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