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Spring 2022 Final Review

Total questions: 190

Worksheet time: 3hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the % of nitrogen in air?

a)

75%

b)

71%

c)

78%

d)

60%

2.

Motorised vehicles are the major source of which pollutants? Tick all that apply.

a)

sulfur dioxide

b)

oxides of nitrogen

c)

carbon monoxide

d)

particulates (unburnt carbon)

3.

Which reduces the amount of oxygen that red blood cells can carry?

a)

Nitrogen oxides

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Sulfur dioxide

d)

Lead compounds

4.

What is the % of nitrogen in air?

a)

75%

b)

71%

c)

78%

d)

60%

5.

Motorised vehicles are the major source of which pollutants? Tick all that apply.

a)

sulfur dioxide

b)

oxides of nitrogen

c)

carbon monoxide

d)

particulates (unburnt carbon)

6.

Which reduces the amount of oxygen that red blood cells can carry?

a)

Nitrogen oxides

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Sulfur dioxide

d)

Lead compounds

7.

Which pollutants can be harmful to human respiratory systems (list all that apply)?

a)

Sulfur Dioxides

b)

Nitrogen Oxides

c)

Particulate Matter

d)

Stratospheric Ozone

e)

Volatile Organic Compounds

8.

Which pollutants are associated with the formation of smog (list all that apply)?

a)

SOx

b)

VOC

c)

O3

d)

NOx

e)

PM

9.

What are some natural sources of NOX emissions? (list all that apply

a)

Forest fires

b)

Lighting

c)

Gas stoves

d)

Bacterian action in soil

e)

Electricity generation (coal-fired power stations)

10.

What are the main air pollutants generated as a result of industrial agriculture?

a)

VOCs

b)

NOx

c)

O3

d)

PM

e)

SOx

11.
Can damage crops by preventing plants from carrying out photosynthesis
a)
Lead
b)
Nitrogen oxides
c)
Sulfur dioxide
d)
Particulate matter
12.
A metallic element that can cause brain damage
a)
Lead
b)
Particulate matter
c)
Ground-level ozone
d)
Nitrogen oxides
13.
A colorless, odorless gas
a)
Nitrogen oxides
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Sulfur dioxide
14.
Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant
a)
Lead
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Particulate matter
d)
Nitrogen oxides
15.
Causes you to have a headache
a)
Sulfur dioxides
b)
Carbon monoxide
c)
Nitrogen oxide
16.
Can cause burning of the skin
a)
Lead
b)
Particle matter
c)
Sulfur dioxide
d)
Nitrogen oxides
17.
Can cause breathing problems, harm plants and deteriorate rubber
a)
Ground-level ozone
b)
Particulate matter
c)
Sulfur dioxide
d)
Nitrogen oxides
18.
Used to be found in gasoline
a)
Lead
b)
Particle matter
c)
Ground-level ozone
d)
Nitrogen oxides
19.
The general term for air pollution that reduces visibility, especially in cities. 
a)
atmospheric transport
b)
pollution 
c)
smog
d)
wet scrubber
20.

Produced by burning fossil fuels

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Sulfur Dioxide

c)

Nitrogen Dioxide

d)

Phytochemical Oxidant

21.
Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?
a)
Respiratory problems
b)
Reduced food sources for humans
c)
Increased disease for humans
d)
Decrease in global temperatures
22.
Global warming is due to 
a)
Greenhouse gases
b)
Nitric and sulfuric acids
c)
CFCs
d)
Ozone depletion
23.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
24.

Concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere

a)

15%

b)

21%

c)

78%

d)

95%

25.

A pollutant that forms from volcanoes (natural) and burning coal (anthropogenic) is likely...

a)

Methane (CH4)

b)

Lead (Pb)

c)

Tropospheric Ozone (O3)

d)

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

26.

Carbon monoxide is considered a...

a)

Primary Pollutant

b)

Secondary Pollutant

27.

Please select the EPA Criteria Pollutants below.

a)

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

b)

Tropospheric Ozone (O3)

c)

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

d)

Lead (Pb)

e)

Methane (CH4)

28.

