Environmental Science Final Exam Review

All the organisms of the same kind that live in an ecosystem

• Biome

• Population

• Consumer

• Preditor

What does the sun do for an ecosystem

• It creates oxygen

• It provides the permanent disappearance of species

• It provides energy

• It freezes the ground

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Primary succession occurs in an area that has:

• Has Soil

• Has No Soil

• Has Some Soil

• none of these

What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

• Bushes and Shrubs
• Oak trees
• Mossess and Lichens 
• A rose Bush

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After a volcanic eruption, volcanic rock is present (but no soil). Which of the following states the most likely order of succession that would be seen?

• Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees

• Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses

• Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees

• Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

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_______ have the highest biodiversity of all the biomes because they are abundant in nutrients, energy and a favorable climate.

• Savannas

• Tundra

• Tropical rainforests

• Coral Reef

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Match the following

• nonliving factors (soil, pollution, natural disasters, climate)

• Biotics Factor

• Living factors (plants and animals)

• Abiotic Factor

• is a place where a particular population lives (anthills, squirrel nests, beaver dams, etc)

• Habitat

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What is the definition of ecological footprint?

• is the footprint of ecologist
• is a measure of the impact living things have on the environment.
• is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest.
• a measure of the impact humans have on the environment.

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_______________ are the living factors in an environment and may include food sources and other populations.

• Community
• Competition
• Biotic factors
• Population

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Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

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