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WorksheetsENV SCI Standard 1
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the removal of trees without adequate replanting?
a)
deforestation
b)
a monoculture
c)
a carrying capacity
d)
bioremediation
2.
Average annual global temperatures may increase on Earth because?
a)
Decomposers essential to recycling matter are being destroyed.
b)
Too much oxygen is now given off by plants.
c)
Increasing carbon dioxide would trap more heat.
d)
Earth tilts toward the sun in the summer.
3.
Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere enters the biotic parts of the biosphere through?
a)
Burning of Forests
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Combustion of fossil fuels.
d)
All of these.
4.
Which of the following nitrogen-cycle processes directly results in the production of nitrite and/or nitrate?
a)
Nitrification
b)
Denitrification
c)
Ammonification
d)
Nitrogen Fixation
5.
Most nitrogen fixing organisms convert nitrogen gas into?
a)
Nitrate
b)
Nitrite
c)
Nitric Acid
d)
Ammonium
6.
The hydrological cycle is powered by the sun, which causes water to change from liquid to gas? True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
7.
How are humans making greenhouse gases of our own?
a)
with large-scale agriculture
b)
burning forests
c)
burning fossil fuels in our cars
d)
all of the above
8.
What is one way that humans can lessen their ecological footprint?
a)
Recycle
b)
Drive large vehicles
c)
Eat more meat
d)
Increase agricultural area
9.
Why is biodiversity important?
a)
Biodiversity helps an ecosystem survive impacts such as natural disasters or human impact
b)
It creates more fossil fuels
c)
It removes mercury and other pollutants
d)
It stops acid rain
10.
What is included in the calculation of your ecological footprint?
a)
production of food, energy and other things consumed
b)
All of the above
c)
space required for housing, transportation, and sporting activities
d)
waste produced
11.
What could happen to a population with a growth curve shown?
a)
it would completely die out
b)
it would continue to grow forever
c)
it would never reach its carrying capacity
d)
limiting factors would stop it from growing
12.
How does nitrogen from the soil return to the atmosphere?
a)
Bacteria aid in the process of returning the nitrogen to the atmosphere
b)
Moles dig up dirt, which eventually the nitrogen drys off of
c)
Combination with air particles
d)
Sheer force of longing to be in the atmosphere
13.
Invasive species thrive in their new environments due to...
a)
Few predators
b)
Reproducing quickly
c)
Quick adaptability
d)
All of the above
14.
Invasive species affect the food chain in what way?
a)
The prey are lessened in population due to being eaten
b)
The predators are lessened in population due to competition
c)
all of the above
15.
Biotic factors of an ecosystem are:
a)
non-living
b)
plants
c)
living thing
d)
soil
16.
Abiotic factors are:
a)
non-living parts of an ecosystem
b)
living parts of an ecosystem
c)
panda, fish and trees
d)
insect, mouse and hawk
17.
Abiotic factors are:
a)
non-living parts of an ecosystem
b)
living parts of an ecosystem
c)
panda, fish and trees
d)
insect, mouse and hawk
18.
Identify an a example of an abiotic factor?
a)
Panda
b)
Turtle
c)
Butterfly
d)
sunlight
19.
Identify an example of a biotic factor?
a)
skunk
b)
rocks
c)
soil
d)
water
20.
You can tell if an organism is biotic if:
a)
it does nothing
b)
it grows, reproduces and will die
c)
it stands still
d)
it eats dead things
21.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic
c)
abiotic
d)
living
22.
Sunlight, water, rocks and grass are all non-living parts of an ecosystem.
a)
False
b)
True
23.
Worms, plankton and frogs are all biotic factors.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
All living organisms that inhabit an environment are called?
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
Dead
d)
community
25.
Which of the following choices only includes abiotic factors?
a)
Sunlight, algae, and temperature
b)
Fish, crabs, oxygen
c)
Sunlight, soil, and oxygen
d)
Algae, temperature, and dog
26.
