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WorksheetsFA5 A1 Environmental Science
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins
A large geographical region with distinct climatic features
(a)
The movement of waters
from a region of high water potential to low water potential
(a)
Type of mechanism where an initial change causes a reaction which reduces the original change
(a)
The international agreement to control Greenhouse gases
Montreal Protocol
Kyoto Protocol
Seoul Agreement
Kiev Protocol
An organism which feeds on dead organic matter and increases the surface area for decomposers
(a)
The process where large amounts of nutrients are carried to the surface of the ocean, causing algal blooms. Seen in the Antarctic
(a)
Measure of reflectivity of a surface
(a)
Species used as "publicity" for conservation campaigns
(a)
Please tick all examples of abiotic factors
Topography
Exposure
Predation
Wind velocity
A group of individuals who can breed together to produce fertile offspring
(a)
What does BAP stand for?
(a)
Type of gas which absorbs infrared radiation and causes atmospheric heating
(a)
All the living organisms on the planet
(a)
The loss of water from plants, through the stomata in their leaves
(a)
The covering of ice under 50,000Km squared with its own topography is called an ice (a)
The ocean current running from the tropics to the arctic is called the __________ _____________ ____________ current
(a)
The role an organism plays in the environment and how it uses resources such as food is called an _______ ________.
(a)
Species that are only found in one place such as marine iguanas are called (a) species
The whole community of species plus all the abiotic factors in a given area is known as an (a)
The layer of atmosphere closest to the earth is known as the (a)
The movement of water through soil and rock is known as (a)
The shape of the land is known as its (a)
A floating mass of ice that is also attached to the land is known as an ice (a)
The drug used for the prevention of malaria and derived from the cinchona tree is known as (a)
Place where an organism lives
(a)
Greenhouse gas which makes up 0.04% of the earths atmosphere (write the full name out please)
(a)
Soil factors are also known as (a) factors
A succession community which starts from open water is known as a (a) .
What is the missing word
Site of special (a) interest
Competition between the same species for resources such as food is known as (a) competition.
Bacteria and fungi that live in the soil and breakdown dead organic matter into nutrients are known as (a)
Ice coverings over 50,000 km squared are known as ice (a)
Triatomic oxygen is also known as (a)
All the individuals of one species is known as a (a)
A succession community which starts on bare rock is known as a (a)
Please tick all organic molecules which contain nitrogen
Proteins
ATP
Lipids
DNA
An rock which is water bearing is known as an (a)
The pygmy hippo is an example of an (a) species
The ozone layer is found in the (a)
All the populations of different species in one area is known as the (a) of species
The ocean current which runs between south America and Australia sometimes becomes stronger. What is this phenomenon known as
(a)
The movement of precipitation into the earth is known as (a)
An ice covering under 50,000 km squared but without its own topography is known as an ice (a)
Animals that help maintain their ecosystem for the other animals are known as (a) species
Some precipitation does not reach the ground as it lands on vegetation. This is known as (a)
A succession community that starts from sand dunes is known as a (a)
Any store of water is known as a (a)
At 4 degrees water is at its ____________ dense.
most
least
The legislation which gave legal protection status to different nature reserves, such as SSSI and NNR is known as the ______________ & ____________ Act. (Just fill in the two missing words in the answer with a space between them).
(a)
Wat does the C in CITES stand for?
(a)
The study of living organisms so the knowledge can be applied to engineering or technological developments is known as (a)
The total number of all the alleles (of all genes ) within a population at the given time is known as the ______ __________
(a)
An area of the world where crop species were first domesticated and where wild varieties are still found are known as
(a)
The measure of percentage of the volume of rock which is space is known as
(a)
The F in DEFRA is (a)
A community which does not reach the climax community is known as a (a)
A situation where an initial change causes a reaction that increases the original change is known as ________ _______ mechanism.
(a)
The process that removes carbon from the atmosphere is known as carbon (a)
Protocol established in 1987 to ban CFC's.
(a)
The average length of time that a molecule of water stays in a reservoir is known as ____________ _______________
(a)