Which of the following is not a problem caused my acid rain?

a)

Corrosion to metal structures and statues

b)

Damage to aquatic organisms

c)

Pollution of water supplies and crops

d)

Nerve damage

29.

Source of carbon monoxide

a)

Incomplete combustion of fossil fuels

b)

Combustion of fossil fuels

c)

Decomposition of plant and animal matters

d)

Photochemical reaction of CO2

30.

This primary pollutant creates a reddish brown gas creating photochemical smog and tropospheric ozone.

a)

sulfuric acid

b)

VOC

c)

nitrogen dioxide

d)

particulate matter

31.
What is a secondary pollutant? 
a)
pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
b)
pollutants that react with other primary pollutants
32.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: carbon monoxide

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

33.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: nitric acid

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

34.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: carbon monoxide

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

35.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: nitric acid

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

36.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: sulfuric acid

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

37.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: VOCs

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

38.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: particulate matter

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

39.

Identify the following as a primary or secondary air pollutant: nitrogen oxides

a)

primary air pollutant

b)

secondary air pollutant

40.

Ozone is considered a pollutant in the stratosphere, but not the troposphere.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Which type of air pollutant is emitted directly?

a)

Secondary air pollutants

b)

Primary air pollutants

c)

Ozone

d)

Water

42.

Which type of air pollution is formed when pollutants react with sunlight and each other?

a)

primary air pollutants

b)

secondary air pollutants

c)

VOCs

d)

hydrocarbons

43.

Which type of pollutants are chemical compounds that can cause harm to human health or damage the environment?

a)

Organic Air Pollutants

b)

Inorganic Air Pollutants

c)

Nonatmospheric Air Pollutants

d)

Hazardous Air Pollutants

44.

Which layer of the atmosphere has weather?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

45.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

46.

Temperature increases with height in the ______ due to solar radiation.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

47.

Temperature increases with height in the ______ due to the ozone trapping heat.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

48.

Which gas makes up the largest portion of air?

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

methane

49.

What do you call the part of the atmosphere where molecules escape into space?

a)

doldrums

b)

ionosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

dead zone

50.

What protects the earth from harmful UV rays from the sun?

a)

clouds

b)

ionosphere

c)

nitrogen gases

d)

the ozone

51.
Earth's current atmosphere is
a)
78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon and 0.037% carbon dioxide
b)
78% oxygen, 21%nitrogen, 0.9% argon, 0.037% carbon dioxide
c)
78% nitrogen, 21% argon, 1% oxygen
d)
78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% carbon dioxide
52.
The layers of the atmosphere in order from bottom to top are
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, atmosphere, thermosphere
c)
mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere
d)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
53.
The layer of the atmosphere containing the ionosphere and auroras is
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
54.

The layer of the atmosphere where meteors (shooting stars) burn up

a)

mesosphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

stratosphere

55.

A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.

a)

atmosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ozone

d)

nitrogen

56.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

57.

Airplanes fly in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

58.

Satellites orbit in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

59.

Which of the following is a characteristic of water? Select all that apply.

a)

Hydrophobic

b)

Hydrophillic

c)

Polar

d)

Nonpolar

60.

Water is not essential for life.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Life on Earth cannot exist without water.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Water is hydrophillic.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Water is nonpolar.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Which of the following is true of water? Select all that apply.

a)

Water has a high specific heat.

b)

Water can dissolve other substances.

c)

Water is not a precious natural resource.

d)

Water is not valuable for industrial processes.

e)

Water is hydrophilic and polar. It forms hydrogen bonds with itself.

65.

What do we call unpolluted, fresh water?

a)

Potable water

b)

Impotable Water

c)

Undrinkable water

d)

Industrial Water

66.

How much of the global water supply is salt water?

a)

95.7%

b)

2.5%

c)

80%

d)

97.5%

67.

How much freshwater is found in glaciers and ice caps?

a)

2.5%

b)

78%

c)

1%

d)

21%

68.

What percentage of surface water is available for use?

a)

2.5%

b)

78%

c)

1%

d)

21%

69.

What percentage of the world's population does not have access to fresh drinking water?

a)

75%

b)

15%

c)

25%

d)

50%

70.

