Environmental Science FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Environmental science is the study of the interaction of humans with the environment.  Which of these would be included as part of the environment?

• What the soil is made of
• Animals and plants in the surrounding area
• The average temperature, wind, and precipitation
• All of the above

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Which of the following series correctly represents the levels of organization from smallest to largest? 

• community -> population -> ecosystem -> biosphere->individual->biome
• individual ->population -> community -> ecosystem ->biome-> biosphere

Which components of this cycle decrease CO2 in the atmosphere?

• C

• D

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What best explains the difference between primary and secondary succession?

• Secondary succession begins with lichens and primary succession begins with trees.
• Secondary succession begins on soil and primary succession begins on newly exposed surfaces.

Only 10 percent of the energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next trophic level. Of the remaining energy, some is used for the organism’s life processes, and the rest is

• stored as fat
• eliminated as heat

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Which example best illustrates the point behind the Tragedy of the Commons essay?

• Various nations overfishing in international waters, leading to a collapse of fish stocks.
• A property owner clear-cutting all of the trees on his land to sell for timber.

What goes in Box 5 of the food web in Figure 3–2?

• decomposers

• carnivores

Which of the following is the correct order for a food chain?

• herbivore --> producer -->secondary consumer
• producer --> herbivore --> secondary consumer

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Which zone of an aquatic ecosystem tends to have more life—both producers and consumers?

• aphotic zone
• photic zone

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Salinity, depth, and whether the water is flowing, or standing are used by scientists to

• classify aquatic ecosystems
• measure primary productivity in lakes