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ESS3.1 Review Challenge

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose 2 answers: Which answer choices represent the best examples of conservation?

a)

Purchasing certified lumber that comes from sustainable logging

b)

Purchasing non-certified lumber

c)

Volunteering to help at the zoo

d)

Recycling items such as glass and paper products

2.

A local rancher plants blueberry and blackberry bushes on her land so that deer and other native animal populations can still use the land. This is an example of

a)

Habitat fragmentation

b)

Conservation

c)

Habitat management

d)

Species endangerment

3.

Why should we resist strategies, such as fracking, to obtain energy?

a)

Fracking can lead to loss of habitat and releases harmful chemicals into the ecosystem

b)

Fracking is another word for habitat fragmentation

c)

Fracking leads to an increase in biodiversity

d)

Even though fracking does not occur locally, it endangers areas near the equator, such as the rainforest

4.

What is one impact caused by the melting of glaciers and ice caps?

a)

Sea levels will decrease because of warmer climates

b)

There will be more freshwater available due to cooler climates

c)

Sea levels will increase due to warmer climate changes

d)

There will be less freshwater available due to cooler temperatures

5.

How is the harvesting of exotic woods harmful for some ecosystems?

a)

The removal of exotic wood species is beneficial, since many are invasive

b)

It increases biodiversity, meaning that have more life than they can support

c)

It increases the amount of habitat for many species

d)

It creates loss of habitat for many species

6.

Having a dry climate is a characteristic of which biome?

a)

Deciduous Forest

b)

Savannah

c)

Tundra

d)

Grasslands

7.

Which set of biotic and abiotic factors would you expect to observe in the desert?

a)

rich soil, deciduous trees, 50 inches of last year

b)

Frozen soil, small plants-no trees, 30 inches of rainfall last year

c)

dry soil, plants adapted to store water, 9 inches of rainfall last year

d)

Poor soil quality, great biodiversity, 90 inches of rainfall last year

8.

____________________ is the layer of soil that is frozen throughout the year due to extremely cold temperatures.

a)

Permafrost

b)

Deciduous

c)

Lichen

d)

Coniferous

9.

Which abiotic factor is the main difference between freshwater and marine ecosystems?

a)

Latitude- distance from the equator

b)

Salinity

c)

Fish species

d)

Temperature

10.

Biodiversity refers to…

a)

variety of abiotic factors in an ecosystem

b)

nonrenewable resources

c)

the rate of species decline

d)

the variety of species in an ecosystem

11.

Which of the following is a list of natural resources?

a)

Tables made from lumber

b)

Pencils manufactured from lumber and graphite

c)

Coal and gold mined out of the earth

d)

Clothing made from cotton

12.

Which of these describes a species that has become extinct?

a)

fewer members of the species are dying than being born

b)

more members of the species are dying than being born

c)

very few members of a species are alive

d)

all members of a species have died

13.
Suppose a pond dries up. What will most likely happen to the fish that lived there?
a)
They will learn to live on land.
b)
They will move to another pond.
c)
They will learn to breathe air.
d)
They will not survive.
14.

What to carnivores eat?

a)

Meat

b)

Plants

c)

Plants & Meat

15.

Species that are in danger of becoming extinct are called __________.

a)

endangered

b)

not lucky

c)

extinct

d)

in a jam

16.

Humans are causing extinction in which ways?

a)

By over hunting animals for food or products.

b)

By destroying the natural habitat of species.

c)

By polluting the environments of the world.

d)

All of the above.

17.

What word do we use to describe a species which has no members still living?

a)

endangered

b)

extinct

18.
Which of the following is an example of REDUCING?  
a)
taking glass bottles to the recycling center
b)
turning off the lights when you leave a room
c)
using a soup can for a pencil cup

d)
throwing your garbage in the trash can
19.

Conservation is the act of conserving, or protecting the environment, plants, and animals. What are some things you can do to help conserve our environment?

a)

leave water on, leave TV on, run dishwasher with 1 plate

b)

run the washing machine with 1 shirt

c)

leave the refrigerator door open

d)

turn off water, turn off lights, turn off TV

20.

Things found in nature that are useful to people.

a)

natural resources

b)

aquifers

c)

reservoirs

d)

deforestation

21.

Replanting trees is an example of ___________.

a)

Habitat fragmentation

b)

Conservation

c)

Habitat management

22.

A resilient ecosystem…(2 answers)

a)

Is able to recover from, or adjust easily to change.

b)

Has less biodiversity due to invasive species.

c)

Has been impacted by a natural disaster such as a tornado.

d)

Is more likely to have greater biodiversity

23.