What type of water is found in lakes, streams, and oceans?

a)

Ground water

b)

Surface water

c)

Freshwater

d)

Potable Water

71.

What type of water is found underground in aquifers?

a)

Ground water

b)

Surface water

c)

Freshwater

d)

Potable Water

72.

Where do you find surface water?

a)

In storage tanks buried beneath the soil

b)

Underground if aquifers

c)

Lakes, streams, rivers, and oceans

d)

Only in oceans

73.

Where do you find ground water?

a)

In storage tanks buried beneath the soil

b)

Underground if aquifers

c)

Lakes, streams, rivers, and oceans

d)

Only in oceans

74.

Which of the following is an example of domestic use? Select all that apply.

a)

Toilet

b)

Irrigating Fields

c)

Washing Clothes

d)

Drinking Water

e)

Cooling power plants

75.

Which of the following is true of domestic water coming from municipal systems?

a)

It is unfiltered.

b)

All municipalities desalinate their water.

c)

All municipalities drill their water.

d)

It is treated to ensure safety.

76.

Which of the following is an example of agricultural use of water.

a)

Navigation, electricity generation, and recreation

b)

Irrigating Fields

c)

Washing Clothes

d)

Drinking Water

e)

Cooling power plants

77.

Which of the following is an example of industrial use of water?

a)

Navigation, electricity generation, and recreation

b)

Irrigating Fields

c)

Washing Clothes

d)

Drinking Water

e)

Cooling power plants

78.

Which of the following is an example of in-stream use of water?

a)

Navigation, electricity generation, and recreation

b)

Irrigating Fields

c)

Washing Clothes

d)

Drinking Water

e)

Cooling power plants

79.

Which of the following is true of point source pollution? Select all that apply.

a)

Factories dumping wastes into streams

b)

The location of the pollutants entrance can be determined.

c)

The location of pollutants entrance is wide spread and hard to determine.

d)

Run-off from stroms.

80.

Which of the following is true of nonpoint source pollution? Select all that apply.

a)

Factories dumping wastes into streams

b)

The location of the pollutants entrance can be determined.

c)

The location of pollutants entrance is wide spread and hard to determine.

d)

Run-off from stroms.

81.

What type of water pollution has a location that can be determined?

a)

Nonpoint Source Pollution

b)

Illegal Dumping

c)

Industrial Usage

d)

Point Source Pollution

82.

What type of water pollution has a location that cannot be determined?

a)

Nonpoint Source Pollution

b)

Illegal Dumping

c)

Industrial Usage

d)

Point Source Pollution

83.

Which of the following are in municipal waste? Select all that apply.

a)

Storm water runoff

b)

waste from industry

c)

waste from homes

d)

wastes from commercial establishments

e)

wastes from farms

84.

Which type of pollution is water from washing clothes and dishes?

a)

Municipal Water Pollution

b)

Industrial Water Pollution

c)

Marine Water Pollution

d)

Agricultural Water Pollution

85.

Which of the following are considered fecal coliform bacteria? Select both correct answers.

a)

E. Coli

b)

Salmonella

c)

Leptosporosis

d)

Streptococcus Faecalis

86.

Human waste can contaminate the water supply.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

What was in detergents that contributed to eutrophication?

a)

silicone

b)

bismuth

c)

phosphates

d)

hydrogen

88.

Which of the following are considered municipal water pollution? Select all that apply.

a)

antibiotics

b)

natural and synthetic hormones

c)

pesticides

d)

fire retardants

89.

Which of the following are considered agricultural water pollution? Select all that apply.

a)

Fertilizer

b)

Sediment

c)

Pesticides

d)

Detergents

90.

Which of the following do agriculturists use to reduce water pollution? Select all that apply.

a)

control buffers

b)

drainage ditches

c)

water treatment plants

d)

natural lakes and streams

91.

Which of the following can be included in industrial wastes? Select all that apply.

a)

Organic Materials

b)

Petroleum Products

c)

Fertilizer runoff

d)

Metals

e)

Particulates

92.

What is BOD?

a)

biological organic demand

b)

biochemical organic demonstration

c)

biochemical oxygen demand

d)

biologic organization demonstration

93.

