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WorksheetsMid Term Review
Total questions: 162
Worksheet time: 2hrs 21mins
What is the world population in 2020?
900 million
2.5 billion
7.8 billion
8.5 billion
12 billion
What does the term carrying capacity describe?
The maximum number of birth rates for a population.
The ability of a population to accept new immigrants.
The ratio of birth rates to death rates in a population.
The population size that the environment can sustain.
Which of the following is NOT a potential limiting factor of human population growth?
disease
war
medicine
famine
Name the type of pyramid in the picture.
slow growth
rapid growth
zero growth
negative growth
Which of the following age structure diagrams demonstrates little to no growth in the population?
none of the above
Which of the following age structure diagrams demonstrates NEGATIVE growth in the population?
none of the above
Which of the following age structure diagrams demonstrates POSITIVE, RAPID growth in the population?
none of the above
Wealthy, old, low birth and death rates, Industrialized, slow growth
Developed Nation
Developing Nation
Poor, Young, High Birth and Death Rates, Population Increasing rapidly, Agricultural
Developed Nation
Developing Nation
What evidence do you see in Figure 5–6 that the United States is gradually entering the last stage of demographic transition?
The age structure for the US has fewer children in the younger age categories
The age structure for the US has fewer adults in the middle age categories
The age structure for the US has greater numbers in the 15-19 age category
The age structure for the US shows females living longer than males.
What do we call the different layers of soil?
Deposits
Horizons
Minerals
Rocks
Which soil horizon is on the bottom?
topsoil
subsoil
bedrock
bottomsoil
What horizon is just below the topsoil?
soil
subsoil
topsoil
terrace farming
Which horizon of soil contains leaf litter, and other organic matter?
O - Humus/Organic
A - Topsoil
B - Subsoil
R - Bedrock
The rock particles in soil arranged from largest to smallest are
Sand, clay, and silt.
Silt, sand, and clay.
Sand, silt, and clay.
Clay, sand, and silt.
The best soil for growing plants is
mostly sand.
mostly silt.
mostly clay.
a mixture of sand, silt, and clay.
The layer of loose, weathered material on Earth's surface in which plants can grow is
topsoil
humus
weathering
bedrock
The elements are organized into what two groups?
gaseous; liquid
liquid; solid; gas
macronutrients; micronutrients
none of the above
What are the 3 nutrients required on fertilizer labels?
NDA
NPK
KPH
CHN
Ecology is the study of .
life
Interactions among organisms and their environments
interactions among organisms
how traits are passed from parents to offspring
An ongoing relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
A. Predator & Prey
B. Mutualism
C. Commensalism
D. Parasitism
There are birds that eat the food from between the teeth of alligators, leaving the alligators with clean teeth and the birds with a meal. What type of ongoing relationship is this?
A. Predator & Prey
B. Mutualism
C. Commensalism
D. Parasitism
Which of the following is a predator and prey relationship?
A. Cow and grass.
B. Vulture and a dead lion.
C. Tick and a deer.
D. Spider and a fly.
Tell if the item is an abiotic factor or biotic.....
Water
Abiotic
Biotic
An organism’s habitat is where it lives.
True
False
Tell if the item is an abiotic factor or biotic factor.....
Tree Frog
Abiotic
Biotic
The living world is organized in levels. Biotic and abiotic factors also can be arranged into levels of biological organization. Put the words below in order from the least complex to the most complex
Community, Organism, Biome, Population, Biosphere, Ecosystem
Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere
Organism, Biome, Population, Community Biosphere, Ecosystem
Bird builds nest in tree.
Commensalism
Mutualism
Predator/Prey
Parasitism
At what population was carrying capacity met?
250
1000
400
720
Density-independent limiting factors to population growth includes
stress from overcrowding
parasitism
competition
natural disasters
What is a condition that halts population growth?
limiting factors
renewable resources
climate
conservation
What type of growth curve is this?
Logistic
Exponential
Abiotic
Where are nitrogen-fixing bacteria found?
In the atmosphere
around the roots of plants
In dead things
in the water
The picture display which type of succession?
primary
secondary
tertiary
all of the above
The picture displays which type of succession?
primary
secondary
tertiary
all of the above
What is the name given to lichen/algae during primary succession?
pioneer species
volunteer species
founder species
conqueror species
After a volcanic eruption, volcanic rock is present (but no soil). Which of the following states the most likely order of succession that would be seen?
Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees
Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses
Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees
Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees
Which land biome is covered mainly with conifer trees?
Tropical Rain Forest
Deciduous Forest
Tundra
Taiga
Which biome is hot and humid all year round with plenty of rain?
Tundra
Tropical Rain Forest
Taiga
Temperate Forest
Which land biome do we live in?
Grassland
Tundra
Deciduous/Temperate Forest
Taiga
Which land biome is the coldest in temperature without any trees?
Taiga
Grassland
Tundra
Deciduous Forest
Which biome is sandy and/or rocky with very little rain?