Which is an example of an invasive species to Tennessee?

a)

deciduous trees

b)

zebra mussels

c)

coniferous trees

d)

white-tailed deer

24.

What is the environmental variable that caused The Great Smoky Mountains to be less resilient during the 2016 fire?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Tornado

c)

Drought

d)

Earthquake

25.

Which of the following is a list of natural resources?

a)

coal, natural gas, books, tile

b)

water, lumber, minerals, coal

c)

rivers, deer, purses, shoes

d)

rabbits, waterfalls, geothermal energy, socks

26.

Which of the following is a biotic factor in a desert ecosystem

a)

sun

b)

cacti

c)

water

d)

sand

27.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor in a marine ecosystem?

a)

grass

b)

whale

c)

water

d)

plankton

28.

A __________________ is a type of animal that hunts other animals to eat.

a)

prey

b)

herbivore

c)

predator

d)

producer

29.
Grass is considered a ...
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
composers
30.

The image below shows President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicating The Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the year 1940. Many people sacrificed time and money to establish our national park. The establishment of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an example of…

a)

Habitat management

b)

Conservation

c)

Species protection

d)

Sustainable logging

31.

What has a higher biodiversity: a rain forest or a desert?

a)

Rain forest

b)

Desert

c)

They have a similar biodiversity

32.

A tapeworm lives in the intestine of a cat absorbing nutrients through its skin. A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

competition

33.
What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
34.
A bird makes a nest in a tree.  The bird gets a house, but the tree is unharmed.
a)
Commensalism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Parasitism
35.

Mockingbirds will push the eggs out of a blue bird's nest and use the nest for it's own babies illustrating...

a)

commensalism

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

predation

36.
Which of he following interactions demonstrates a PARASITIC relationship?
a)
A mosquito sucking blood from a warm blooded animal.
b)
A group of baby otters floating together to help warm each other in the cold waters.
c)
Many fish swimming together to protect each other from predators.
d)
Two hyenas fighting over a female to mate with.
37.
Two male Giraffes are fighting over the last green leaf of a tree that is dying.  
a)
Competition
b)
Mutualsim
c)
Predation
d)
Commensalism
38.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

c)

Fossil fuels

d)

biodegradable

39.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

c)

natural resources

d)

pollution

40.
what is a non renewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
coal
d)
biomass
41.
Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
42.

What is a fossil fuel?

a)

oil

b)

biomass

c)

wind

d)

hydro

43.

Do Renewable energy sources run out?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

maybe

d)

I don't know

44.
Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?
a)
It's cheaper than fossil fuels
b)
The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
c)
Solar energy recharges batteries
d)
All of them
45.
What type of energy resource is wind?
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
c)
Exhaustible 
46.
These are examples of a Fossil fuel - fuels produced by deposits of ancient plants and animals 
a)
wind,solar,geothermal
b)
oil,coal,natural gas
c)
wind,biofuels,geothermal
47.
What type of renewable resource am I? Waste products like trees, plants, grains, algae, manure, garbage, sewage, and paper can be converted into energy by burning.
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Geothermal 
c)
Biomass
d)
Solar energy 
48.
What type of renewable energy am I? Force of falling water turns giant turbines to create electricity and found inside of dams.
a)
geothermal 
b)
biofuels
c)
hydroelectric
d)
solar
49.
What type of renewable energy am I?  I convert the sun's rays into electricity. 
a)
wind
b)
biofuels
c)
geothermal
d)
solar
50.

Wood is...

a)

A renewable resource

b)

A nonrenewable resource

c)

Used to make oil

d)

Used to make plastic

51.

A group of non-renewable resources, called ______________, include coal, oil, and natural gas.

a)

Fossils

b)

Energy

c)

Resources

d)

Fossil fuels

52.

We can get energy from coal by...

a)

Breaking it down

b)

Digging it up

c)

Burning it

d)

Rubbing it together

53.

This is a renewable energy resource that must be conserved.

a)

Wood

b)

Oil

c)

Natural gas

d)

Coal

54.

Gasoline and plastic are made from...

a)

Plants

b)

Minerals

c)

Oil

d)

Minerals

55.

How so we get energy from the sun?

a)

Sunlight can generate electricity straight from the sky.

b)

Solar panels use the sun to power turbines.

c)

Solar panels can convert sunlight into electrical energy.

d)

Solar panels generate their own electricity.