EVR 1001 Final Exam Questions With
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scientific hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is really just an educated
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guess at the answer to a question
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steps of the scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-observation,
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hypothesis, controlled experiment, conclusions
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Which of the following statements is false? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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historical evidence does meet the primary requirement of the scientific
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method
positive feedback - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-if A increases and causes an
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effect B, which in turn causes an increase in A
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Consider a situation where the increased solar radiation reaches the
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Earth's surface and raises the ocean temperature. This results in more
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evaporation, which produces more clouds. The increased cloud cover
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reduces the amount of solar radiation that reaches the surface of the
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Earth. This is an example of - - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-negative feedback
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,Nitrogen has a very high concentration in the atmosphere and is cycled
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very slowly into and out of the atmosphere. Water vapor has a lower
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concentration in the atmosphere and is cycled quite rapidly. Which
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statement is true? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-nitrogen has a higher
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residence time in the atmosphere than water vapor
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Owls and hawks prey on similar animals, but hawks hunt by day and
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owls hunt by night. This is an example of - - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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niche differentation
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The relationship between hermatypic corals and zooxanthellae is an
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example of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-mutualism
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Which organism in this food chain of a hot spring in Yellowstone
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National Park is the autotroph? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-algae
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Which of the following is incorrectly paired? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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species dominance - the most aggressive species
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Which characteristic tends to decrease diversity? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-environmental stress |
Which of the following is true? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-species on
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Earth today are but a fraction of all species that ever lived
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, During a nice summer evening on a flat stretch of savanna in
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Madagascar, Marty (a zebra) is starting to run away from Alex (a lion).
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Marty speeds up to 36 mph using chemical energy. During the "high-
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speed" chase chemical energy is converted to what? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-kinetic energy and heat | | |
Why do we experience different seasons (winter, spring, summer, fall)? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Earth is tilted and receives different amounts of
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energy per area | |
If the surface ocean becomes warmer, what should we expect? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hurricane intensity and frequency to both
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increase
What does the Gulf Stream do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-transport
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warm water from equatorial regions towards the North Pole
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Which of the following is/are an example of chemical weathering? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-slightly acidic rain dissolving olivine rock
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Is the atmospheric or oceanic carbon reservoir (including organic and
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inorganic carbon larger)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-oceanic C reservoir is
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larger
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scientific hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is really just an educated
| | | | | | | | |
guess at the answer to a question
| | | | | |
steps of the scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-observation,
| | | | | | | |
hypothesis, controlled experiment, conclusions
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Which of the following statements is false? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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historical evidence does meet the primary requirement of the scientific
| | | | | | | | | |
method
positive feedback - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-if A increases and causes an
| | | | | | | | | |
effect B, which in turn causes an increase in A
| | | | | | | | |
Consider a situation where the increased solar radiation reaches the
| | | | | | | | | |
Earth's surface and raises the ocean temperature. This results in more
| | | | | | | | | | |
evaporation, which produces more clouds. The increased cloud cover
| | | | | | | | |
reduces the amount of solar radiation that reaches the surface of the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Earth. This is an example of - - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-negative feedback
| | | | | | | | | |
,Nitrogen has a very high concentration in the atmosphere and is cycled
| | | | | | | | | | | |
very slowly into and out of the atmosphere. Water vapor has a lower
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
concentration in the atmosphere and is cycled quite rapidly. Which
| | | | | | | | | |
statement is true? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-nitrogen has a higher
| | | | | | | | |
residence time in the atmosphere than water vapor
| | | | | | |
Owls and hawks prey on similar animals, but hawks hunt by day and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
owls hunt by night. This is an example of - - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | | |
niche differentation
|
The relationship between hermatypic corals and zooxanthellae is an
| | | | | | | | |
example of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-mutualism
| | | |
Which organism in this food chain of a hot spring in Yellowstone
| | | | | | | | | | | |
National Park is the autotroph? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-algae
| | | | | | |
Which of the following is incorrectly paired? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
species dominance - the most aggressive species
| | | | | |
Which characteristic tends to decrease diversity? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-environmental stress |
Which of the following is true? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-species on
| | | | | | | | | |
Earth today are but a fraction of all species that ever lived
| | | | | | | | | | |
, During a nice summer evening on a flat stretch of savanna in
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Madagascar, Marty (a zebra) is starting to run away from Alex (a lion).
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Marty speeds up to 36 mph using chemical energy. During the "high-
| | | | | | | | | | |
speed" chase chemical energy is converted to what? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-kinetic energy and heat | | |
Why do we experience different seasons (winter, spring, summer, fall)? -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Earth is tilted and receives different amounts of
| | | | | | | | | |
energy per area | |
If the surface ocean becomes warmer, what should we expect? -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hurricane intensity and frequency to both
| | | | | | |
increase
What does the Gulf Stream do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-transport
| | | | | | | | |
warm water from equatorial regions towards the North Pole
| | | | | | | |
Which of the following is/are an example of chemical weathering? -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-slightly acidic rain dissolving olivine rock
| | | | | |
Is the atmospheric or oceanic carbon reservoir (including organic and
| | | | | | | | | |
inorganic carbon larger)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-oceanic C reservoir is
| | | | | | | | |
larger
