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Environmental Interactions remediation

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Natural disturbances, such as fires or hurricanes, can result in

a)

A.parasitism.

b)

B.competition.

c)

C.commensalism.

d)

D.succession.

2.

The end result of ecological succession is usually a(n)

a)

A.land biome.

b)

B.aquatic biome.

c)

C.unstable community.

d)

D.climax community.

3.

. Which of the following is an example of primary succession?

a)

A.lichens growing on rocks following a volcanic eruption

b)

B.grasses growing after a forest fire

c)

C.oak trees replacing pine trees in a forest

d)

D. non-native species introduced into a climax community

4.

Which of these organisms would you most expect to find on a small island that formed as a result of a volcanic two years prior?

a)

A.climbing vines

b)

B.hardwood tree

c)

C.monkey

d)

D.lichen

5.

How is primary succession different from secondary succession?

a)

Primary succession starts with soil.

b)

Secondary succession start with bare rock.

c)

Primary succession starts with bare rock, with lichens and moss.

d)

Fire is an example of primary succession.

6.

Which of the following best

describes biodiversity

a)

A. a diverse Biology class

b)

B. variety of all life on earth

c)

C. a variety of plants

d)

D. a variety of animals

7.

Abandoned railroad tracks are overgrown with weeds. Ten years later there are small aspen trees growing in the middle of the tracks. This change is an example of:

a)

Primary succession

b)

Biological evolution

c)

Secondary succession

d)

Heterotrophic nutrition

8.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

9.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
14.
Combustion is another word for _______________.
a)
a train
b)
a bus
c)
a dog
d)
burning
15.
What does not produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
16.
How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?
a)
respiration and photosynthesis
b)
 decomposition and respiration
17.
In what process is Carbon transformed into chemical energy?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Respiration
c)
Primary Production
d)
Secondary Production
18.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
19.

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

a)

Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sugar

20.

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

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Sunlight

d)

Water

21.
if there is a fire in a forest, there will be less _ in the environment?
a)
nitrogen
b)
oxygen
22.

What would most likely happen to the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle if Earth's large forests were all cut down?

a)

There would be more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because fewer plants would be using it to produce their own food.

b)

The remaining plants would stop producing carbon dioxide, and animals would use less oxygen.

c)

The remaining plants would produce more oxygen, and animals would produce less carbon dioxide.

d)

There would be more oxygen in the atmosphere because fewer plants would be using it to produce their own food.

23.

Which statement best describes the relationship between humans and plants in the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle?

a)

Humans depend on oxygen released into the air by plants, and plants depend on carbon dioxide that humans release into the air.

b)

Plants produce carbon dioxide as a product of photosynthesis and release it into the air to provide energy for humans.

c)

Plants depend primarily on energy supplied by oxygen for photosynthesis, a process which releases carbon dioxide needed by humans.

d)

Humans and plants use gases in the air and the energy of sunlight to produce their own food.

24.

What is the process where animals and people use oxygen to make carbon dioxide?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

25.
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
26.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
27.

C6H12O6 is also known as glucose (sugar). Where is it found?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Both plants and animals

d)

Neither plants or animals

28.

What are two (2) ways to reduce the carbon emissions from passenger cars?

a)

Use less expensive gas

b)

Carpooling

c)

Public Transportation

d)

Driving only passenger cars

29.
Burning fossil fuel has which effect in the carbon cycle?
a)
It removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
b)
It puts carbon dioxide under the ground.
c)
It adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
d)
It has no effect in the carbon cycle.
30.

What INCREASES carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Combustion

c)

Decomposing

d)

Combustion and Respiration

31.

In what way is most of the nitrogen fixed by lightning made available for plants?

a)

Moved by the wind to dry areas

b)

Inside of bugs

c)

Breathed in by birds

d)

Carried by rain into the soil

32.

What is the difference between a community and an ecosystem?

a)

communities are only living, ecosystems are living and nonliving

b)

ecosystems are only living, communities are living and nonliving

c)

communities are only 1 species, ecosystems are different species

33.

What is the FIRST species to arrive into an ecosystem called?

a)

Pioneer species

b)

Organic matter

c)

Succession

34.

A small town in the piney woods of East Texas has a soccer field composed of native grasses. The soccer field is mowed once a week.


What effect does continual mowing have on the ecology of the field?

a)

Mowing increases the likelihood of nonnative species displacing native species.

b)

Mowing increases the number of species found in the field.

c)

Mowing causes different types of communities to form across the field.

d)

Mowing maintains a low species diversity by inhibiting further succession.

35.

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

a)

bacteria

b)

rain

c)

fungi

d)

car exhaust

36.

Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.

a)

only plants

b)

only animals

c)

only bacteria

d)

all living things

37.

How is nitrogen "fixed" into a usable form for plants?

a)

Through action of bacteria only

b)

Through lightning only

c)

Through action of bacteria and lightning

d)

Through photosynthesis

38.

Gas that makes up 78% of our atmosphere.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

39.

What is the process of combining nitrogen gas with other elements to make nitrogen into usable compounds?

a)

nitrogen composition

b)

nitrogen fixation

c)

ammonia

d)

denitrification

40.

According to this diagram, plants use nitrogen to make _________________________

a)

bacteria

b)

animals

c)

proteins

d)

decomposers

41.

According to this diagram, plants absorb

a)

nitrates

b)

nitrogen fixing bacteria

c)

animals

d)

decomposers

42.

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

43.

In the nitrogen cycle, what does label A in the diagram represent?

a)

Gas

b)

Clouds

c)

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

d)

Nitrogen in the atmosphere

44.
Organisms that break down dead plants & animals and release nitrogen back into atmosphere...
a)
bacteria
b)
plants
c)
animals
d)
producers
45.

When fertilizer runs off of fields into streams it causes algae blooms that eventually lead to dead zones or areas that lack oxygen. The nutrients that are found in fertilizer that cause this situation called eutrophication are

a)

carbon and nitrogen

b)

nitrogen and phosphorus

c)

phosphorus and sulfur

d)

carbon and phosphorus

46.

3. Choose the proper sequence of the level of biological organization.

a)

cell - organ - organism - tissue - organ system

b)

cell - organ - organ system - tissue - organism

c)

cell - tissue - organ - organ system - organism

d)

organism - tissue - cell - organ system - organ

47.

4. It is the basic unit of structure and function of all living organism

a)

organ system

b)

organ

c)

tissue

d)

cell

48.

5. Made of the same type of cells grouped together to do a specific job.

a)

tissues

b)

organs

c)

organ system

d)

organism

49.

7. Made up of different tissues that work together to do a specific function.

a)

organ

b)

cell

c)

organ system

d)

organism

50.

Any single living individual, and can refer to a single human, animal, plant,

Protista, bacteria, or fungi.

a)

Community

b)

Cell

c)

Population

d)

Organism

51.
If you see cardinals, blue jays and owls in your back yard, this is an example of a 
a)
community
b)
population
c)
ecosystem
d)
species
52.

All ecosystems combined...

a)

biosphere

b)

community

c)

habitat

d)

population

53.

Consists of all the biotic and abiotic factors of the environment...

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

all of the above

54.

Organisms who are members of the same species in an ecosystem.

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Organ

d)

Community

55.

Group of populations in an area.

a)

Organism

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Community

d)

Biosphere