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Environmental MIdterm

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This graph represents what type of population growth?

a)

Logistic Growth

b)

Dynamic Growth

c)

Overgrowth

d)

Exponential Growth

2.

Populations consist of

a)

a single species

b)

multiple species

c)

the biotic and abiotic factors of an environment

d)

a grouping of ecosystems

3.

What decreases the size of a population

a)

immigration

b)

emigration

4.
If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase.
b)
It will decrease.
c)
It will stay the same.
d)
It will fluctuate.
5.
If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase.
b)
It will decrease.
c)
It will stay the same.
d)
It will fluctuate.
6.
When organisms move out of the population, this is known as
a)
emigration
b)
abandonment
c)
immigration
d)
succession
7.
All of the following are limiting factors except
a)
immigration
b)
competition
c)
predation
8.

There are approximately 17,620 people per square mile in New York City. If New York City is 468 square miles, approximately how many people live in New York City?

a)

10,000,000

b)

8,246,160

c)

4,365,111

d)

56,778,112

9.

A city has a population of 8792 people. The area of the city is approximately 6.5 square miles. Approximately, how many people per square mile live in the city?

a)

208

b)

1000

c)

1353

d)

2000

10.

As of 2015, the most densely populated state in the US was New Jersey. The 2015 population was 8,957,907 people and the land area was 7,354 square miles. What is the the population density to the nearest tenth?

a)

1218.1 people per sq mi

b)

1500 people per sq. mi.

c)

325 people per sq. mi.

d)

8569 people per sq. mi.

11.
There are approximately 17,620 people per square mile in New York City. If New York City is 468 square miles, approximately how many people live in New York City?
a)
17,620
b)
8,246,160
c)
37
d)
.027
12.
A city has a population of 8792 people. The area of the city is approximately 6.5 square miles. Approximately, how many people per square mile live in the city?
a)
57148
b)
208
c)
1353
d)
135
13.

Which section shows a clumped distribution in a population?

a)

Section 1

b)

Section 2

c)

Section 3

d)

None

14.
Which graph is one that describes a fast growing population?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
d)
Option 4
15.
This graph best illustrates a
a)
rapid growing population
b)
slow growing population
c)
negative growth population
16.

Which pattern describes a population that is distributed evenly across an area?

a)

Clumped distribution

b)

Uniform distribution

c)

Random distribution

d)

Clustered distribution

17.

Without other changes to a population, which of the following will cause a population to increase in size?

a)

The birth rate equals the death rate.

b)

The birth rate is less than the death rate.

c)

The birth rate is greater than the death rate.

d)

The birth rate and the death rate both equal 0.

18.
Which of the following will increase the size of a population?
a)
emigration and births
b)
immigration and deaths
c)
immigration and births
d)
emigration and deaths
19.

What is the number of people born per 1,000 individuals for a certain period of time?

a)

Death Rate

b)

Birth Rate

c)

Population

d)

People Growing

20.

What is the number of deaths per 1,000 individuals for a certain period of time?

a)

Death Rate

b)

Birth Rate

c)

Population

d)

People Dying

21.

Population growth is determined by calculating the number of individuals who...

a)

are born

b)

die

c)

move in or out of an area

d)

all of the above

22.

birth rate - death rate = ?

a)

density

b)

growth rate

c)

dispersion

23.

the number of deaths is greater than the number of births

a)

positive growth rate

b)

negative growth rate

c)

zero growth rate

24.

The number of deaths is less than the number of births

a)

negative growth rate

b)

positive growth rate

c)

zero growth rate

25.
A nonliving element in an ecosystem is an 
a)
animal
b)
abiotic factor
c)
biotic factor
d)
organism
26.
A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a
a)
population
b)
biotic factor
c)
abiotic factor
d)
community
27.

Population/area=?

a)

Population density

b)

Crude death rate

c)

Crude birth rate

d)

Growth rate

28.

(Births/total population) x 1000

a)

Birth rate

b)

death rate

c)

Growth rate

29.

(Deaths/total population) x 1000

a)

Birth rate

b)

Death rate

c)

Population density

d)

Doubling time

30.

Which three things are part of the hydrosphere? (Choose 3)

a)

lakes

b)

trees

c)

streams

d)

ponds

e)

mountains

31.

Which three things are part of the geosphere? (Choose 3)

a)

people

b)

hills

c)

plateaus

d)

rocks

e)

plants

32.

