WorksheetsAPES Quiz 1 Fall 2017
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these countries has the largest ecological footprint?
a)
Haiti
b)
France
c)
Brazil
d)
United States
2.
The average footprint per person has increased from 2.2 to 2.7 since 2008, and the footprints of many developing nations, such as India and China, have also increased. This means that ________.
a)
we are even more unsustainable than before
b)
we are becoming more sustainable
c)
the ability of the planet to survive human beings has increased
d)
the populations of India and China are decreasing
3.
Advances in agriculture
a)
have resulted in increased death of humans
b)
have resulted in alteration of natural ecosystems
c)
did not increase the amount of food per person
d)
do not include chemical fertilizers
4.
The scientific process and knowledge is based on ______________.
a)
observations only
b)
testing hypotheses that are built on observations
c)
quantitative data alone
d)
educated guessing
5.
Sachiko and Fred are having a discussion about the scientific method. Sachiko makes the comment that every time she sees people carrying open umbrellas, she also sees several small car accidents. This is a(n) ________.
a)
theory about umbrellas
b)
theory about car accidents
c)
scientific study
d)
observation
6.
Ecology is ________.
a)
concerned with only economic problems
b)
the study of organisms and their interactions with the environment
c)
not a crucial discipline in environmental science
d)
the study of animal behavior
7.
The process by which several researchers review another researcher's manuscript prior to publication to ensure research quality is referred to as ________.
a)
hypothesis testing
b)
investigative inquiry
c)
quality control
d)
peer review
8.
Geothermal energy, wind and solar radiation are all examples of ____________________
a)
renewable resources
b)
biotic environmental factors
c)
biodiversity
d)
biodegradable materials
9.
Which of the following is the best description of a sustainable system component?
a)
a component that does not need to interact with other components.
b)
a component that requires increasing amounts of materials from surrounding components
c)
one which is in balance with the system as a whole. The same amount of energy is removed and replace within the system.
d)
Energy input must be higher than output.
10.
Ecosystem services ________.
a)
contribute to keeping the economy productive
b)
are not necessary to sustainable systems
c)
economically valuable services provided by natural systems
d)
valuable to natural systems but not to human-created systems
11.
The cumulative total and kind of living things on Earth is ________.
a)
biodiversity
b)
taxonomy
c)
increasing rapidly
d)
environment
12.
A common pond is depleted due to overfishing
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
Environmentalism
c)
Tragedy of the Commons
d)
Industrial Revolution
13.
A movement that links the ecological problems on the planet to the impact of human society
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
Environmentalism
c)
Tragedy of the Commons
d)
Industrial Revolution
14.
Which of the following is an example of a negative interaction of humans with the environment?
a)
application of fertilizers to crops
b)
hunting responsibly
c)
producing carbon dioxide and consuming oxygen
d)
participation in the phosphorus cycle
15.
Which of the following triggered an increase in the human population?
a)
increase in diseases
b)
improved sanitation and knowledge of bacteria
c)
war
d)
global warming
16.
Wackernagel and others have now determined that our ecological footprint _______________
a)
is decreasing
b)
exceeds the Earth's productive capacity
c)
is neligible
d)
is increasing at a rate that is sustainable
17.
Which of the following would be an example of a paradigm shift?
a)
The earth is not flat, it is round
b)
Humans are polluting the environment
c)
Oxygen is essential to life
d)
Technology is becoming affordable for all
18.
If Earth is a Huge Island and we behave like the people on Easter Island, we can expect ____________________________
a)
to experience catastrophic collapse related to overuse of resources
b)
To build a lasting and cultural society
c)
to have little impact on our environment
d)
to live in a sustainable way
19.
Which of the following describes a DEVELOPING country?
a)
use of technology
b)
access to high quality healthcare
c)
high population growth
d)
economic stability
20.
As you get dehydrated, your blood becomes thicker and harder to pump. Your kidneys will respond by stopping urine production, sending the water from urine into your bloodstream to thin your blood back to normal level.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop
21.
Rapid growth during puberty causes your body to release more and more growth hormones. As you grow, more and more growth hormones are released until puberty is reached, and then the hormones stop.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop
22.
When you get cut, your skin cells release hormones that signal platelets to come and stop the bleeding. Platelets then release more hormones that signal even more platelets to help stop bleeding. The hormone signals continue until the cut is closed.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop
23.
What does the term "steady state" refer to with respect to the process of homeostasis?
a)
balanced external environment
b)
balanced internal environment
c)
changing external environment
d)
changing internal environment
24.
Another name for Organic compounds...
a)
Biomolecules
b)
Macromolecules
c)
Polymers
d)
All of these
25.
Why is Carbon important to LIFE?
a)
it is the most common element on earth
b)
it gives off energy
c)
carbon is the backbone of all organic compounds
d)
many kinds of carbon available
26.
If 10 mg of iodine 131 is given to a patient, how much is left after 24 days? The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days.
a)
1.25mg
b)
1.25g
c)
10g
d)
10mg
27.
If the half-life of uranium-232 is 70 years, how many half-lives will it take for 10 g of it to be reduced to 1.25 g?
a)
1 half-life
b)
2 half-lives
c)
3 half-lives
d)
4 half-lives
28.
What is Half-life?
a)
The amount of time it takes for some of the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
b)
The amount of time it takes for half the electrons in a sample of the isotope to decay
c)
The amount of time it takes for half the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
d)
the amount of time it takes to double the nuclei in a sample of the isotope to decay
29.
After the third half-life, how much of a radioactive sample is left?
a)
1/2
b)
1/3
c)
1/16
d)
1/8
30.
Which of the following is considered a DEVELOPED county?
a)
Somalia
b)
France
c)
Uganda
d)
Madagascar
31.
As the economic growth of a country increases, what happens to the GDP?
a)
It also goes up.
b)
It goes down
c)
It remains the same
32.
An ecological footprint measures how fast we consume _______________ and generate ______________.
a)
food, shelter
b)
resources, waste
c)
resources, carbon dioxide
d)
energy, resources
33.
Places like _____________________ experienced a society collapse due to the Tragedy of the Commons.
a)
Easter Island
b)
Chernobyl
c)
Three Mile Island
d)
Fukushima
34.
The ____________________ is the part of the earth where living organisms reside.
a)
hydrosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
ecosphere
d)
lithosphere
35.
The original source of all energy in most ecosystems is the _____________
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
earth
d)
sulfur
36.
Temperature and Precipitation are both ___________________
a)
abiotic factors
b)
biotic factors
37.
Living organisms such as plants, animals and fungi are all __________________
a)
abiotic factors
b)
biotic factors
38.
A population is a group of the same ______________ living in the same place at the same time.
a)
gender
b)
color
c)
species
d)
size
39.
What is a tsunami?
a)
a large a long, high sea wave
b)
a moving of the earth
c)
magma flowing from inside the earth
d)
a column of rotating air
40.
A tsunami is caused by______
a)
lots of rain
b)
a meteorite
c)
a tornado
d)
an earthquake
41.
This geological feature is called a ...
a)
mudpot
b)
hot spring
c)
volcano
d)
geyser
42.
Mantle is
a)
places where pieces of the crust move
b)
center and hottest layer of earth
c)
middle layer of Earth
d)
rigid block of crust and upper-mantle rock
43.
Mass movement is
a)
physical feature on Earth's surface
b)
rigid block of crust and upper mantle rock
c)
process in which soil, sand, and sediment are formed
d)
downhill shifting of rock and soil because of gravity
44.
The lithosphere is the ____________________?
a)
outermost layer of earth
b)
innermost layer of earth
c)
oxygen in the core
d)
all of the above
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