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Fall 2019-2020 Environmental Systems Final Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is a:

a)

dichotomous key

b)

binomial nomenclature

c)

scientific name

d)

binomial key

2.
A table of arachnid and insect characteristics is shown. Which characteristic could be used to distinguish between
arachnids and insects?
a)
Jointed legs
b)
Body segments
c)
Presence of eyes
d)
Presence of antennae
3.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
4.
Which of the following characteristics will most likely be helpful in identifying a butterfly using a dichotomous key?
a)
Migrates north every spring
b)
hangs on branches
c)
flutters wings fast on hot days
d)
Wings have long extensions
5.

What type of characteristics are used to make a dichotomous key?

a)

Characteristics that make an organism different from any other organism. (type of beaks, claws, root systems)

b)

Characteristics like age of an organism

c)

Where the organism lives

d)

How many organisms live in the environment

6.
What is the main factor that separates the biomes?
a)
Land
b)
Water
c)
Climate
d)
Longitude
7.

Which one of these is a biotic factor found in terrestrial biomes?

a)

kinds of trees

b)

temperature

c)

air quality

d)

wind direction

8.
The earth's coldest biome is the....
a)
Antartica
b)
Grasslands
c)
Tundra
d)
Freshwater
9.
Regions of Earth that are defined by their climate and the unique plants & animals that live there
a)
biome
b)
ecosystem
c)
environment
d)
niche
10.

Which characteristics are biomes not classified by?

a)

Climate

b)

Plants

c)

Soil quality

d)

Precipitation

11.

_____________ involves conserving the world’s resources for future use, for example in reducing fuel consumption, designing energy-efficient buildings, and recycling used materials.

a)

Ecology

b)

Environmental determinism

c)

Possibilism

d)

Sustainability

12.

Which of the following energy sources is a fossil fuel?

a)

Wind

b)

Coal

c)

Fission

d)

Water

13.

What is a non-renewable resource?

a)

The ability to recover after a disturbance

b)

Using resources that preserve ecosystem services

c)

resource that can be produced or replaced by healthy ecosystems functions

d)

resource that cannot be replenished or replaced by a natural process within a reasonable amount of time

14.

Leaving the ground exposed after harvest and plowing it during planting season erodes the soil. Which of the following statements best describes the likely effect on fertility of the land year after year?

a)

Erosion will have no effect because the soil underneath has the same properties as the eroded soil.

b)

Erosion will make the land more fertile because the soil underneath will have unused nutrients that the eroded soil did not have.

c)

Erosion will make the land less fertile because the topsoil generally has better properties for supporting plant growth than the soil underneath.

d)

Erosion will have little to no effect because the farmer will rotate crops year after year to maintain the properties of the soil that support plant growth.

15.

Most forms of renewable energy produce a small amount of pollution from the generators that help to produce electricity. Which form of energy below does not use a turbine and generator for electricity?

a)

Hydroelectric energy

b)

Wind energy

c)

Solar energy

d)

Geothermal energy

16.

A huge rock at the state park gets hot during the day. The rock was warmed from the Sun by

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

17.

How does heat move?

a)

from a warmer to a cooler object

b)

from a cooler to a warmer object

c)

toward a hot object

d)

away from a cold object

18.
The candle will slowly heat the metal and transfer the heat directly to the mans hand.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
19.
The warm air from this heater creates a current when the warm air rises and the cold air sinks.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
20.
Transfer of energy between solids by direct contact is:
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
21.

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

a)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

22.

The thinnest layer of Earth is the

a)

Outer core

b)

Inner core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

23.

Which is made up mostly of iron and nickel.

a)

Mantle

b)

Core

c)

Crust

24.
Which layer of the core is mostly liquid?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
25.

What layer is found underneath the lithosphere? This layer consist of pliable material which allows tectonic plates to move.

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

26.

Earth's current atmosphere is

a)

78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen

b)

78% hydrogen, 21%nitrogen

c)

78% nitrogen, 21% argon, 1% oxygen

d)

78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% carbon dioxide

27.

The layers of the atmosphere in order from bottom to top are

a)

thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere

b)

troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

c)

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

d)

mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere

28.

A layer of air that surrounds Earth

a)

ionosphere

b)

exosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

stratosphere

29.

The hottest layer of the atmosphere

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

e)

exosphere

30.

The coldest and thinnest layer of the atmosphere

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

e)

exosphere

31.

This sphere is composed of all the living things

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Geosphere

e)

Cryosphere

32.

This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Geosphere

e)

Cryosphere

33.

Bio =

a)

Earth

b)

Freezing

c)

Life

d)

Water

e)

Air

34.

Atmo =

a)

Earth

b)

Freezing

c)

Life

d)

Water

e)

Air

35.

This sphere contains all of the solid water on Earth

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Geosphere

e)

Cryosphere

36.

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

37.
Animals obtain the nitrogen they need directly from the
a)
soil in their habitat
b)
air they breathe
c)
plants they eat
d)
bacteria living within them
38.

What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

plants

d)

animals

39.

How does carbon in a grass plant get into a lion?

a)

The lion eats an antelope that ate the grass

b)

Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion.

c)

The lion absorbs the carbon given off by transpiration

d)

The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant

40.

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

41.

Producers are ...

a)

plants

b)

able to do photosynthesis

c)

also called autotrophs

d)

all of these are true

42.

The original source of energy for a food web is...

a)

plants

b)

sun

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

43.

Level 1 on the pyramid

a)

Producers

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

44.

Which section of the pyramid has the most energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

Decomposers get energy from...

a)

the sun

b)

eating plants

c)

eating animals

d)

dead things and waste

46.

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic limiting factor on population size?

a)

water availability

b)

parasites

c)

disease

d)

predation

47.
Carrying Capacity is
a)
the capacity of what one person can carry per day 
b)
how many animals you have in your daily bag limit at the end of the year
c)
wildebeest at a watering hole with zebras
d)
the maximum number of individuals that the environment can support
48.
A population is 
a)
a group of communities that exist in different places
b)
a group of organisms of one species that lives in the same area at the same time
c)
a group of people that populate one place at the same time on different planets
49.
To measure population density, you must divide the number of individuals living in a defined space by the
a)
area of the space
b)
birth and death rates
c)
carrying capacity
d)
height of the space
50.

What type of growth is shown on this graph?

a)

logistic

b)

exponential

c)

average

d)

density-independent

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