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WorksheetsGEEC 101: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MIDTERM EXAM
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 53mins
The following are the Health reasons why we need to preserve Biodiversity, EXCEPT?
Higher biodiversity has also been linked to lower instance of diseases.
Both medicinal plants and manufactured pharmaceuticals rely on biodiversity.
Many marine species use chemical-based, defense mechanisms.
The higher the diversity in an ecosystem the greater the potential for the manufacture of products in the future.
The following are essential life-supporting biophysical environment, EXCEPT?
habitat
technology
oxygen
food & water
Which of the following is NOT part of the physical element of the environment?
water bodies
landforms and rocks
plants and animals
soils and minerals
The non-essential life-assisting environment, includes all the entities or processes that assist human life in various ways, EXCEPT?
anthropogenic environment
biophysical entities
man-made environment
social environment
The following are significant scopes of Environmental Science, EXCEPT?
Home and family structure
Management of natural resources
Prevention and control of pollution
Conservation of ecosystem and biodiversity
The following are Importance of Environmental Science, which is NOT?
A. Industry-friendly mode by adopting efficient technologies.
B. Create a pollution-free environment by adopting different methods of preventing and controlling pollution.
C. Utilize our natural resources such as water, forest, minerals, and fossil fuels efficiently, with maximum utility and minimum wastage, by adopting conservation and recycling strategies.
D. Solve complex global environmental problems such as climate change, ozone-layer depletion, desertification, and energy crisis by using different interdisciplinary tools and approaches.
The environmental principle that deals with all biotic and abiotic components interact with each other to guarantee that the system is preserved. Any outside intervention may result in an imbalance and the degeneration of the system.
Nature knows best
Everything changes
All forms of life are important
Everything is connected to everything else
Which among the following which is/are Biological element in the environment
Animals
Plants
Microorganisms
All of the above
Nutrients pass from the environment to the bios and back to the environment. Any disturbance in the cycle can bring about imbalance. Our nature knows everything.
What principle of environment is this?
Nature knows best
Everything changes
All forms of life are important
Everything is connected to everything else
The world is steadily changing, and nothing is stable anymore. Even in each passing day, humans try to improve their living to fit into the world. Organisms also develop through time. What principle of environment is this?
Nature knows best
Everything changes
All forms of life are important
Everything is connected to everything else
Each organism presents a key role in nature. Since niche, an occupational or functional position, cannot be simultaneously occupied by more than one species, it is clear that all living things are considered invaluable in the maintenance of homeostasis in the ecosystem.
What principle of environment is this?
Nature knows best
Everything changes
All forms of life are important
Everything is connected to everything else
Which among the following is NOT a Scientific Principle of Sustainability?
Biodiversity
Chemical cycling
Chemical combustion
Dependence on Solar Energy
Which among the following is Nonrenewable Resources?
Air
Oil
Plants
Water
Which among the following is/are Exhaustible resource/s?
Solar energy
Hydro energy
Electricity from the wind
All of the above
The following are the importance of BIODIVERSITY, EXCEPT?
Job and security
Protection of water resources
Contribution to climate stability
Soils formation and protection
The following are social benefits in Environmental Science, which is NOT?
Cultural values
Recreation and tourism
Research, education and monitoring
None of the above
The following are the factors affecting Biodiversity, which is NOT?
Reforestation
Climate change
Invasive Species
Overexploitation
The following are examples of Generalist species, EXCEPT?
Mice and rats
Cayotes and racoons
Canada lynx and koala
Flies and cockroaches
These are the positive impacts of Positive effect of Urbanization, which is NOT?
Access
Congestions
Modernization
Employment Opportunities
Which of the following is NOT a natural factor of climate change?
Human activities
Ocean currents
Distance from the Equator
The direction of prevailing winds
The following are ecological reasons to preserve our Biodiversity, EXCEPT?
Deforestation
Pollinators
Transpiration
Rainforests
This is a vast range of living things; the plants, animals and other organisms which contribute to the enhancement of natural ecosystems as well as the health and stability of the world.
Diversity
Variation
Biodiversity
Individual difference
The following are impacts of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), EXCEPT?
Shortening of human life and cause diseases
Changing the natural forms of competition or predation
Genetic materials can be transferred to other native communities
Soil microbial populations regulating the flow of phosphorous, nitrogen, and other essential elements can equally be impacted
It is non- native, or alien species are plants, animals or other organisms transferred from one ecosystem to another, either intentionally or unintentionally
UFO
Aliens
Native species
Invasive Species
This includes all living things and non-living things.
Community
Ecosystem
Organism
Population
The lion hunt and eat a deer in the grass land. What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Birds that lives in holes in trees or orchids which live in trees. What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Hermit crabs and snails compete for a shell as their home. What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by armadillos. What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Hummingbirds have long bills and feed on the nectar of flowers and flowers are pollinated as hummingbirds move blossom to blossom getting nectar.
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Snapping shrimp have poor vision. They depend on their goby fish roommate to give the danger signal whenever predators approach. The goby fish guides the snapping shrimp back home if they wander too far.
