecules.

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rely on other organisms for their energy & food supply.

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consume plant & animal remains and other dead matter.

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obtain energy by eating only plants.

Question 44

What is a limiting factor?

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any factor that limits population growth

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any factor that helps a living thing grow

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the opposite of multiplication

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any factor that makes a population grow

Question 45

Roughly what percentage of incoming solar energy is converted into chemical energy by producers?

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1 percent

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10 percent

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between 5 and 20 percent

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99 percent

Question 46

Which of the following processes is also known as ammonification

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mineralization

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nitrogen fixation

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nitrification

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assimilation

Question 47

Which of the following is fixed from the atmosphere by bacteria?

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nitrogen

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Magnesium

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phosphorus

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sulfur

Question 48

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the as carbon dioxide.

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Atmosphere

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Water

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Sun

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Air

Question 49

Which nitrogen cycle process is occurring when plant roots absorb ammonium ions and nitrate ions for use in making molecules such as DNA, amino acids, and proteins?

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assimilation

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nitrogen fixation

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nitrification

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denitrification

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ammonification

Question 50

Carbon dioxide is created by

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All answers are correct

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Burning fossil fuels

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Cellular respiration

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Decomposing organic matter

Question 51

Which of these correctly shows the reservoirs where most of Earth's carbon atoms and nitrogen atoms are residing at any given time?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

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E.

Question 52

According to this diagram, plants use nitrogen to make _________________________

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proteins

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carbohydrates

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cellulose

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unsaturated fats

Question 53

What is natural capital?

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Stocks of natural assets including geology, soil, air, water and all living things

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Artificial resources created by humans

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Stocks of human-made assets like buildings and infrastructure

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Money invested in national parks

Question 54

What does EVS stand for in the context of this topic?

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Environmental Science

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Electric Vehicle System

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Economic Value of Sustainability

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Eco-friendly Vehicle Solutions

Question 55

What are the environmental impacts of aquaculture?

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Habitat destruction, pollution, and spread of diseases to wild fish populations.

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Protection of natural habitats

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Improvement in water quality

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Increase in biodiversity

Question 56

What are the consequences of unsustainable resource use?

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Environmental degradation, depletion of natural resources, and negative impacts on ecosystems and human health.

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Positive impacts on ecosystems and human health

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Improved air and water quality

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Increased biodiversity

Question 57

How can EVS contribute to sustainable resource management?

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By promoting awareness about conservation, reducing waste, and promoting renewable energy sources.

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By ignoring the impact of pollution on natural resources

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By encouraging excessive consumption and waste

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By promoting the use of non-renewable energy sources

Question 58

Which layer of the atmosphere has weather?

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troposphere

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stratosphere

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mesosphere

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thermosphere

Question 59

Which gas makes up the largest portion of air?

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nitrogen

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oxygen

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carbon dioxide

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methane

Question 60

What is albedo?

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A measurement of the reflectivity of snow (or soil)

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A measurement of the time it takes for a ray to go from the Sun to the Earth

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The percent of sunlight that gets through the atmoshere

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The temperature rise from the sun shining on something

Question 61

As the Earth's temperature rises, the polar ice caps melt and shrink. This exposes more ocean which has low reflectivity. So more of the Sun's energy is abosorbed and the Earth's temperature goes up even more. This is an example of what?

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Positve feedback loop

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Negative feedback loop

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Equilibrium

Question 62

As the Earth's temperature rises, the polar ice caps melt and shrink. This exposes more ocean which has low reflectivity. So more of the Sun's energy is abosorbed and the Earth's temperature goes up even more. This is called what?

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Global Warming

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Eutrophication

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Desertification

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El Nino Effect

Question 63

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

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All answers are correct

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Carbon dioxide

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Methane

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Water vapor

Question 64

True or False: All of the radiation from the Sun is absorbed by the Earth

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False

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True

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