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WorksheetsEnvironmental Science Final Review
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these are environmental problems that have caused concern in the past 50 years.
a)
Resource depletion
b)
Pollution
c)
Extinction
d)
All of the above
2.
Renewable energy sources CAN be depleted if used too fast.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Oil is a renewable energy source.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Solar power is a renewable energy source.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Coal is a renewable energy source
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Developing nations are experiencing a population crisis, which means…
a)
Populations are growing too quickly for regions to support
b)
Populations are not growing fast enough
c)
Populations are growing too slowly for regions to support
d)
People are using resources faster than they can be produced
7.
When people use up, waste, or pollute natural resources faster than those resources can be renewed, replaced, or cleaned up it is referred to as ….
a)
Convection crisis
b)
Continents crisis
c)
Consumer crisis
d)
Consumption crisis
8.
The goal of environmental problem solving is to achieve …….
a)
A way to waste fossil fuels
b)
A solution for some environmental problems
c)
All of the options
d)
A sustainable world
9.
If the results of a scientist’s experiment do not support the hypothesis, the scientist should…
a)
Publish the results of the experiment anyway.
b)
Consider the results abnormal and continue working
c)
Find a way to rationalize the data.
d)
Try another method.
10.
If the results of a scientist’s experiment do not support the hypothesis, the scientist should…
a)
Publish the results of the experiment anyway.
b)
Consider the results abnormal and continue working
c)
Find a way to rationalize the data.
d)
Try another method.
11.
This is an ecological unit that include all the different organisms living in a certain area, along with their physical environment.
a)
Habitat
b)
Niche
c)
Species
d)
Ecosystem
12.
Living things are organized from the smallest to the largest unit in the following ecological levels:
a)
Community, ecosystem, organism, biosphere, population
b)
Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism
c)
Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
d)
None of the options
13.
_______ factors are the living parts of an ecosystem, ____ factors are the nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
a)
Biotic, abiotic
b)
Biological, abiological
c)
Aerobic, anaerobic
d)
Abiotic, biotic
14.
A is an organism’s way of life.
a)
Species
b)
Habitat
c)
Environment
d)
Niche
15.
A ______ is the actual place an organism lives.
a)
Niche
b)
Habitat
c)
Species
d)
Environment
16.
In predation, the _____ is eaten and the ____ does the eating.
a)
Consumer, producer
b)
Scavenger, prey
c)
Prey, predator
d)
Predator, prey
17.
Charles Darwin proposed, over many generations, populations of organism become well suited to their environments through evolution by….
a)
Mutualism
b)
Evolution
c)
Natural selection
d)
Natural population
18.
Charles Darwin proposed, over many generations, populations of organism become well suited to their environments through evolution by….
a)
Mutualism
b)
Evolution
c)
Natural selection
d)
Natural population
19.
This is a type of evolution by natural selection in which two or more species evolve in response to each other.
a)
Natural selection
b)
Parasitism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Co-evolution
20.
For the vast majority of Earth’s living things, the ultimate source of energy is the …….
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Krebs cycle
c)
Moon
d)
Sun
21.
Organisms which harness the sun’s energy directly are referred to as…..
a)
Decomposers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Producers
d)
Consumers
22.
The organisms which gain energy indirectly, by eating other organisms are known as….
a)
Producers
b)
Pioneers
c)
Consumers
d)
Trophic levels
23.
Consumers which eat only producers are _____ , consumers which eat only other consumers are _____ , and consumers which eat both are _____ .
a)
Omnivores, herbivores, carnivores
b)
Herbivores, omnivores, carnivores
c)
Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores
d)
Carnivores, omnivores, herbivores
24.
Cellular respiration is ….
a)
None of the options
b)
The process of breaking down food to yield energy
c)
Can only occur when organisms are in full sunlight
d)
The way animals breath
25.
Only about ____ of the energy that an organism consumes is stored and transferred when that organism is eaten.
a)
10%
b)
25%
c)
3%
d)
90%
26.
What accounts for the decreased amount of energy at each trophic level?
a)
Some energy is lost during the process of converting food to energy
b)
Producing new cells, regulating body temperature, moving around
c)
All of the options
d)
Organisms use much of the energy to carry out the functions of living
27.
What are the three organic materials which are essential for life and each follow a recognizable cycle?
a)
Carbon dioxide, oxygen, ozone
b)
Glucose, insulin, bile
c)
Carbon, water, nitrogen
d)
Sodium, potassium, calcium
28.
In ecology, what does the term succession describe?
a)
The process of breaking down food to yield energy
b)
A sequence in which energy is transferred from one organism to the next
c)
Each step in the transfer of energy through an ecosystem
d)
When the types of organisms in a community follow a regular pattern of change over time
29.
