Environmental Science Midterm Review

When we discuss “our environment” we are referring to

• a. all conditions in the world.

• b. only interactions that affect human life.

• c. only conditions that cause negative effects on our health.

• d. primarily interactions that harm the atmosphere.

• e. the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life.

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Ecosystem services

• a. are the processes by which life supporting resources are produced.

• b. can be provided by a forest.

• c. can be provided by an aquifer.

• d. can be provided by soil.

• All of these answers are correct.

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On the pH scale, _____ is neutral.

• a. 3

• b. 4

• c. 5

• d. 6

• e. 7

According to the law of conservation of matter,

I.matter can be created

II.matter cannot be destroyed

III.after a chemical reaction, the original atoms remain

• a. I only.

• b. II only.

• c. III only

• d. I and II.

• e. II and III.

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The “ability to do work “ is called

• a. power

• b. joules

• c. energy

• d. heat

• e. radiation.

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A negative feedback loop is

• a. when feed back into the system increases the rate of progress.

• b. seen in the example of increased greenhouse gases leading to global warming.

• c. seen in the example of world population growth.

• d. when a system responds to a change by returning it to its original state.

• e. Both b and d.

Choose the correct sequence for energy flow within an ecosystem

• a. Herbivores - producers - carnivores - scavengers

• b. Producers - herbivores - carnivores - scavengers

• c. Producers - carnivores - herbivores - carnivores

• d. Scavengers - producers - herbivores - carnivores

• e. Carnivores - scavengers - producers - herbivores

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Which of the following are needed for photosynthesis?

• a. Water, solar energy and carbon dioxide

• b. Water, solar energy and glucose

• c. Carbon dioxide, energy and glucose

• d. Oxygen, water and energy

• e. Oxygen and glucose

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What impact does deforestation have on the carbon cycle?

• a. Increase in amount of CO2 in the atmosphere

• b. Decrease in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere

• c. Increase in the amount of photosynthesis

• d. Increase in the amount of cellular respiration performed by autotrophs

• e. Deforestation has no impact on the carbon cycle

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When nutrients are transported through soil with water, this process is known as

• a. Infiltration

• b. Percolation

• c. Decomposition

• d. Leaching

• e. Nitrification

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