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WorksheetsSLT Environmental Science Final
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the first FOUR steps of the Scientific Method?
a)
Research, Question, Experiment, Hypothesis
b)
Hypothesis, Research, Question, Experiment
c)
Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment
d)
Research, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment
2.
Which of these is NOT a marine biome?
a)
open ocean
b)
deep ocean floor
c)
seashore
d)
wetlands
3.
A large region characterized by its climate and organisms.
a)
biome
b)
ecosystem
c)
community
d)
population
4.
What do you call ALL the living things in the same environment?
a)
population
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
biome
5.
An underground layer of rocks or sand that can hold groundwater.
a)
watershed
b)
levee
c)
aquifer
d)
erosion
6.
What are the last THREE steps of the Scientific Method?
a)
Observation, Form a Conclusion, Communicate
b)
Observation, Communicate, Form a Conclusion
c)
Form a Conclusion, Observation, Communicate
d)
Form a Conclusion, Communicate, Observation
7.
This biome is covered in coniferous forests.
a)
Taiga
b)
Tundra
c)
Temperate Rain Forest
d)
Deciduous Forest
8.
Which of these is NOT a freshwater biome?
a)
coral reef
b)
flowing water
c)
wetlands
d)
ponds and lakes
9.
This biome has small, low to the ground plants that can tolerate heat
a)
chaparral
b)
rainforest
c)
desert
d)
grassland
10.
An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
a)
watershed
b)
levee
c)
aquifer
d)
erosion
11.
What do you call all of the living things AND all of the nonliving things together in one place?
a)
population
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
biome
12.
What do you call the part of the investigation that is NOT manipulated?
a)
control
b)
independent variable
c)
dependent variable
d)
constant
13.
What do you call the non-living parts of an environment?
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
biome
d)
aquatic
14.
This is essential to living organisms, it is found in nucleic acid and amino acids.
a)
nitrogen
b)
carbon
c)
water
d)
oxygen
15.
What do you call ONE species all living in the same place?
a)
population
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
biome
16.
What do you call the part of the investigation that IS manipulated?
a)
control
b)
independent variable
c)
dependent variable
d)
constant
17.
What do you call the living things that shape an environment?
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
biome
d)
aquatic
18.
This biome has trees with leaves that change color and fall off each year
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
temperate rain forest
d)
deciduous forest
19.
The conversion of ammonium to nitrate is called what?
a)
nitrification
b)
renitrification
c)
denitrification
d)
unnitrification
20.
What are the three types of water ecosystems?
a)
freshwater, saltwater, marine
b)
freshwater, marine, estuarine
c)
freshwater, saltwater, ocean water
d)
none of the above; there are only two types of water ecosystems
21.
What do you call the part of the investigation that the scientist is measuring?
a)
control
b)
independent variable
c)
dependent variable
d)
constant
22.
Aquatic food webs begin with what?
a)
krill
b)
zooplankton
c)
phytoplankton
d)
plankton
23.
This biome has primarily grazing animals like elephants, buffalo, giraffes, etc.
a)
chaparral
b)
grasslands
c)
deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
24.
The conversion of nitrate to nitrogen gas is called what?
a)
nitrification
b)
renitrification
c)
denitrification
d)
unnitrification
25.
What do you call it when one species benefits while the other species is harmed?
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
parasitism
d)
commensalism
26.
What do you call the part of the investigation that should be the same in every investigation?
a)
control
b)
independent variable
c)
dependent variable
d)
constant
27.
What is the fast moving part of a river or stream that has high oxygen but low nutrients?
a)
transition zone
b)
floodplain zone
c)
source zone
d)
end zone
28.
This biome has plants with small, waxy leaves
a)
chaparral
b)
grasslands
c)
rain forest
d)
deciduous forest
29.
What is it called when water vapor cools and changes into a liquid?
a)
condensation
b)
respiration
c)
precipitation
d)
evaporation
30.
What do you call it when one species benefits AND the other species benefits?
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
31.
How do you measure the data from an investigation?
a)
SI units
b)
tables
c)
graphs
d)
charts
32.
What do you call the part of a river or stream where the water speed slows down?
a)
transition zone
b)
floodplain zone
c)
source zone
d)
end zone
33.
This biome's temperature is very cold at night and then extremely hot in the day
a)
tropical rain forest
b)
temperate rain forest
c)
chaparral
d)
desert
34.
In which area is most of the Earth’s phosphorous stored?
a)
In the atmosphere
b)
In the ocean
c)
Underground
d)
On land
35.
What do you call it when two or more species are competing for the same resources?
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
parasitism
d)
commensalism
36.
An explanation a scientist makes that we can test to see if it is true or not is a...
a)
hypothesis
b)
theory
c)
law
d)
question
37.
What is the part of a river or stream where the water is muddy and rich in nutrients?
a)
transition zone
b)
floodplain zone
c)
source zone
d)
end zone
38.
This is the largest biome in the world
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
desert
d)
forest
39.
The three steps of the water cycle include:
a)
condensation, irrigation, and filtration
b)
irrigation, evaporation, and freezing
c)
precipitation, condensation, and evaporation
d)
freezing, precipitation, and filtration
40.
What do you call it when one species benefits but the other species is not really affected in any way?
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
parasitism
d)
commensalism
41.
An explanation a scientist makes that is MOST LIKELY correct, but has not been 100% proven is called a _________.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
theory
c)
law
d)
question
42.
These are lakes in mountain regions with clear water and few nutrients.
a)
estuarine
b)
oligotrophic
c)
eutrophic
d)
marine
43.
This biome's four seasons are very distinct
a)
tropical rain forest
b)
temperate rain forest
c)
deciduous forest
d)
grassland
44.
Which of the following is NOT part of the carbon cycle?
a)
condensation
b)
photosynthesis
c)
combustion
d)
respiration
45.
What do you call it when predators hunt and eat prey?
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
parasitism
d)
commensalism
46.
An explanation a scientist makes that IS 100% proven based off multiple investigations is called a ___________.
a)
hypothesis
b)
theory
c)
law
d)
question
47.
These are lakes in lowland areas with green water from phytoplankton and rich in nutrients.
a)
estuarine
b)
oligotrophic
c)
eutrophic
d)
marine
48.
Antarctica is this biome
a)
tundra
b)
taiga
c)
desert
d)
chaparral
49.
Which of these is in both the carbon cycle AND the phosphorous cycle?
a)
erosion
b)
respiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
combustion
50.
What do you call it when new communities form after a major disturbance like a flood, a fire, falling trees, etc.?
a)
first succession
b)
second succession
c)
primary succession
d)
ending succession
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