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Unit 1: The Living Environment

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“Bio” is from a Greek word that means

a)

Science

b)

Math

c)

Earth

d)

Life

2.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four systems into which scientists divide Earth?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

3.

All living things on earth are part of the

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydropshere

4.

Animals needing oxygen to survive is an example of which two systems interacting?

a)

geosphere and biosphere

b)

biosphere and mesosphere

c)

atmosphere and biosphere

d)

atmosphere and geosphere

5.

To examine the status of an ecosystem's ecological population scientists calculate the __________ which is the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation.

a)

citation information

b)

mark recapture method

c)

community spread

d)

carrying capacity

6.

A terrestrial biome is a habitat that exists on....

a)

space

b)

land

c)

water

d)

air

7.

This terrestrial biome is characterized by high year round temperatures and high species diversity.

a)

Tropical Savannah

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Temperature Deciduous

d)

Desert

8.

This terrestrial biome is characterized by 4 distinct seasonal weather patterns and year round rain.

a)

Temperate Deciduous Dorest

b)

Tundra

c)

Chapparal

d)

Grasslands

9.

This tree is the dominant vegetation in a boreal forest.

a)
b)

Oak

c)

Pine

d)

Baobab

10.

Carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants in the biosphere by which process

a)

nuclear synthesis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

hydraulic pressure

d)

gravitational force

11.

Phosphorous is a key element that is present in all spheres of the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which greenhouse gas is responsible for the majority of Earth's increasing global temperature?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Phosphorous

c)

Carbon

d)

Hydrogen

13.

Cow farts emit methane gas which is highly toxic and contributes to atmospheric pollution causing global temperatures to rise. This is an example of a ________ feedback because it amplifies the change.

a)

Negative

b)

Cycle

c)

Positive

d)

Disputed

14.

What way can nitrogen become "fixed" or made more useful.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion

d)

Respiration

15.

Atmospheric fixation of nitrogen occurs through...

a)

Telekinesis

b)

Atmospheric Pressure

c)

Condensation

d)

Lightning