Which three things are part of the atmosphere? (Choose 3)

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

rivers

d)

oceans

e)

nitrogen

33.

Which three things are part of the biosphere? (Choose 3)

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

plants

d)

insects

e)

fish

34.

Wind blowing the trees and spreading seeds is an example of which two spheres interacting?

a)

biosphere and geosphere

b)

atmosphere and geosphere

c)

atmosphere and biosphere

d)

hydrosphere and geosphere

35.

Moving water in a river that causes erosion in a valley is an example of which two spheres interacting?

a)

hydrosphere and atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere and geosphere

c)

geosphere and biosphere

d)

geosphere and atmosphere

36.

When wind blows sand across the desert, it is an example of which two spheres interacting?

a)

biosphere and hydrosphere

b)

biosphere and geosphere

c)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

d)

atmosphere and geosphere

37.

An elephant spraying itself with water to keep cool is an example of which two spheres interacting?

a)

biosphere and hydrosphere

b)

biosphere and geosphere

c)

hydrosphere and geosphere

d)

biosphere and atmosphere

38.

Clouds floating in the sky are an example of which two spheres interacting?

a)

hydrosphere and biosphere

b)

geosphere and atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere and atmosphere

d)

biosphere and geosphere

39.

Plants growing in the soil is an example of which two spheres interacting?

a)

biosphere and atmosphere

b)

biosphere and geosphere

c)

biosphere and hydrosphere

d)

geosphere and hydrosphere

40.

Is wind a biotic or abiotic factor?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

41.

Is soil a biotic or abiotic factor?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

42.

Are rocks biotic or abiotic factors?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

43.

Is temperature a biotic or abiotic factor?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

44.

Is water a biotic or abiotic factor?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

45.

Is sunlight a biotic or abiotic factor?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

46.

Abiotic factors are ___________.

a)

non-living parts of an ecosystem

b)

living parts of an ecosystem

c)

things that once were alive, but now are dead

d)

not important parts of ecosystems.

47.

Biotic factors are ___________.

a)

non-living parts of an ecosystem

b)

living parts of an ecosystem

c)

things that once were alive, but now are dead

d)

not important parts of ecosystems.

48.

An ecosystem is made up of __________.

a)

living things only

b)

non-living things only

c)

both living and non-living things

49.

What does the word root 'bio-' mean?

a)

living

b)

dead

c)

science

d)

study

50.

Termites are tiny insects that can cause severe damage to homes and other structures that consist of wood. Termites are an example of what type of factor.

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

51.

Air is a mixture of colorless gases. The air that makes up the Earth's atmosphere consists primarily of nitrogen and oxygen. Air is an example of which type of factor?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

52.

An angler fish has a fleshy growth on its head that gives off light. This part acts as a lure to help the angler fish catch its prey. An anglerfish is an example of which type of factor?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

53.

Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

54.

Is a rose an abiotic or biotic factor?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

55.

The base measurement for mass is...

a)

kilogram

b)

liters

c)

grams

d)

meters

56.
240 cm = ___________ m
a)
2400
b)
24
c)
2.4
d)
0.24
57.
1000 m = ___________ km
a)
100
b)
10
c)
1
d)
0.1
58.
15.6 L = ___________ mL
a)
15,600
b)
156,000
c)
1,560,000
d)
15,600,000
59.
0.57 mL = ___________ L
a)
5.7
b)
0.057
c)
0.0057
d)
0.00057
60.
 330 cm = ___________ m
a)
3,300
b)
33
c)
3.3
d)
0.33
61.
32.9 km = ___________ cm
a)
32,900
b)
329,000
c)
3,290,000
d)
32,900,000
62.
1000 grams = _____ kilograms
a)
0.0001
b)
1,000,000
c)
10
d)
1
63.
Convert 5 cm to mm:
a)
5,000mm
b)
0.5 mm
c)
0.05 mm
d)
50 mm
64.
1000 grams = _____ kilograms
a)
0.0001
b)
1,000,000
c)
10
d)
1
65.

6 kg = _____ g

a)

6

b)

6000

c)

600

d)

.006

66.

What is the basic unit of mass in the metric system?

a)

Liter

b)

Meter

c)

Gram

d)

Kilometer

67.
Which unit is the smallest?  
a)
km
b)
mm
c)
m
d)
cm 
68.

I would measure this bus in

a)

centimeters

b)

milimeters

c)

kilometers

d)

meters

69.
Which unit is a a measure of volume?
a)
meters
b)
grams
c)
inches
d)
liters
70.

Select the largest unit.

a)

kilogram

b)

centigram

c)

decigram

d)

decagram

71.

