Environmental Science Review 1

Which of the following are considered part of the environment?

• forests

• people

• buildings

• all of these

A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• ecological

• sustainable

Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?

• crude oil

• coal

• wave energy

• copper

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.

• Population
• Community
• Habitat
• Ecosystem

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One rotation of Earth is equal to

• a day.
• a year.
• a month. 

Where does the alligator get its food molecules?

• from the grocery store

• through many other organisms that eat one another

• through the sun's energy

• from the Plover bird

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What is a scientific argument?

• An evidence based claim about the natural world

• An argument about science

• A scientific explanation about the solar system

• A discussion between scientists about science

Plants make their own food

• True

• False

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Which of the following is a biotic factor of the ecosystem that humans interact with on a daily basis?

• Food we eat

• Oxygen we inhale

• Water we drink

• Carbon dioxide we exhale

What parts of a classroom aquarium ecosystem are abiotic?

• Water, rocks, algae

• Water, rocks, air

• Plants, rocks, air

• Fish, plants, coral