Sustainability and Ecology Quiz

What is sustainability?

• Using resources without limits

• Meeting current needs without compromising future generations

• Focusing only on economic growth

• Ignoring environmental concerns

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Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Natural gas

• Solar energy

• Oil

How does overfishing affect marine ecosystems?

• It increases fish populations

• It has no effect on marine life

• It disrupts the food chain and reduces biodiversity

• It improves water quality

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What is an example of a trade off?

• A play about environmental issues

• Switching our energy to a renewable source for a short term cost

• A natural disaster affecting farmland

• The decline of public parks

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Which of the following best describes the inputs and outputs of photosynthesis?

• Plants take in carbon dioxide and light energy to produce carbohydrates; oxygen is given off.

• Plants take in water, oxygen, and light energy to produce carbohydrates; carbon dioxide is given off.

• Plants take in water, carbon dioxide, and light energy to produce carbohydrates; oxygen is given off.

• Plants take in water, carbon dioxide, oxygen, and light energy to produce carbohydrates.

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In the carbon cycle, carbon is transferred to plants from the atmosphere by which molecule?

• Carbonates

• Carbon dioxide

• Amino acids

• Proteins

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Bacteria that are decomposers are essential to an ecosystem because they:

• perform photosynthesis

• absorb solar energy

• slow the spread of disease

• recycle matter

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In the following model, which circle represents oxygen in the ecosystem?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which cellular structure would be found in algae cells (a producer) but not found in the cells of a fish (a consumer)?

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplasts

• Nuclei

• Cell membrane

Spotted knapweed is a plant that was introduced to the United States from Europe or Asia. It spreads rapidly and is poisonous to other plants. It has become a problem in the pastures and rangeland of the western United States. In this scenario, spotted knapweed is an example of:

• a native species

• a consumer

• an invasive species

• an indicator