Environmental Science Final

What is the term used for the largest population that an environment can support at any given time?

• carrying capacity

• full level

• organism scope

• biotic factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What pollutant forms with automobile emissions react with oxygen gas and ultraviolet rays?

• ozone

• carbon dioxide

• radon

• sulfur dioxide

What impact does deforestation have on the carbon cycle?

• increase the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere

• decrease the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere

• increase the amount of photosynthesis

• deforestation has no impact on the carbon cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the system called where both matter and energy are exchanged between the system and the surrounding environment?

• Open system

• closed system

• growth system

• restricted system

All of the following issues involve environmental science except

• Measuring smog levels in cities

• Studying the loss of plant and animal species

• Asking people about the costs of various resources

• Publishing the results of a study on fossil fuel depletion

The Gulf of Mexico dead zone is characterized by extremely low levels of ______ in the water.

• carbon dioxide

• dissolved salts

• oxygen

• nitrogen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Loss of wetlands causes local humidity to ______ which can reduce the wetland's extent.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

• vary

What is the primary source of energy in a ecosystem?

• cellular respiration in plants

• energy from minerals in the soil

• fossil fuels

• solar energy

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following organisms would be considered a producer?

• green plant

• rabbit

• jackal

• wild cat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following would be considered a primary consumer?

• green plant

• kite

• snake

• rabbit