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Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The total number of organisms in an area.
The number of different species in an area.
How the biotic factors interact with the abiotic factors.
The amount of energy that is transferred through an ecosystem.
High biodiversity
Low biodiversity
Nitrogen
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
The cooling of Earth due to molecules escaping into space.
Plants will grow better inside a glass building.
The color green is better at absorbing sunlight.
Fossil fuels are found
in desert army bases
near river banks
deep within the earth
at mountain tops
Oil is made from
dead plant and animal remains
rotten vegetables
magma and lava
polluted water
Which option shows the classification system, in order from largest to smallest?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom
Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Species, Genus
Biosphere, Biome, Ecosystem, Comunity, Population, Organism
Which kingdom is described as the "catch all" group?
Animalia
Plantae
Protista
Bacteria
Which kingdom is described as being autotrophic, multicellular, and having cell walls?
Animalia
Plantae
Protista
Bacteria
Which kingdom is described as being heterotrophic, multicellular, and not able to do photosynthesis?
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Bacteria
Which kingdom is described as being heterotrophic, multicellular, having no cell walls, and having a large biodiversity?
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
Why do scientists use dichotomous keys?
To identify an organism based on observable traits.
To identify an organism based on chemical traits.
To unlock the dichotomous machine.
Because it sounds cool.
All of these are types of pollution, except for...
Water
Air
Noise
Light
Radiation
Which type of pollution can affect the natural rhythms of animals and humans?
Light
Air
Land
Water
Acid rain is caused by...
Water pollution
Air pollution
Land pollution
All of these
Any undesirable change in physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of any part of the environment which can cause harmful effects on life or property.
Environmental pollution
Physical or chemical change
Habitat succession
Parasitic symbiosis
All of the following are reasons why biodiversity is decreasing, except for...
Habitat loss & fragmentation
Commercialization & industrialization
Pollution & climate change
Overconsumption & extinction
Ex-situ & in-situ conservation
The natural greenhouse effect is a bad thing.
True
False
Ozone is both good and bad.
True
False
What is Ozone?
A man-made and naturally occurring molecule (O3) in the atmosphere.
The winning area of a board game.
The Oxygen (O2 ) that we breathe.
An area of our atmosphere that has a hole in it.
Climate and weather are the same thing.
True
False
Climate refers to the...
weather of a specific region averaged over a long period of time
weather of a specific region averaged over a short period of time
day-to-day weather of an area.
large changes in an area's weather pattern.
Global warming is the...
human-induced warming of the Earth system.
natural warming of the planet by the sun's energy.
heating of greenhouses.
global change in weather patterns.
The impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources is known as...
ecological footprint
environmental pollution
environmental stewardship requirement
agricultural footprint
What does sustainability focus on?
meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations
meeting the needs of the present with no regard to future generations
meeting the needs of future generations with no regard to the present
meeting the needs of the present and a few generations