Climate is...
a)
average weather of a place
b)
daily conditions outside
c)
temperature and clouds
d)
precipitation
27.
Which of the following will heat the fastest?
a)
water
b)
land
c)
both heat at equal rates
28.
Which of the following will heat the fastest?
a)
water
b)
land
c)
both heat at equal rates
29.
How often does the weather change?
a)
Never changes, it’s the same
b)
Only in the morning
c)
From day to day and hour to hour
30.
All of the water on the planet is recycled through the
a)
water cycle
b)
rock cycle
c)
filtration
d)
precipitation
31.
How does the sun affect the weather?
a)
Tornadoes develop quicker.
b)
It decreases the amount of precipitation.
c)
It makes the humidity higher.
d)
It warms the atmosphere & oceans.
32.
The phenomena known as El Nino:
a)
Commonly occurs around Christmastime every 4 to 7 years
b)
Is indicated by a warming of the waters off the coast of Peru.
c)
Is indicated by a slowing down or reversal of the trade-winds
d)
All of these
33.
El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
34.
Which of the following is NOT a NEGATIVE impact of El Niño?
a)
Abundance of fish off the coast of Peru.
b)
Droughts in Australia
c)
Ice storms in eastern Canada
d)
Severe coastal storms rainfall, flooding, and mud slides on the west coast of the United States.
35.
La Nina may cause droughts in the southern United States.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Seasons are caused by differences in daylight, temperature, and weather patterns due to ______________.
a)
El Nino
b)
global warming
c)
the tilt of the Earth as it revolves around the Sun
d)
all of these
37.
What biome has the most rainfall per year?
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Deciduous Forest
38.
Which biome has a variety of weather?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Taiga
c)
Desert
d)
Tropical Rainforest
39.
What biome do we live in?
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Deciduous Forest
40.
What biome is the coldest?
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Desert
41.
Which biome receives the least amount of precipitation?
a)
Desert
b)
Grasslands
c)
Savanna
d)
Tropical Rainforest
42.
Which biome contains cacti and small bushes?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Desert
43.
This occurs in the higher latitudes such as northern America or Russia. It has very cold winters and cool summers with moderate to low precipitation, mostly evergreen trees and a variety of animals in the summer. Which biome is this?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Desert
44.
Animals that burrow would most likely be found in a(n) ____________________ biome in order to survive the heat.
a)
tropical forest
b)
tundra
c)
desert
d)
temperate deciduous forest
45.
The incredibly diverse vegetation in ______________________________ is responsible for the evolution of numerous highly specialized animal species.
a)
deserts
b)
grasslands
c)
tundra
d)
tropical forests
46.
A forest with the greatest species diversity would be located near the
a)
ocean
b)
poles.
c)
equator.
d)
desert
47.
The climate of a biome is determined mostly by average
a)
predators
b)
biotic factors.
c)
temperature and precipitation.
d)
plants and animals.
48.
Which climatograph would one assume to be tropical rainforest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
49.
Which climatograph would one assume to be a desert?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
50.
Which climatograph would one assume to be a desert?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
51.
Which climatograph would one assume to be a desert?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
52.
Which climatograph would one assume to be a desert?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
53.
Because of Earth's cycles, organisms can use what over and over?
a)
energy
b)
matter
c)
plants
d)
food
54.
Where do animals get nitrogen from?
a)
soil
b)
air
c)
water
d)
plants
55.
How do animals obtain carbon?
a)
decomposing
b)
combustion
c)
eating plants
d)
breathing it in
56.
Matter on Earth is limited, so it must be used ____________________________.
a)
only once
b)
over and over again
c)
by only animals
d)
at night only
57.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
58.
What role in an ecosystem is this organism?
a)
producer
b)
primary consumer
c)
secondary consumer
d)
decomposer
59.
What do the Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen gases circulate among?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
The Atmosphere
d)
All of the above
60.
Nitrogen is released from living things when they die in the form of...
a)
Nitrogen gas
b)
Nitrous oxide
c)
Ammonia
d)
Nitrites
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