Pentathlon 2025 Science Quiz 2

16. What is the process of becoming most suited for a particular environment called?

• a. adaptation
• b. mutation
• c. migration
• d. evolution
• e. natural selection

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17. When carbon combines with oxygen, it forms what?

• a. methane
• b. carbon monoxide
• c. carbon dioxide
• d. ozone
• e. carbonic acid

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18. How do environmental scientists define a population?

• a. a group of individuals of a single species
• b. a group of individuals of multiple species
• c. all the organisms in a specific ecosystem
• d. a community of various species in a habitat
• e. a single organism in its natural environment

19. How much energy does a pound of enriched uranium contain compared to gasoline?

• a. the energy content of 10,000 gallons of gasoline
• b. the energy content of 5 million gallons of gasoline
• c. the energy content of 500,000 gallons of gasoline
• d. the energy content of 1,000 gallons of gasoline
• e. the energy content of 1 million gallons of gasoline

20. According to the USAP Science Resource Guide, every day the Earth is bathed with what type of energy?

• a. Geothermal energy
• b. Wind energy
• c. Nuclear energy
• d. Solar energy
• e. Hydroelectric energy

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21. The set of traits expressed by individuals that results from the interaction of genotype and environment is known as _______________.

• a. allele
• b. phenotype
• c. niche
• d. trait
• e. body type

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22. What can happen to species as environments undergo major changes over a long period of time?

• a. They will always migrate to new areas.
• b. They will become immune to all changes.
• c. They will either die out or adapt through natural selection.
• d. They will remain unchanged.
• e. They will become dominant over other species.

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23. What is one environmental objection to wind power?

• a. the amount of bird deaths it causes
• b. high levels of water consumption
• c. increased soil absorption
• d. excessive noise pollution
• e. high carbon emissions

24. The term “trophe” in trophic levels comes from the Greek word for what?

• a. energy
• b. nourishment
• c. life
• d. predator
• e. growth

25. Sediments include nonchemical pollutants such as sand, silt, and clay that become mobilized when soil is ________.

• a. enriched
• b. compacted
• c. irrigated
• d. fertilized
• e. disturbed