Environmental science can be described as interdisciplinary because it ____.

includes biology, chemistry, geology, social sciences, and the humanities

allows for a rigorous study of the environment

includes topics that are not explored in other disciplines

often assigns responsibility to causes of environmental degradation

is rapidly evolving over time into a different form of science

Which statement about environmentalism is correct?

Environmentalism is a social movement not a scientific field of study.

Environmentalism focuses on interactions between living and nonliving things.

Environmentalism does not rely on findings of environmental scientists.

Environmentalism is a branch of the field of environmental science.

Environmentalism is the study of moral judgments that influence human behavior.

nonrenewable resource because it cannot be formed on human time scales

renewable resource because it can be renewed through geologic processes

inexhaustible resource because it is a form of stored solar energy

ecosystem service because oil is a valuable commodity sold in the marketplace

renewable resource because it can be used to make fertilizers that restore soil fertility

Middle-income countries such as India and China may have low ____, but they have a high ____.

resource use per person; overall environmental impact

population size; population growth rate

overall environmental impact; population growth rate

population size; resource use per person

overall environmental impact; resource use per person

About 80% of the world’s human population live in ____.

nations with high average income per person

the United States, Japan, Australia, and Germany

environmentally sustainable societies

The tragedy of the commons refers to the ____.

degradation of shared common resources

overuse of privately held resources

degradation of natural resources due to affluence

government overregulation of freshwater use

increasing scarcity of nonrenewable resources

Point sources of pollution ____.

are easier to identify than nonpoint sources of pollution

enter ecosystems from dispersed and often hard-to-identify sources

include runoff of fertilizers and pesticides from farmlands and suburban lawns

are more difficult to control than nonpoint sources of pollution

are always found in rural areas where farming is common

Which of the following best represents the process of photosynthesis?

carbon dioxide + water + solar energy → glucose + oxygen

carbon dioxide + glucose + solar energy → water + oxygen

oxygen + glucose + solar energy → carbon dioxide + water

oxygen + glucose → solar energy + carbon dioxide + water

carbon dioxide + water → solar energy + glucose + oxygen

Which of the following best represents the process of aerobic respiration?

glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water + energy

glucose + carbon dioxide → oxygen + water + energy

energy + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water + glucose

water + glucose → oxygen + carbon dioxide + energy

energy + glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water

Carbon is cycled through the biosphere via ____.

photosynthesis and aerobic respiration

fuel combustion and decomposition

soil bacteria and precipitation

volcanic activity and organic decay

Which statement is true with regard to mutations?

Mutations contribute to genetic diversity within a population.

Mutations do not always cause permanent changes.

Mutations can only occur in certain types of cells.

All mutations are passed on from parents to offspring.

Mutations are caused only by harmful chemicals.

Which statement is true with regard to keystone species?

Keystone species can control the distribution of other species in an ecosystem.

Animals can be keystone species but plants cannot.

Top predators can be keystone species but other animals cannot.

Keystone species tend to negatively impact ecosystems.

A species must be present in large numbers in order to be a keystone species.

The greatest benefit of species diversity is that ____.

it tends to lead to more stable ecosystems

it creates more ecological niches for species to occupy

it reduces competition among species for resources

functional diversity is lower when species diversity is high

it can help species adapt more successfully

Which statement about biological evolution is correct?

Most of what is known about biological evolution is based on fossil evidence.

There are several widely accepted theories about biological evolution.

Biological evolution is the process by which an individual adapts during its lifetime.

The human species is no longer experiencing biological evolution.

The theory of biological evolution cannot help explain why life on Earth is so diverse.

Environmental Systems Mid-Term Review 24-25

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The tragedy of the commons is a phenomenon that occurs only when the number of users of a resource is small.

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All nonnative species threaten ecosystems.

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When biologists talk about natural selection, they are referring to the process by which environmental conditions favor organisms with specific traits that make them more likely to survive and produce offspring.

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Artificial selection is a method used to selectively breed members of two distinctly different species.

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The insurance hypothesis suggests biodiversity will ensure Earth against extinctions in the future.

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Generalist species are more prone to extinction than specialist species when environmental changes occur rapidly.

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Most of Earth’s species of flowering plants depend on insects to pollinate their flowers.

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Environmental Systems Mid-Term Review 24-25

45 questions

The tragedy of the commons is a phenomenon that occurs only when the number of users of a resource is small.

All nonnative species threaten ecosystems.

When biologists talk about natural selection, they are referring to the process by which environmental conditions favor organisms with specific traits that make them more likely to survive and produce offspring.

Artificial selection is a method used to selectively breed members of two distinctly different species.

The insurance hypothesis suggests biodiversity will ensure Earth against extinctions in the future.

Generalist species are more prone to extinction than specialist species when environmental changes occur rapidly.

Most of Earth’s species of flowering plants depend on insects to pollinate their flowers.

Resource use per person is higher in the United States than it is in middle-income countries like China.

Despite the open ocean’s low net primary productivity (NPP), it produces more of Earth’s stored chemical energy per year than any other ecosystem or life zone.

The process by which cells are able to convert glucose into usable energy using oxygen is known as photosynthesis.

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