Industrial wastes such as organic material and petroleum increase the BOD of water.

a)

True

b)

False

94.

Wastes from mines can be considered industrial water pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

What occurs when an industry removes water from a source, uses it for cooling purposes, and then returns heated water to the source?

a)

Municipal Pollution

b)

Agricultural Pollution

c)

Industrial Pollution

d)

Thermal Pollution

96.

Which of the following is an example of marine oil pollution?

a)

Using a diesel fuel to power a ship.

b)

Using a nuclear reactor to power a submarine.

c)

The Deepwater Horizon spilling over 4 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

d)

Sail boats

97.

Which of the following is an example of marine oil pollution?

a)

Runoff from streets

b)

Addition of fertilizer to farm fields

c)

Using gasoline to fuel cars

d)

Use jet fuel to fly planes.

98.

Which of the following are examples of groundwater pollution? Select all that apply.

a)

Pesticides seeping into an aquifer

b)

An underground storage tank leaking.

c)

An oil tanker running aground and spilling oil.

d)

Unlined landfills, pits, and ponds

e)

Leaking septic tanks

99.

Which type of energy source can be renewed in your lifetime?

a)

Renewable energy sources

b)

Nonrenewable energy sources

100.

Which of the following are nonrenewable energy sources? Select all that apply.

a)

Coal

b)

Hydroelectric

c)

Petroleum

d)

Wind

e)

Natural Gas

101.

Which of the following are renewable energy sources? Select all that apply.

a)

Wind

b)

Nuclear

c)

Geothermal

d)

Natural Gas

e)

Solar

102.

Which energy source is formed from dead organic matter that is compressed into peat and then further compressed using heat and pressure?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Nuclear

d)

Coal

103.

Which energy source is formed from dead organic matter that is trapped between rocks that does not contain more volatile hydrocarbons?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Coal

c)

Nuclear

d)

Natural Gas

104.

Which energy source is composed of volatile hydrocarbons and formed between layers of rock?

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Nuclear

105.

Which energy source is composed of atoms that decay or are split to produce heat?

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Nuclear

106.

Which energy source uses photovoltaic cells to capture light and produce electricity?

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Hydroelectric

d)

Biomass

107.

Which energy source use the movement of air to turn turbines to generate electricity?

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Hydroelectric

d)

Biomass

108.

Which energy source uses water to turn turbines to produce electricity?

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Hydroelectric

d)

Biomass

109.

Which energy source use heat generated inside the earth?

a)

Wind

b)

Hydroelectric

c)

Biomass

d)

Geothermal

110.

Which energy source uses organic matter such as wood, corn, and soybeans to generate power?

a)

Solar

b)

Hydroelectric

c)

Biomass

d)

Geothermal

111.

Which of the following are fossil fuels?

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Nuclear

112.

Which of the following are nonrenewable energy sources?

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Nuclear

e)

Hydroelectirc

113.

Which of the following are advantages of coal? Select all that apply.

a)

Reliable energy source

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Affordable energy source

d)

Pollution and mining damages the environment

e)

Easy to burn

114.

Which of the following are disadvantages of coal? Select all that apply.

a)

Reliable energy source

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Affordable energy source

d)

Pollution and mining damages the environment

e)

Easy to burn

115.

Which of the following are advantages of petroleum? Select all that apply.

a)

Abundant energy source

b)

High heating value

c)

Relatively inexpensive

d)

Pollutants and drilling damages the environment

e)

finite or nonrenewable resource

116.

Which of the following are disadvantages of petroleum? Select all that apply.

a)

Recovery process is not efficient enough.

b)

High heating value

c)

Relatively inexpensive

d)

Pollutants and drilling damages the environment

e)

finite or nonrenewable resource

117.

Which of the following are advantages of natural gas? Select all that apply.

a)

Produces lower carbon emissions than other fossil fuels.

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Can cause environmental damage

d)

Reliable source of energy

e)

Relatively inexpensive

118.

Which of the following are disadvantages of natural gas? Select all that apply.

a)

Produces lower carbon emissions than other fossil fuels.

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Can cause environmental damage

d)

Reliable source of energy

e)

Relatively inexpensive

119.

