Environmental Science Review

According to the food web, which of these is an omnivore?

• Songbird
• Rabbit
• Shrew
• Hawk

Which of these is a secondary consumer in this food web?

• Fungi
• Leaf litter
• Squirrel

• Shrew

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Which biome, because of its climate, has the highest biodiversity and animals with specialized niches that often live in the canopies of trees?

• tundra

• desert

• tropical rainforest

• pine forest

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Globally, the leading cause of biodiversity loss is

• invasive species

• poaching and overharvesting

• pollution

• habitat change and loss

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Succession that occurs in an area with NO SOIL

• ecological succession

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• pioneer speciles

Which human activity contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• fishing

• breathing

• burning fossil fuels

• farming

To be considered a living organism, something must be able to:

• make sounds

• have more than one cell

• reproduce

• move on its own

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Which of the following is a characteristic of developed countries?

• Rapid population growth

• Higher Incomes

• Agricultural-based economies

• Lower Incomes

During which historical time period did humans begin to increase their use of fossil fuels?

• Industrial Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Hunter-Gatherer

• Prehistoric Age

1.        The difference between a predator and a parasite is that a predator:

• usually kills and eats its prey.

• Benefits from another organism

• Lives in or on its host

• is harmed by another organism