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WorksheetsAgriscience: Environmental Science #1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A person who estimates timber volume is called a
a)
Skidder
b)
Timber Cruiser
c)
Forest technician
d)
Logging foreman
2.
The minimum level of education required for a soil scientist is
a)
High School Diploma
b)
Postsecondary vocational education
c)
Associates Degree
d)
Bachelors Degree
3.
Who studies the effects of the environment on animal life?
a)
Producer
b)
Vet
c)
Breeder
d)
Ecologist
4.
A MAJOR part of a wildlife officer's job includes:
a)
Phone interviews farmers
b)
Time at a drafting table
c)
Working in a lab testing groundwater
d)
Working outdoors to monitor hunting and fishing
5.
Individuals who advise governments in establishing fish/game laws and habitat improvement programs are called:
a)
Wildlife biologists
b)
Vet
c)
Wildlife officer
d)
Wildlife manager
6.
Which career is involved in the harvesting phase of forestry?
a)
Forester
b)
Forest ranger
c)
Logging foreman
d)
Tree planter
7.
A career that involves moving downed trees from the cutting site to the loading area is a:
a)
Timber cruiser
b)
Logging foreman
c)
Skidder operator
d)
Forest technician
8.
If the air is badly polluted with sulfur dioxide, a widely used indicator species is used to detect it. That bio-indicator is:
a)
E. coli
b)
bacteria
c)
lichens
d)
viruses
9.
Bacteria that are attracted to oil and are used to clean up oil spills are called:
a)
bio-indicators
b)
oleophilic
c)
algae
d)
lichens
10.
Genetic engineering has been used to develop bacteria strains to convert solid waste from humans and livestock into:
a)
Paper and tissue
b)
Salt and pepper
c)
Sugar and fuel
d)
Wood and fiber
11.
What technique was used to cleanup the Exxon Valdeze oil spill?
a)
Bioremediation
b)
Indicator Species
c)
Phytoremediation
d)
Genetic engineering
12.
One of the limitations of bioremediation, as compared to the use of chemical techniques is:
a)
Time
b)
Space
c)
Oil
d)
Emissions
13.
If a site had been polluted by industrial chemicals, and trees were planted to absorb the chemicals, the technique used is called
a)
genetic engineering
b)
biostimulation
c)
oleophilic
d)
phytoremediation
14.
An individual who classifies soil according to the MOST appropriate use for farming is a:
a)
Soil scientist
b)
Soil chemist
c)
Developer
d)
Farmer
15.
The land class that allows the MOST intensive use with the fewest limitations is
a)
Class I
b)
Class III
c)
Class VI
d)
Class VIII
16.
Kristy examines a soil discovers a single-grained stucture. Which soil is she MOST likely looking at
a)
Clayey
b)
Loamey
c)
Sandy
d)
Silty
17.
The agency in North Carolina responsible for controlling and harvesting of wildlife and fish is the
a)
Cooperative Extension
b)
NC Wildlife Commision
c)
ASCS Office
d)
Governors Office
18.
No area of U.S. land is more important to wildlife than
a)
backyards
b)
forests
c)
ponds
d)
wetlands
19.
Hunting and fishing are wildlife management practices which help reduce which pressure upon wildlife populations?
a)
Excess animal populations
b)
Introduction of non-native species
c)
Standing crop residue
d)
Too much carrying capacity
20.
The top or surface layer of soil in a soil profile is the
a)
A horizon
b)
B horizon
c)
C horizon
d)
D horizon
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