Environmental Science Midterm Study Questions

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True/False: Conservation efforts improve biodiversity

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True

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According to the scientific method, how would you test a hypothesis?

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Design and conduct an experiment.

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What are some ways species are endangered?

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Habitat Fragmentation, Poaching, Habitat Destruction/Degradation.

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If a population grows larger than its environmental carrying capacity, then:

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Death rate may rise.

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What are invasive species?

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Species that reproduce rapidly in a new habitat due to the lack of parasites and predators, disrupting the food web.

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Define biodiversity.

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is habitat destruction?

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The process in which natural habitat is rendered unable to support the species present.

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What is the carrying capacity of an environment?

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The maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely.

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What is poaching?

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The illegal hunting, capturing, or collecting of wildlife.

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What is habitat fragmentation?

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The process by which large habitats are broken into smaller, isolated patches.