Interim 3 Review (1st Semester Units)

Impala share the African plains with other grazing animals. Which could lead to a DECREASE in the impala population?

• increase in other grazing animals.

• reduction in impala predators

• increase in restrictions on the hunting of impala

• a reduction in the lion population

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Select the one method that carbon is NOT transferred from animals to decomposers. (Look at red line from cow to decomposition)

• as waste

• as carbon dioxide

• in dead carcasses

• in scraps of discarded food

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A resource, such as oil, that cannot regenerate in a reasonable amount of time is called ______.

• nonrenwable

• renewable

• restricted

• scarce

Which of these consumer products is the BEST example of a non-renewable resource?

• paper towels

• lumber

• gasoline

• cotton shirt

Which is one way to conserve water?

• take baths not showers

• fix leaky faucets

• drink 8 oz a day

• use a sprinkler to water plants

How do trees help in reducing soil erosion?

• The weight of the trees on the ground keeps the soil in place.

• Trees take in soil through their roots leaving little that can be washed away.

• Tree roots firmly hold the soil in place preventing it from being washed away.

• Trees absorb the water in the ground and keeps soil from being washed away.

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Which types of energy sources have very few or no negative environmental consequences?

• solar and nuclear

• petroleum and nuclear

• coal and petroleum

• wind and solar

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If a pond is contaminated with pollutants and the plants die and decompose, what would happen to the fish in the pond?

• the fish would die off

• the fish would not be affected

• the fish would move to another pond

• the fish would thrive

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If the wolf population in Clay County increases and approaches 80 wolves, what would you expect to happen to the mountain lion population?

• Mountain lion population would remain high.

• Mountain lion population would drop below its current level.

• Mountain lion population would decrease and reach zero.

• There is no way to make that prediction from the data.

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How many protons would the element with the atomic number 15 contain?

• 10

• 30

• 15

• 0