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Unit 3: Environmental Chemistry

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of the environment is called:

a)

biology

b)

chemistry

c)

environmental science

d)

geology

2.

True or False? Humans affect the environment but the environment does NOT affect us.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals that are used for food, clothing, housing, etc.

a)

Farming

b)

Agriculture

c)

Horticulture

d)

Zoology

4.

Pollutant that CAN be broken down

a)

biodegradable

b)

edible

c)

invisible

d)

non-biodegradable

5.

The process by which toxins are concentrated as they move up the food chain is called?

a)

pollution

b)

biomagnification

c)

web magnification

d)

biomass stratification

6.

Which of the following conclusions can be made from the graph?

a)

Vinegar is more basic than lye

b)

Ammonia is more acidic than apple juice

c)

Baking soda is more basic than human blood

d)

Tomato juice is more acidic than lemon juice

7.

According to the graph, an increase in the concentration of road salt in pond water from zero to 0.10ppm results in a decrease in the number of

a)

Organism 1

b)

Organism 2

c)

Organism 1 and 3

d)

Organism 2 and 3

8.

Which of the following roles is played by carbohydrates in human nutrition?

a)

Act as an energy source

b)

Assist enzyme function

c)

Storage form of unused chemical energy

d)

Structural component of cells in the body

9.

Bromothymol blue will appear yellow when mixed with

a)

lemon juice

b)

baking soda

c)

drain cleaner

d)

distilled water

10.

Which of the following describes what can happen to the oxygen concentration and the variety of organisms at the point in the river where the warm water is returned?

a)

Oxygen concentration will increase, variety of organisms will increase

b)

Oxygen concentration will increase, variety of organisms will dncrease

c)

Oxygen concentration will decrease, variety of organisms will decrease

d)

Oxygen concentration will decrease, variety of organisms will increase

11.

The presence of a species of large trout in a particular lake indicates a

a)

high dissolved oxygen concentration

b)

low dissolved oxygen concentration

c)

high water temperature

d)

low water temperature

12.

Which volume of solution B must be used to neutralize solution A?

a)

15 ml

b)

25 ml

c)

35 ml

d)

45 ml

13.

Considering the information, a study of the mayfly can be useful to scientists since it is a

a)

species influenced by biomagnification

b)

species influenced by predation

c)

tolerant invertebrate species

d)

biological indicator species

14.

An undesired change in air, water, or soil that adversely (badly) affects the health, survival, or activities of any organism.

a)

loss of biodoversity

b)

pollution

c)

resource depletion

15.

Stronger acids have a pH closer to...

a)

7

b)

0

c)

14

d)

9

16.

Weaker bases have a pH closer to...

a)

8

b)

0

c)

14

d)

4

17.

A pH level of 7 indicates

a)

acid

b)

base

c)

neutral

d)

none of the following

18.

What would be considered the weakest base?

a)

3

b)

14

c)

8.2

d)

11.6

19.

You test a solution with pH paper, and the paper turns blue. The solution is ______.

a)

neutral

b)

an acid

c)

a base

d)

an acid & a base

20.
What is the process of combining nitrogen gas with other elements to make nitrogen into usable compounds?
a)
nitrogen composition
b)
ammonia 
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
denitrification
21.
Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
oxygen is a gas produced by _ and used by  _ 
a)
plants and animals 
b)
photosynthesis and carbon dioxide 
c)
animals and plants 
d)
carbon dioxide and photosynthesis
23.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
24.
If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon would _________.
a)
Stay the same
b)
Increase
c)
Decrease
25.

What is precipitation?

a)

Sweat from our bodies on hot days

b)

Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

c)

Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

d)

Any form of water that falls from the sky

26.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
27.

What does the prefix "bio-" mean?

a)

non living

b)

abiotic

c)

living

d)

sugar

28.

Kim Kardashian decides to go get a procedure done that is called liposuction. What biomolecule is she manipulating the most in her body?

a)

lipids

b)

proteins

c)

carbohydrates

d)

nucleic acids

29.

Which compound is inorganic?

a)

SO4

b)

C2HON2

30.
What is diffusion?
a)
when molecules move 
b)
when molecules move from a high concentration to a low.
c)
no movement 
d)
molecules move everywhere
31.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
32.

Which of the following is a sample of active transport?

a)

movement of oxygen from alveoli into red blood cell

b)

movement of water across cell membrane

c)

plant root absorbing mineral ions from the soil

d)

uptake of water by the root hair of the plant

33.

Which one is the definition of Osmosis ?

a)

movement of particles through the cell membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration using energy in the form of ATP.

b)

passage of water molecules from a region of their higher concentration to a region of their lower concentration through a partially permeable membrane

c)

net movement of molecule from a region of higher concentration to region of lower concentration. Molecule down a concentration gradient

d)

net movement of molecule from a region of lower concentration to region of higher concentration. Molecule down a concentration gradient