Introduction to Environmental Science

An individual just came to your school yard to measure the diameter of all the trees. This individual is likely studying…

• Environmental activism

• Ecology

• Environmental science

• Biology

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The environment includes

• The plants and animals in the natural world

• The nonliving portion of an area

• 1. Humans and man-made structures

• All of the above

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Which of the following is never considered a renewable resource?

• fresh water

  
  

• natural gas

• soil

• sunlight

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A natural resource that is used at the same rate that it is replenished is called a _________________ resource.

• renewable

  
  

• nonrenewable

• ecological

• sustainable

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You are collecting information on the number of moose in a particular location, so you put out a motion-activated game camera to capture pictures of the moose that pass.  When you are finished, you tally the number of moose photographed per day.  What type of information is this?

• qualitative

  
  

• quantitative

  
  

• descriptive

  
  

• theoretical

  
  

The information gathered from experiments is called

• the data

• the hypothesis

  
  

• the research

• the conclusion

  
  

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Why is the ecosystem important?

• 1. It can sustain overpopulation.

• It sustains the balance of life in nature.

• It allows humans to exploit natural resources.

• It can absorb all the toxins humans dispose of.

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NON-living things found in an ecosystem

• 1. Abiotic

• Biotic

• Habitat

• 1. Niche

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NON-living things found in an ecosystem

• 1. Abiotic

• Biotic

• Habitat

• 1. Niche

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Which of the following statements best describes the process of science?

• It is mysterious

• It is predictable

• It proceeds in a linear fashion

• It produces knowledge over time

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