Environmental Science SA1 Revision

Which of the following is a biotic component of the environment?

• Air

• Water

• Plants

• Soil

The concept of "Sustainable Development" was popularized by which report?

• Kyoto Protocol

• Brundtland Report

• Paris Agreement

• Montreal Protocol

Which factor has had the most significant impact on human societies historically?

• Climate change

• Space exploration

• Genetic modification

• Artificial Intelligence

Which of the following is NOT a cause of land degradation?

• Deforestation

• Overgrazing

• Sustainable farming

• Industrialization

Acid rain is mainly caused by emissions of:

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen and sulfur oxides

• Oxygen

• Helium

The Greenhouse Effect leads to:

• Increased biodiversity

• Global warming

• Ozone layer recovery

• Desert cooling

Which of the following is NOT a natural ecosystem?

• Forest

• River

• Aquarium

• Ocean

The major source of energy for all ecosystems is:

• Wind

• Sunlight

• Soil

• Water

A food chain always starts with:

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Producers

• Decomposers

Which principle of ecology explains that "everything is connected to everything else"?

• The law of conservation of energy

• The principle of interdependence

• The law of limiting factors

• The principle of dominance