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WINTER FINAL - ENV. SCI 2015
Test Description: Winter Final
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource?
A
mining copper
B
filling a car with gasoline
C
burning coal in a power plant
D
building wooden furniture
2) In which country is the population likely to be increasing most rapidly?
A
Kenya
B
Norway
C
Australia
D
Germany
3) Using scientific information from chemistry and biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it healthy again describes
A
earth science
B
environmental science
C
social science
D
ecology
4) Which country is most likely to have either a stabilized or a a slow growing population?
A
Pakistan
B
Canada
C
Mexico
D
India
5) A sustainable world would be characterized by the
A
invention of safer storage facilities for increased amounts of toxic wastes
B
maximum exploitation of natural resources using more advanced technologies
C
indefinite existence of human populations in a healthy and prosperous condiditon
D
preservation of rare animals by relocation from natural habitats to laboratories
6) An ecological footprint is the
A
mark a person's shoe makes in soft earth
B
number of trees people cut down
C
number of animals a person has killed
D
amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person
7) Compared to developing nations, developed nations have
A
low incomes
B
great personal wealth
C
faster-growing populations
D
lower health standards
8) Hardin's Tragedy of the Commons essay addresses the conflicts associated with what environmental challenge?
A
protecting shared resources
B
curbing overpopulation
C
preserving biodiversity
D
preventing pollution
9) Which of the following describes the decrease of a renewable resource?
A
mining coal
B
hunting of excess deer to maintain a healthy population size
C
increasing use of solar energy to generate electrical power
D
intensive cultivation of farmland that exhausts soil nutrients
10) Which abiotic factor would have the greatest effect on photosynthesis?
A
The temperature in the area.
B
A lady bug.
C
An herbivore eating at the leaves.
D
A bacteria found in the stem.
11) A group of the same species living in the same place a the same time is a
A
community
B
ecosystem
C
population
D
biosphere
12) Which of the following is not an ecosystem?
A
coral reef
B
oak forest
C
city lake
D
utility pole
13) A reduction in which of these would have the LARGEST effect on a community.
A
The omnivores
B
The predators
C
The herbivores
D
The producers
14) The community of a pond is made up of all the
A
populations of fish, insects, and other living organisms
B
abiotic factors in the water
C
habitats in and around the water
D
resources that organisms need
15) A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit is called
A
mutualism
B
commensalism
C
parasite
D
predation
16) Which of these is in the correct order from most complex to simplest?
A
Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism
B
Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere
C
Organism, Population, Community, Biosphere, Ecosytem
D
Biosphere, Ecosystem, Population, Community, Organism
17) Which of the following is not a biotic factor in an ecosystem?
A
roots
B
air
C
leaves
D
insects
18) Which of the following describes soil and temperature in an ecosystem?
A
abiotic factors
B
selection factors
C
biotic factors
D
unnecessary factors
19) The name tree huggers comes from the efforts of villagers in India who refused to allow loggers to destroy their forest for commercial gain. This is known as
A
The Chipko Movement
B
Silent Spring
C
The Lake Atitlan Policy
D
Tragedy of the Commons
20) Selective breeding of organisms by humans for specific characteristics.
A
biotic factors
B
artificial selection
C
abiotic factors
D
natural selection
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