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Ticks live and feed on the skin of a dog and they suck blood from these animals for food.
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Red chested cuckoo birds find an unattended robin nest and push out the robin eggs. They then lay their own eggs in the robin’s nest and leave them for the robins to incubate the cuckoo eggs.
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Mycorrhizal fungi invade and live in or among roots cells of many plants. The plant provides nutrients to the fungi. The mycorrhizal fungi help the host plant absorb inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus from the soil. Some mycorrhizal fungi also secrete antibiotics which may help protect their host plant from invasion by parasitic fungi and bacteria.
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Athletes’ foot fungus lives on the skin of humans and feeds on keratin, a protein thus, causes have itchy, cracked skin on their feet which can become infected.
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Cattle egrets feed on the insects kicked up by the feet of buffalo and cattle. The egrets appear to be aware of approaching danger more quickly than their hosts are and it is likely that their actions in this respect serve to warn their larger companions (buffalo and cattle).
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Two male dogs fighting for a female dog
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Barnacles are crustaceans that adhere to the skin of whales and are provided with a habitat & transportation to new sources of food.
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
The big shark devours the small shark for food.
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Gall insect lays their eggs in the leaves or branches of oak trees causing a lump to form oak trees provide shelter and food to the insect larvae, but are not harmed.
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
African hyenas and leopard both hunting for zebra in the grassland
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Rattle snake kills and eat a rat.
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
Remora use suckers to attach temporarily to large marine animals such as sharks, manta rays, whales, turtles, or large fish…the shark provides free transportation, protection, and dropped food and feces which the remora feeds on. The shark is not injured.
What type of ecological interaction is this?
PREDATION
COMPETITION
COMMENSALISM
MUTUALISM
PARASITISM
It is consist of all the living things and non-living things.
Biology
Ecology
Environment
Physics
It is the home of plants and animals where they grow.
Habitat
Environment
Niche
Ecology
It is refers to the role of the species in the environment.
Habitat
Environment
Niche
Ecology
It is how living things and non-living things interact
Habitat
Environment
Niche
Ecology
A type of habitat that is dry hot and dry and the soil is sandy.
Dessert
Forest
Fresh water
Tundra
A type of habitat that is cold and windy and usually covered with frost and snow
Dessert
Forest
Fresh water
Tundra
A type of Biome that have extensive dry season and consequent fires. Fire is an important disturbance for root development and re-sprouting
Dessert
Savannas
Tundra
Tropical rainforests
A type of Terrestrial Biome characterized by vegetation of plants with broad leaves and spreading roots that falls off throughout the year, have dry and wet seasonal variations that results to high net primary productivity.
Dessert
Savannas
Tundra
Tropical rainforests
A type of water habitat that includes ponds, lakes, streams and rivers
Estuaries
Fresh water
Salt water
Coral Reefs
A marine habitat where sharks, whale, dolphins and other marine organisms live
Estuaries
Fresh water
Marine/Salt water
Coral Reefs
it is the ultimate source of energy.
Food
Moon
Sun
Water
Human and animals that eat and consume food for survival. This is known as ______________?
Buyer
Consumer
Customer
Commuters
Cattles that gaze into plants and herbs . What role does it plays in the food chain?
Carnivores
Herbivores
Fructivores
Omnivores
Lions and tigers usually eat other animals but not plants . What role does it plays in the food chain?
Carnivores
Herbivores
Fructivores
Omnivores
Human that consumes meat and vegetables. What role does it plays in the food chain?
Carnivores
Herbivores
Fructivores
Omnivores
A chain that that shows how energy flows in each tropical level.
food chain
food hub
food web
food trip
An inter-lapping series of food chain is called _____________?
food chain
food hub
food web
food trip
The flying lizard change its color to its environment to defense itself to its predator. What defense mechanism does it portray?
Camouflage
Mimicry
Hibernate
Estivate
Birds look for food far away to their usual habitat for survival . What defense mechanism does it portray?
Mimicry
Camouflage
Migration
Body Covering
A turtle can pull its head, feet and tail inside its tail for adaptation. What defense mechanism does it portray?
Mimicry
Camouflage
Migration
Body Covering
The octopus refine its shape and copied the sound of its predator to disguise . What defense mechanism does it portray?
Camouflage
Mimicry
Hibernate
Estivate
Ground squirrel dig in burrows to get out of the heat during summer. What defense mechanism does it portray?
Camouflage
Mimicry
Hibernate
Estivate
Polar bears usually go into a long deep sleep for during winter. What defense mechanism does it portray?
Camouflage
Mimicry
Hibernate
Estivate
This includes bacteria and fungi on the food chain
A. Autotrophs
B. Producers
C. Consumers
D. Decomposers
E. Both A and B
Plants make their own food through photosynthesis
A. Autotrophs
B. Producers
C. Consumers
D. Decomposers
E. Both A and B
From the illustration, it is known as the ultimate source of energy.
Grass
Mouse
Hawk
Snake
Sun
From the illustration, which of the following is known as the primary consumer?
Grass
Mouse
Hawk
Snake
Sun
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