Desert
Tundra
Grassland
Tropical Rain Forest
Which of the following are elements found in living things? (check all that are correct)
Oxygen
Sulfur
Sodium
Calcium
Hydrogen
Which of the following would cause a population's size to INCREASE? (check all that are true)
death
birth
immigration
emigration
Which of the following would cause a population's size to DECREASE? (check all that are true)
death
birth
immigration
emigration
Which of the following DOES NOT RETURN CARBON to the atmosphere?
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
burning fossil fuels
Which is an example of a nucleic acid?
DNA
pasta
amino acid
lipid
The area of land that drains into a body of water is called...
mountain
watershed
flood plain
coast
The phytoplankton in this food chain is the ...
Autotroph
Herbivore
Heterotroph
Decomposer
Most of the source of food in aquatic ecosystems is produced by
Fish
plankton
crabs
The types of organisms found in a pond or lake depend on
The amount of sunlight available
The temperature of the water
The presence of nutrients
All of the above
As water temperature increases, water density
Increases
Decreases
Which stratification layer has both highest temperature and most dissolved oxygen?
Metalimnion
hypolimnion
epilimnion
thermocline
The study of freshwater ecosystems is called
ecology.
limnology.
hydrology.
aquology.
The bend in the river labeled with the letter E is called a
watershed.
tributary.
meander.
reservoir.
Letter G is the _________ of the river.
source
mouth
runoff
water table
Based upon the stream order method of stream classification, what order would stream A be considered?
1
3
0
2
Which of the following refers to the entire land area that delivers water, sediments & dissolved substances via small streams into a river?
water table
thermocline
watershed
headwater
A clear, deep lake with high oxygen, low nutrients and very little biological productivity would be
dystrophic.
mesotrophic.
oligotrophic.
eutrophic.
A shallow, weedy lake with low oxygen, high nutrients and a large amount of biological productivity would be
dystrophic.
mesotrophic.
oligotrophic.
eutrophic.
Why is turnover so important in a lake system?
It assures that light can penetrate the water and allow photosynthesis to occur.
It prevents algal blooms from occurring in the spring..
It brings oxygen to the lower depths of the lake and nutrients to the upper levels of the lake.
It keeps the lake organisms warm throughout the year.
What is the temperature zone indicated by Roman numeral III?
metalimnion
epilimnion
hypolimnion
oligolimnion
What are considered "the commons"
Common house hold items like knifes, spoons, and forks.
A renewable resource owned by no one and available for use by anyone at little or no charge
A field where college students can sit outside in between classes
Which of these is not an example of a commons?
The air
The ocean
Privately owned farms
The "Tragedy of The Commons" is...
An economic issue where people do not have enough money to buy basic needs so they resort to stealing and breaking the law.
A type of play where someone tragically dies or gets killed.
Economic issue where individuals tend to take advantage of the natural resource and it becomes unavailable for everyone.
Sustainability
The process of maintaining resources so they are not depleted or permanently damaged.
The ability to read minds
The ability to save resources for years and years
What is overgrazing?
When cows eat so much they get sick and throw up
When a section of land is used for extended periods of time, or without sufficient recovery periods.
When horses eat too much grass
What is a negative consequence of overgrazing?
vegetation or grass is damaged and the ground can no longer be used for feeding or agriculture.
your animals cannot graze for one day
your animals get sick
What is overfishing?
The removal of bad fish from a environment
The removal of fish/ species of fish from a body of water at a rate that the species can not replenish in time.
The removal of dead fish from a body of water
What is one negative consequence oversfishing can lead to?
Fish can grow two heads
Fish species can adapt in order to escape fishermen
Fish species can either become depleted or very underpopulated in that given area.
True or False: "Tragedy of The Commons" also relates to people putting harmful producs into our waterways?
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Pollution in waterways does not affect the health of the people drinking the contaminated water.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: The government offering companies a tax break if they use green alternatives is one way to help limit greenhouse gas emissions .
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following are both examples of the tragedy of the commons?
Overfishing and earthquakes
Flooding and tsunamis
Pollution and overpopulation
Super-germs and virus outbreaks
A public good is
1 rival
2 nonrival
3 excludable
4 nonexcludable
1 and 3
1 and 4
2 and 3
2 and 4
4 only
Which of the following is NOT an example of a public good?
Fireworks display
Public Transportation
National Defense
Lighthouse
None of the above
Which of the following goods is nonexcludable?
city bus
toll bridge
lighthouse
art museum
all of the above
The free rider problem for a public good means that
the good is rival
the good is excludable
the market produces more than the efficient quantity
the market produces less that the efficient quantity
the market produces the efficient quantity
The tragedy of the commons is the absence of incentives to
reduce marginal cost of common access resources
prevent underuse of common access resources
prevent overuse of common access resources
discover new common access resources
export wool in sixteenth-century England
A movie you watch in a mostly empty theatre is both nonrival and nonexcludable
True
False
The assigning of property rights help with the problem associated with commonly held resources (common access resources).
True
False
What is the free rider problem?
Reaping all the benefits without contributing
Scarcity even when you pay for a good
All of the above
None of the above
Provide an example of a real-world tragedy of the commons situation and explain the consequences.
How does climate change relate to the tragedy of the commons, and what challenges does it present for global governance?
