ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FINAL

What is the primary source of energy in a ecosystem?

• cellular respiration in plants

• energy from minerals in the soil

• fossil fuels

• solar energy

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following organisms would be considered a producer?

• green plant

• rabbit

• jackal

• wild cat

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following would be considered a primary consumer?

• green plant

• kite

• snake

• rabbit

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is the term used for the largest population that an environment can support at any given time?

• carrying capacity

• full level

• organism scope

• biotic factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the term used for the largest population that an environment can support at any given time?

• carrying capacity

• full level

• organism scope

• biotic factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource?

• filling a car with gasoline

• building wooden furniture

• mining copper

• burning coal in a power plant

The effects of water pollution on ecosystems

• can be demonstrated by natural eutrophication

• are always immediate and highly lethal

• can magnify over time within food chains

• result mostly from point-source pollution sources

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following pH measurements of rainwater would indicate acid precipitation?

• pH 6.0

• pH 4.1

• pH 7.3

• pH 9.6

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What impact does deforestation have on the carbon cycle?

• increase the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere

• decrease the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere

• increase the amount of photosynthesis

• deforestation has no impact on the carbon cycle

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

When carbon dioxide is absorbed by seawater, chemical reactions occur that reduce seawater pH, carbonate ion concentration, and saturation states of biologically important calcium carbonate minerals.

• Coral bleaching

• ocean acidification

• oceanography

• ocean aging

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