Which of the following are advantages of nuclear energy? Select all that apply.

a)

Produces radioactive or nuclear waste

b)

Disasters are large and long lasting

c)

Plentiful fuel source

d)

Few greenhouse gases

e)

Efficient production leads to low cost

120.

Which of the following are disadvantages of nuclear energy? Select all that apply.

a)

Produces radioactive or nuclear waste

b)

Disasters are large and long lasting

c)

Plentiful fuel source

d)

Few greenhouse gases

e)

Efficient production leads to low cost

121.

Which of the following are advantages of solar power?

a)

Cannot produce electricity at night

b)

Produces no greenhouse gases

c)

Renewable energy source

d)

Electricity can even be generated on cloudy days

e)

Photovoltaic cells are inefficient

122.

Which of the following are the disadvantages of solar power? Select all that apply.

a)

Cannot produce electricity at night

b)

Produces no greenhouse gases

c)

Renewable energy source

d)

Electricity can even be generated on cloudy days

e)

Photovoltaic cells are inefficient

123.

What are the advantages of water or hydroelectric power? Select all that apply.

a)

Renewable

b)

Reliable

c)

Produces no greenhouse gases

d)

Interrupt biodiversity

e)

Expensive to build

124.

What are the disadvantages of water or hydroelectric power? Select all that apply.

a)

Renewable

b)

Reliable

c)

Produces no greenhouse gases

d)

Interrupt biodiversity

e)

Expensive to build

125.

What are the advantages of geothermal energy? Select all that apply.

a)

Heavy upfront cost

b)

Renewable

c)

Small land footprint

d)

Location specific

126.

What are the disadvantages of geothermal energy? Select all that apply.

a)

Heavy upfront cost

b)

Renewable

c)

Small land footprint

d)

Location specific

127.

What are the advantages of biomass? Select all that apply.

a)

Extraction is expensive

b)

Large land footprint

c)

Cost effective

d)

Carbon Neutral

e)

Renewable

128.

What are the disadvantages of biomass? Select all that apply.

a)

Extraction is expensive

b)

Large land footprint

c)

Cost effective

d)

Carbon Neutral

e)

Renewable

129.
What is matter?
a)
Any subtance that doesn't take up space or have mass.
b)
Any substance that takes up space or have mass.
c)
Any substance that exists on Earth.
d)
Any substance that exists in space.
130.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
131.
A state of matter that has a definite volume and shape.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
132.
Which state of matter has particles that are tightly packed?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
133.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
134.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
135.
This state of matter does not have a definite size or shape.
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
Milk
136.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
137.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
138.

What element makes a molecule organic?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Carbon

139.

The minimum amount of energy needed for colliding particles to react is called the

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Activation Energy

d)

Potential Energy

140.

The 1st law of Thermodynamics

a)

Energy can not be created or destroyed. It just changes forms.

b)

Energy can only be created by the sun

c)

Some energy is lost to the environment.

141.
Thermal energy always moves:
a)
From a high temperature object to a lower temperature object.
b)
From a lower temperature object to a higher temperature object.
c)
From an object with lower kinetic energy to an object with higher kinetic energy.
d)
From an object of higher mass to an object of lower mass.
142.
The second  law of thermodynamics states that entropy of a system  tends to ______________. 
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay constant
d)
fluctuate wildly
143.
What term is defined by the following: the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
a)
Ecology
b)
Ecosystems
c)
Biology
d)
Earth Science
144.
In nature two species rarely occupy the same niche.  If a new species is introduced to an an ecosystem, what will occur between the new species and the native species?
a)
Predation
b)
Division of prey
c)
Competition
d)
Succession
145.
_______ are consumers that eat only meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
146.
A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment. 
a)
population
b)
niche
c)
abitotic
d)
ecosystem
147.
Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to?
a)
decomposers
b)
producers
c)
herbivores
d)
omnivores
148.
Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis? 
a)
decomposer
b)
consumer
c)
herbivore
d)
producer 
149.
What are interconnected food chains called?
a)
consumers
b)
predators
c)
food web
150.
A lion, captures and eats other animals. What is he considered? 
a)
prey
b)
predator
c)
producer 
d)
healthy 
151.
How do consumers get their energy? 
a)
laying in the sun
b)
eating other organisms 
c)
providing food for other organisms
d)
surviving in an ecosystem 
152.
Remoras are small fish that swim close to or attach themselves to sharks.  Remoras eat small scraps left as the sharks feed and the sharks are unaffected. What kind of relationship is this?
a)
Competition
b)
Predation
c)
Mutualism
d)
Commensalism
153.
Clown fish live among anemones acting as a lure for the sea anemone’s prey. The clown fish gets protection and shelter from the anemone.  What type of relationship is this?
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
d)
predatation
154.

