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Environmental Systems 2nd 6 weeks Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuary Act protects what?

a)

land

habitats

b)

ocean

habitats

c)

the

rainforests

d)

rivers and lakes

2.

How many types of aquatic biomes are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

2

d)

1

3.

What is one way humans destroy marine habitats?

a)

Pollute

b)

Dredge

c)

Add water

d)

Over fishing

4.

What is the main cause of the current mass extinction?

a)

Pollution

b)

Dredging

c)

Habitat destruction

d)

Mining

5.

Temperature, sunlight, dissolved oxygen and nutrients are all

a)

Necessary

b)

Limiting factors

c)

Not needed

d)

Used by all orgqnisms

6.

A species used to measure habitat health is called a what?

a)

Studied spcies

b)

Important species

c)

Primary species

d)

Index species

7.

What river zone supports the greatest number of both plant and animal species?

a)

Source zone

b)

Transition zone

c)

Flood plain zone

d)

Swamp zone

8.

What does lotic mean?

a)

flowing

water ecosystem

b)

still

water ecosystem

c)

intertidle

ecosystem

d)

salt

water

9.

What does lentic mean?

a)

flowing

water ecosystem

b)

still

water ecosystem

c)

intertidal

ecosystem

d)

freash water

10.

The land area that delivers sediment and dissolved substances to a stream or river is called a

a)

Watershed

b)

Source zone

c)

Drain

d)

Transition zone

11.

Salt water covers about how much of the earths surface?

a)

50%

b)

33%

c)

71%

d)

25%

12.

The Oceans are important for regulating global temperature and climate.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Wetlands are important because they filter water, protect shorelines from erosion and provide feeding and breeding grounds for many organisms.

a)

False

b)

True

14.

_____ _____ are among the oldest and most productive ecosystems in the world, but grow only ½ centimeter per year.

a)

Mangrove swamp

b)

Marsh

c)

Coral Reefs

d)

Estuary

15.

The overall amount of water on the Earth stays about the same.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is the origin of energy the drives the water cycle?

a)

moon

b)

sun

c)

clouds

d)

oceans

17.

Large areas of groundwater found in underground rock formations are called

a)

Wells

b)

aquifers

c)

rockwater

d)

underground water

18.

The largest aquifer in the United States is the

a)

Ogallala Aquifer

b)

Edwards Aquifer

c)

Marchant’s Aquifer

d)

Jamie’s Aquifer

19.

Name a prion disease from the Zombie article.

a)

Kuru

b)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

c)

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

d)

All of the above

20.

A person with CIP (congenital insensitivity to pain) does not feel any

a)

Emotions

b)

Pain

c)

Sympathy

d)

None of these