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.

a)

data

b)

theory

c)

hypothesis

d)

fact

72.

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

data

d)

control group

73.

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

data

d)

control group

74.

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

75.

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

76.

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.

a)

scientific method

b)

recipe

c)

data collection

d)

metric system

77.

Two types of data scientists collect are...

a)

hypothesis and theory

b)

qualitative and quantitative

c)

myths and fables

d)

metric and standard measurements

78.

Measuring the number of times a person breathes after exercise involves ____ data.

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

79.

Jane Goodall recorded how chimpanzees hunt bushpigs, this type of data is called ___

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

c)

field study

d)

observation

80.

Jane Goodall recorded 40 chimps living in a community, this is ____ data.

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

c)

observation

d)

field study

81.
The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.
a)
data
b)
conclusions
c)
notebook
d)
inquiry
82.

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

a)

Observation

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Principle

d)

Inference

83.

Information obtained through the senses.

a)

Observation

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Principle

d)

Inference

84.

The condition in an experiment that is changed or manipulated.

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Experimental Group

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Control Group

85.

The condition in an experiment that is observed or measured

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Experimental Group

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Control Group

86.

In an experiment the group that serves as a standard for comparison and receives no experimental treatment.

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Experimental Group

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Control Group

87.

In an experiment the group that receives the experimental treatment.

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Experimental Group

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Control Group

88.

The variable on the x- axis of a graph

a)

dependent

b)

independent

c)

control

d)

constant

89.

Erin is testing to see how different amounts of nitrogen infused in the soil will impact the height of her corn plants. She puts two corn plants into two pots. One is filled with nitrogen infused soil and the other is not. She puts the regular soil pot outside and the nitrogen infused plant in her bathroom. The corn in the regular soil grows to 7 feet tall and the corn in the nitrogen soil grows to 2 feet tall.

What is her independent variable?

a)

Regular soil

b)

Nitrogen infused soil

c)

How tall the plants grow

d)

The plant in the bathroom

90.

Erin is testing to see how different amounts of nitrogen infused in the soil will impact the height of her corn plants. She puts two corn plants into two pots. One is filled with nitrogen infused soil and the other is not. She puts the regular soil pot outside and the nitrogen infused plant in her bathroom. The corn in the regular soil grows to 7 feet tall and the corn in the nitrogen soil grows to 2 feet tall.

What is the dependent variable?

a)

The regular soil

b)

The nitrogen infused soil

c)

The height of the plants

d)

The plant in the bathroom

91.

Maya designed an experiment to answer the following question:

How does the amount of water given to a lima

bean seed affect how tall it grows?

In this experiment, what variable should Maya CHANGE?

a)

the amount of water

b)

the kind of plant

c)

the type of soil

d)

the amount of sunlight it gets

92.

What is the study of the Earth and the processes that form and shape it?

a)

Chemistry

b)

Geology

c)

Biology

d)

Physics

93.

What is the definition of a mineral?

a)

A substance made up of only one kind of atom

b)

A substance that can be cut and polished

c)

A naturally occurring, inorganic, solid substance with an orderly atomic arrangement

d)

A substance with new properties that forms when two or more elements join

94.

Which property describes the resistance to being scratched?

a)

Luster

b)

Magnetism

c)

Cleavage

d)

Hardness

95.

What is the difference between cleavage and fracture?

a)

Cleavage is the way a mineral breaks, while fracture is the way a mineral's crystals grow

b)

Cleavage is an even break, while fracture is an uneven break

c)

Cleavage is an uneven break, while fracture is an even break

d)

Cleavage is the way a mineral's crystals grow, while fracture is the way a mineral breaks

96.

What property describes the way light is reflected from the surface of a mineral?

a)

Cleavage

b)

Magnetism

c)

Hardness

d)

Luster

97.

Which property is used to identify halite (salt)?

a)

Taste

b)

Luster

c)

Cleavage

d)

Hardness

98.

Which property is used to identify sulfur?

a)

Smell

b)

Luster

c)

Cleavage

d)

Hardness

99.

Which property is used to determine the color of a mineral's powder?

a)

Hardness

b)

Cleavage

c)

Streak

d)

Luster

100.

The tendency of a mineral to split along flat surfaces indicates the mineral property called

a)

cleavage

b)

fracture

c)

composition

d)

hardness

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