These plants are the first organisms to colonize any newly available area and start the process of succession.
a)
Producers
b)
Decomposers
c)
Pioneers
d)
Consumers
30.
Earth is covered by hundreds of types of ecosystems which are grouped by areas that have distinctive climates and organisms called…
a)
Niches
b)
Biomes
c)
Benthic zones
d)
Habitats
31.
Which biome most closely matches the one in which we live?
a)
Taiga
b)
Savanna
c)
Temperate deciduous forest
d)
Tundra
32.
The one threat to ecosystems shared by most biomes is presented by…
a)
Other biomes
b)
Disease
c)
Humans
d)
Producers
33.
Of Earth’s water, 97% is saltwater in the oceans and 3% is freshwater. Of that 3%.....
a)
10% frozen in glaciers and icecaps, 89% groundwater, 1% lakes, rivers, and other
b)
77% frozen in glaciers and icecaps, 22% groundwater, 1% lakes, rivers, and other surface water
c)
5% frozen in glaciers and icecaps, 70% groundwater, 25% lakes, rivers, and other
d)
50% frozen in glaciers and icecaps, 5% groundwater, 45% lakes, rivers, and other
34.
The tiny percentage of water used for everyday human needs comes from what two sources?
a)
Ground water and oceans
b)
Surface water and ground water
c)
Oceans and glaciers
d)
The atmosphere and surface water
35.
A possible result of pumping large amounts of water from an aquifer is that……
a)
Farms produce fewer crops
b)
The aquifer cannot be recharged fast enough
c)
The recharge zone shrinks
d)
Groundwater stops being collected
36.
Water pollution may be easily identified _____ pollution, or it may be _____ pollution, the source of which is often difficult to determine.
a)
Point, nonpoint
b)
Nonpoint, point
c)
Thermal, artificial
d)
Groundwater, aquifer
37.
Ocean pollution is primarily due to..
a)
Shipping barges
b)
Runoff from the land
c)
Ocean organisms
d)
Pollutants dumped directly into the ocean
38.
Some human activities release contaminants into the air that degrade its quality; this is called…
a)
Air pollution
b)
Thermal inversion
c)
Sick-building syndrome
d)
Acid shock
39.
Most air pollution is caused by…
a)
The burning of fossil fuels
b)
Solar and wind energy products
c)
CFC’s from cheese whiz and hairspray
d)
eased methane levels from livestock
40.
Air pollution which can occur indoors is attributed to ….
a)
Chemical compounds in plastic products
b)
All of the options
c)
Asbestos
d)
Radon gas
41.
Precipitation is considered to be acidic if the pH…
a)
Cannot be measured
b)
Is greater than the pH of clear rain
c)
Is less than 5.6
d)
Is greater than 5.6
42.
This layer of Earth’s atmosphere contains nearly 90% of all of the atmospheric gasses.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Ozone
d)
Stratosphere
43.
This layer of Earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer.
a)
osphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Troposphere
44.
This is the term for what is happening in the atmosphere at a place in a moment.
a)
Weather
b)
Temperature
c)
Forecast
d)
Climate
45.
What is the average weather in an area over a long period of time?
a)
Biome
b)
Forecast
c)
Climate
d)
Weather
46.
The most important factor in determining climate is..
a)
Local geography
b)
Latitude
c)
Ocean currents
d)
Air circulation
47.
The process of certain gasses trapping heat within the troposphere is known as..
a)
La nina
b)
El nino
c)
Global warming
d)
The greenhouse effect
48.
Without the greenhouse effect, Earth would be...
a)
Hotter than the sun
b)
.Relatively the same temperature as now
c)
Uninhabitably frigid
d)
Substantially warmer than it is now
49.
The major greenhouse gasses are …
a)
All of the options
b)
Chlorofluorocarbons
c)
Water vapor and carbon dioxide
d)
Methane and nitrous oxide
50.
Scientists predict increased levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere will cause…
a)
All of the options
b)
A decrease in global temperature
c)
No changes in global weather patterns
d)
An increase in the intensity of the greenhouse effect
51.
The ozone layer in Earth’s atmosphere absorbs most of this specific type of solar radiation.
a)
Ultra-violent
b)
Infrared
c)
Visible
d)
Ultra-violet
52.
Which is not an adverse effect of high levels of UV light?
a)
Increased incidence of skin cancer
b)
Increased levels of Carbon Dioxide in the atmopshere
c)
Interference with photosynthesis
d)
Disruption of ocean food chains
53.
Ozone (O3) is destroyed by what man-made chemical?
a)
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
b)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
c)
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
d)
Methane (CH4)
54.
A chlorofluorocarbon molecule contains from 1 to 4 chlorine atoms. About how many ozone molecules can 1 chlorine atom destroy?
a)
4
b)
10,000
c)
40,000
d)
1
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