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Environmental Science Final Exam Review Part 1

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A group of communities interacting together (includes biotic and abiotic factors)
a)
Population
b)
Species
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Community
2.
Process in which individuals that have favorable variations and are better adapted to their environment, survive and reproduce more successfully than those less well adapted (survival of the fittest)
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Artificial Selection
d)
Resistance
3.
Change in characteristics of a population from one generation to the next (Descent with modification)
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Artificial Selection
d)
Resistance
4.
Ability of an organism to tolerate a chemical upon exposure
a)
Resistance
b)
Angiosperm
c)
Gymnosperm
d)
The organism is just that cool...or dangerous
5.
Organisms that feeds and break down dead organisms (includes bacteria and fungi)
a)
Autotrophs
b)
Heterotrophs
c)
Decomposers
d)
Detritivores
6.
The arrival of individuals from outside an area.
a)
Immigration
b)
Emigration
c)
Migration
d)
Carrying Capacity
7.
The largest population size that an
environment can sustainably support.
a)
Immigration
b)
Emigration
c)
Migration
d)
Carrying Capacity
8.
Members of a species that live in the same area.
a)
Population
b)
Sex Ratio
c)
Population Distribution
d)
Population Density
9.
How organisms are arranged within an area.
a)
Population
b)
Sex Ratio
c)
Population Distribution
d)
Population Density
10.
The number of individuals within a population per unit area.
a)
Population
b)
Sex Ratio
c)
Population Distribution
d)
Population Density
11.
A group of individuals that interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
a)
Habitat
b)
Community
c)
Species
d)
Ecosystem
12.
All the populations in a particular area.
a)
Habitat
b)
Community
c)
Population
d)
Ecosystem
13.
Characteristic of the environment that restricts population growth.
a)
Sex Ratio
b)
Limiting Factor
c)
Carrying Capacity
d)
Exponential Growth
14.
Occurs when a population increases by a fixed percentage each year.
a)
Sex Ratio
b)
Limiting Factor
c)
Carrying Capacity
d)
Exponential Growth
15.
The graph above represents 
a)
exponential growth.
b)
logistic growth.
c)
carrying capacity.
d)
limiting factors.
16.
A population’s growth rate is determined by births, deaths, 
a)
immigration, and emigration. 
b)
immigration, and migration. 
c)
migration, and biotic potential.
d)
immigration, and biotic potential. 
17.
An example of a density-dependent limiting factor is 
a)
an avalanche.
b)
the amount of available food.
c)
a sudden flood.
d)
a decrease in water due to drought.
18.
The equation for determining population growth is 
a)
(births + deaths) – (immigration + emigration).
b)
(births + emigration) + (deaths – immigration).
c)
(births + immigration) + (deaths – emigration).
d)
(births + migration) + (deaths – emigration).
19.
The diagram above shows a _____ distribution pattern. 
a)
random
b)
clumped
c)
uniform
d)
cyclic
20.
An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)
a)
heterotroph
b)
consumer
c)
detritivore
d)
autotroph
21.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
22.
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
23.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Producer
d)
Autotroph
24.
The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
50%
25.
An illustration that uses arrows to show the many possible directions in which matter and energy can pass through the organisms in an ecosystem.
a)
Food chain
b)
Food web
c)
Energy Pyramid
d)
Succession Map
26.
Organisms that can capture energy from inorganic, nonliving sources.
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Detritivores
d)
Carnivores
27.
Organisms that feed on both living producers and other consumers.
a)
Carnivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Detritivores
28.
As you move upward, from level to level, in an energy pyramid, energy _____.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
increases exponentially
29.
A clownfish uses a sea anenome as a safe place to live. While living there, the clownfish lures in food for the anenome. This is an example of what type of relationship?
a)
Predator-Prey
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Parasitism
30.
Day-to-day conditions in Earth’s atmosphere, such as “sunny and humid,” describe
a)
climate.
b)
climatograph.
c)
weather.
d)
biome.
31.
Define habitat fragmentation.
a)
The excessive use of a species that has economic value.
b)
All species dying in one area
c)
The different environmental conditions that occur along the boundaries of an ecosystem.
d)
The separation of an ecosystem into small areas.
32.

what are the 3 types of biodiversity?

a)

Genetic, forest, aquatic

b)

Agriculture, pharmaceutical, deforestation

c)

Genetic, Species, Ecosystem

33.

Which ecosystem has the greatest amount of biodiversity?

a)

Polar regions

b)

Deciduous forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Tropical rainforest

34.
Globally, the leading cause of biodiversity loss is 
a)
invasive species
b)
poaching and overharvesting
c)
pollution
d)
habitat change and loss 
35.
Sprawl increases carbon dioxide emissions by 
a)
generating more factories.
b)
increasing the need to drive.
c)
resulting in more tree growth.
d)
expanding the use of public transportation.
36.
Trees, grass, crops, wetlands, water, buildings, and pavement are all examples of
a)
land use.
b)
land cover.
c)
urban areas.
d)
rural areas.
37.

The latitudinal gradient is a natural pattern in which species diversity generally

a)

increases toward the equator

b)

decreases towards the prime meridian

c)

decreases in warmer climates

d)

increases towards the poles

38.

A species that is at serious risk of extinction is called a(n)

a)

threatened species

b)

invasive species

c)

endangered species

d)

extirpated species

39.

In the United States, what is the major law that protects biodiversity?

a)

Convention on Biological Diversity

b)

Endangered Species Act

c)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

d)

Species Survival Plan

40.

Which biome would have the lowest net primary production?

a)

tropical rain forest

b)

temperate grassland

c)

coral reef

d)

desert

41.

A landslide causes part of a mountainside to fall away, leaving bare rock. In the years immediately following the landslide, the area will experience

a)

primary succession

b)

secondary succession

c)

tertiary succession.

d)

a climax community.

42.

Any being that uses the sun’s energy to create sugars is a

a)

primary producer

b)

secondary producer

c)

primary consumer

d)

secondary consumer.

43.

An interaction in which an individual of one species kills and consumes an individual of another is called

a)

predation.

b)

parasitism

c)

herbivory.

d)

symbiosis

44.

In the western United States, at the southern edge of their range, moose are sometimes so severely infested with ticks that they die. The tick/moose relationship is best described as

a)

predatory

b)

parasitic

c)

symbiotic

d)

mutualistic.

45.

A beehive depends on pollen from flowers to survive. Flowers depend on bees to pollinate them. The relationship among these two sets of organisms is

a)

parasitic

b)

commensalism.

c)

symbiotic

d)

mutualistic

46.

In the history of the world, how many mass extinctions have occurred?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

10

d)

13

47.

In a mass extinction, the rate of extinction exceeds

a)

99%

b)

85%

c)

the rate of environmental change

d)

the rate of background extinction

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