WorksheetsEnvironmental Final Review
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An endangered species is in danger of becoming...
a)
Extinct
b)
Threatened
c)
vulnerable
d)
none of the above
2.
A threatened species is in danger of becoming...
a)
Endangered
b)
Threatened
c)
vulnerable
d)
Extinct
3.
What are the biotic factors in this image?
a)
sunlight, elephants, and grasses
b)
sunlight, water, and air
c)
elephants, plants, trees
4.
What are the abiotic factors in this image?
a)
water, sunlight, dirt, air
b)
birds and plants
c)
water, plants, and birds
5.
Which of the following are ways humans can cause an animal to become extinct?
a)
Over Hunting
b)
Deforestation
c)
Pollution
d)
All of the above
6.
How does the government help restore species that are threatened or endangered?
a)
Prohibit "Take"
b)
Conserve habitat lands
c)
Captive breeding programs (like in zoos)
d)
All of the above
7.
Most significant cause of extinction
a)
poaching
b)
habitat destruction
c)
pollution
d)
exotic species
8.
The number of different species in an area.
a)
poaching
b)
captive breeding
c)
niche
d)
biodiversity
9.
The wolves of Yellowstone are considered to be a
a)
predator
b)
keystone species
c)
captive breeding
d)
experiment
10.
A species that is at serious risk of extinction in the immediate future is called a(n)
a)
threatened species
b)
invasive species
c)
endangered species
d)
extirpated species
11.
By far, the biggest cause of biodiversity loss today is
a)
climate change
b)
over harvesting
c)
habitat change and fragmentation
d)
pollution
12.
The majority of the invasive species are introduced by humans.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
13.
The _____________ succesion is the succession wich start after a natural desaster, like fire.
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quaternary
14.
The tiger is one of the victims of ____________.
a)
pollution
b)
poaching
c)
captivity
d)
invasive species
15.
Which of the following is an example of a typical pioneer species?
a)
Lichens & Mosses
b)
Mosses & grasses
c)
Lichens & shrubs
d)
lichens & grasses
16.
Heartworms in a dog’s heart. Heartworms receive food. The dog becomes weakened and sick. The symbiotic relationship is _________.
a)
symbiotic
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
mutualism
17.
The puffer fish gets cleaned and the cleaner fish get nutrients. Pufferfish and cleaner fish relationship is __________.
a)
symbiotic
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
mutualism
18.
Orchids grow on the branches of high trees. These orchids get more water and sunlight than those on the ground. The tree is unaffected by the orchid’s presence. This relationship is an example of…
a)
symbiotic
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
d)
parasitism
19.
The breaking of a habitat into smaller, isolated pieces
a)
habitat preservation
b)
habitat conservation
c)
habitat restoration
d)
habitat fragmentation
20.
Identifies threatened and endangered species in the US, and puts their protection ahead of economic considerations
a)
Endangered Species Act
b)
Earth Charter
c)
Environmental Protection Agency
d)
National Wildlife Federation
21.
Nonrenewable flammable material made from the buried remains of plants and animals: used for heat and power.
a)
fossil fuel
b)
magma
c)
sedimentary rock
22.
Why are oil, natural gas, and coal considered nonrenewable resources?
a)
they have been pressed in the earth
b)
they take millions of years to form
c)
they can be easily found
23.
The sun helps from fossil fuels by
a)
giving energy to the organisms that become fossil fuels
b)
heating up the water in the ocean to cause evaporation
c)
heating up the earth's core to form fossil fuels
24.
Fossil fuels need this to form.
a)
heat and pressure
b)
heat, pressure, and time
c)
pressure and time
25.
Organic matter is
a)
layered sediments that were deposited.
b)
the remains of lilving plants and animals
c)
a tar-like substance found in porous rock
26.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
27.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
28.
Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources?
a)
cheap
b)
potential
c)
renewable
d)
chemical
29.
One problem with ____ energy is that it produces radioactive waste.
a)
nuclear
b)
solar
c)
tidal
d)
wind
30.
Preserving and protecting the natural environment is called _____________.
a)
depletion
b)
conservation
c)
sustainability
d)
renewable
31.
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?
a)
energy path
b)
food web
c)
trophic level
d)
food pyramid
32.
Autotrophs make up the _______ level in all ecosystems.
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
33.
The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
50%
34.
A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.
a)
Population
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Ecosphere
35.
An organism at the second trophic level would be considered a...
a)
Top carnivore
b)
Producer
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
36.
A graphic illustration that shows each trophic level and the amount of useable energy contained within.
a)
Food chain
b)
Food web
c)
Energy Pyramid
d)
All of these
37.
Anything that can decrease the size of a population including living (biotic) and non living (abiotic) features of an ecosystem such as predators and drought.
a)
limiting factor
b)
habitat
c)
ecosystem
d)
carrying capacity
38.
A relationship that helps one organism, but has no effect on the other.
ex. barnacle on whale
ex. barnacle on whale
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
39.
The process by which a new community replaces another community that has been partially, but not totally destroyed.
a)
exponential growth
b)
primary succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
succesion
40.
the replacement of one type of community by another at a single place over a period of time
a)
succession
b)
symbiosis
c)
secondary succession
d)
mutualism
41.
A large area that has a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities
a)
ecosystem
b)
habitat
c)
niche
d)
biome
42.
A group of organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time
a)
population
b)
habitat
c)
niche
d)
community
43.
Which is true about the first (bottom) trophic level in an energy pyramid?
a)
It has the most available energy and includes all consumers
b)
It has the most avaliable energy and includes all producers
c)
It includes primary consumers (heterotrophs), which are known as herbivores
d)
In includes primary consumers (autotrophs), which are known as herbivores
44.
What does a Primary Consumer eat?
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Producers
45.
Which fossil fuel has the least amount of pollution produced?
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Natural Gas
d)
Solar
46.
The full potential range of the physical, biological, and chemical factors a species can use if there is no competition from other species.
a)
Reliazed niche
b)
Habitual niche
c)
Fundamental niche
d)
Ecological niche
47.
what does EPA stand for
a)
Environmental Protection Agency
b)
Gross domestic product
c)
EPA
d)
Food and drug administration
48.
What is a Superfund Site?
a)
A place where children are exposed to a lot of toxins
b)
a place with a lot of contamination
c)
a location designated by the EPA requiring major toxic cleanup
49.
Humans use fresh water primarily for:
a)
mining and industrial process
b)
electrical production
c)
agricultural irrigation
d)
global nuclear power energy production
50.
Throughout the world, the majority of water is used for
a)
irrigation
b)
industrial uses
c)
humans and animals
d)
cooling towers of power plants
51.
Run off from the ______ River causes the Dead Zone in the gulf of Mexico.
a)
Colorado
b)
Ohio
c)
Mississippi
d)
Nile
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