Environmental Science

the process by which one community replaces another community that has been partially or totally destroyed.

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Evolution

• Climax Community

one of the steps in a food chain or food pyramid.

• Food Drive

• Food Web

• DDT

• Trophic Level

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Which of the following type of tree harvesting is the most detrimental to the environment?

• Strip Cutting

• Selective Cutting

• Clear Cutting 

• Partial Harvest

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Cattle release what type of greenhouse gas as a result of fermentation in their digestive tract?

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Phosphorus

• Methane

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environmental advantage of no-till agriculture

• less erosion

• decrease in labor costs

• increased use of herbicides and pesticides

• increased need for irrigation

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Which of the following would be best addressed with contour plowing?

• eutrophication

• soil erosion

• soil salinization

• pesticide treadmill

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The build up of salt in soil leading to a loss in crop productivity is called

• irrigation

• desertification

• salinization

• denitrification

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Which of the following would PREVENT soil erosion on a farm? 

• over-grazing

• deforestation

• plowing

• crop rotations

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Reclamation is.....

• not required in the US.

• a process that causes significant environmental damage.

• returning the land back to its original condition after mining

• required for every country and every type of mine in the world.

All of the following are benefits of pesticide use EXCEPT

• disease control

• crop protection

• genetic resistance

• lower food costs for consumers