Environmental Science

Preserves natural resources for future generations

• biodiversity
• built environment
• sustainable society

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A(n) ______ is the environment where various types and species of organisms live.

• biome 

• ecosystem 
• urban area

• community

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• methosphere

• stratosphere

Which of the following are greenhouse gases? (select 2)

• Nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• carbon monoxide

What is an ecological footprint?

• diversity among plant and animal species

• harmful substances or products in the environment

• the impact of a person or community on the environment.

• to take care of or control the environment

What does this graph show?

• logistic growth

• carrying capacity

• negative growth

• exponential growth

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What is happening to the population at K in the graph?

• births equal deaths

• more births than deaths

• more deaths than births

• only deaths

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All of the following can limit a populations growth except ______.

• lack of food

• no shelter

• drought

• plenty of water

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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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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

An atmospheric gas that increases when fossil fuels are burned off.

• nitorgen

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• carbon

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