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment

a)

alive

b)

biotic

c)

abiotic

d)

living

155.

What is an example of a biotic factor?

a)

skunk

b)

rocks

c)

soil

d)

water

156.

The job or role of a plant or an animal in the ecosystem.

a)

carnivore

b)

niche

c)

consumer

d)

habitat

157.

An animal that eats only plants.

a)

scavenger

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

carnivore

158.

An animal that eats both plants and animals.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

scavenger

159.
The place where an organism lives is its __________.
a)
habitat
b)
ecosystem
c)
organism
d)
population
160.
A relationship where both organisms benefit is called __________.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
161.
A relationship where one organism benefits and one organism is harmed is called __________.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
162.
A relationship where one organism benefits and one organism is unaffected is called __________.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
163.

What happens once groundwater reaches a layer of rock in the ground that it cannot pass through?

a)

it is soaked up by that layer of rock and dirt

b)

it creates an aquifer

c)

it creates a reservoir

d)

it evaporates

164.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
165.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
166.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
167.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
168.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
169.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
170.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
171.
What is      D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
172.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
173.
What does not produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
174.
How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?
a)
respiration and photosynthesis
b)
 decomposition and respiration
175.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
176.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
177.
Combustion is another word for __________.
a)
Transportation
b)
Respiration
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Burning
178.
The diagram shows the flow of organic molecules through an ecosystem. What two processes are identified by the labels X and Y?
a)
X : Respiration
Y : Predation
b)
X : Adaptation
Y : Decomposition
c)
X : Fermentation
Y : Nitrogen Fixation
d)
X : Decomposition
Y : Respiration
179.

Which gas do animals release, that plants depend on for survival?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Sunlight

d)

Water

180.

____________________ is a part of oceans, air, rocks, soil, and all living things.

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Water

c)

Carbon

d)

Silver

181.
What is the process of combining nitrogen gas with other elements to make nitrogen into usable compounds?
a)
nitrogen composition
b)
ammonia 
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
denitrification
182.
How much of the atmosphere is composed of nitrogen gas?
a)
87%
b)
38%
c)
78%
d)
21%
183.
If the atmosphere is 78% N2, why can't we just get our nitrogen by breathing?
a)
We have no mechanism to break the triple bond of nitrogen between the atoms.
b)
Our lungs would be damaged by the N2.
c)
We need Oxygen for cellular respiration.
d)
The legumes take it up first.
184.
_____ is the conversion of organic nitrogen into ammonia
a)
Nitrogen Fixation
b)
Ammonification
c)
Denitrification
d)
Assimilation 
185.

What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?

a)

bacteria

b)

rain

c)

fungi

d)

car exhaust

186.

What process occurs when dead plant and animal matter decomposes and nitrogen is released back into the atmosphere?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Fixation

c)

Ammonification

d)

Denitrification

187.

According to this diagram, plants use nitrogen to make _________________________

a)

bacteria

b)

animals

c)

proteins

d)

decomposers

188.

A correct path that nitrogen could take would be

a)

air -> animals -> plants -> bacteria

b)

animals -> air -> bacteria -> plants

c)

bacteria -> air -> plants -> animals

d)

air -> bacteria -> plants -> animals

189.

The biological transformation of ammonia or ammonium to nitrites and nitrates.

a)

ammonification

b)

denitrification

c)

nitrification

d)

nitrogen fixation

190.

Which process makes nitrites from ammonia?

a)

ammonification

b)

denitrification

c)

nitrification

d)

nitrogen fixation

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