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Prepare for the EVR 1001 Environmental Science Final Exam at Broward College with this focused 2026 study resource. Designed for students reviewing environmental science material, this resource can help reinforce important concepts, terminology, and course topics before the final examination. What’s included: EVR 1001 Environmental Science final exam study material Broward College exam review Key environmental science concepts Important terminology and definitions Practice and revision material Final exam preparation content Ideal for Broward College EVR 1001 students and learners taking introductory Environmental Science courses. Use this resource to review key concepts, strengthen your understanding of environmental science, identify topics that need additional study, and prepare effectively for your 2026 final exam.

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Environmental./Science./Final./Exam./Broward./College./EVR./1001


What./does./biodegradable./mean?./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
Substance./or./object./capable./of./being./decomposed./by./bacteria./or./other./l
iving./organisms.



What./is./soil?./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
A./complex./mixture./of./eroded./rock,./mineral./nutrients,./decaying./organic.
/matter,./water,./air,./and./billions./of./living./organisms




What./are./soil./horizons?./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
Horizontal./zones./that./make./up./a./mature./soil../Each./soil./has./a./distinct./te
xture./and./composition./that./varies./with./different./types./of./soils.



What./are./the./soil./horizons?./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
1../O./horizon:./(Surface./litter./layer)./freshly./fallen./leaves,./twigs,./animal./
waste,./fungi,./&./other./animals.


2../A./horizon:./(Topsoil)./porous./mix./of./organic./matter./called./humus./&./so
me./inorganic./mineral./particles../Darker./and./looser./than./deeper./layers.


3../B./horizon:./(Subsoil)./Contains./inorganic./minerals,./iron,./aluminum,./&./c
lay./from./above./horizons.

,4../C./horizon:./(Weathered./Parent./material)./partially./broken./down./inorgan
ic./minerals./lying./on./unweathered./bedrock/parent./material.


**Most./of./the./soil's./organic./matter./is./in./the./O./and./A./horizon.


What./are./the./soil./textures?./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
1../Sand./=./medium./sized./particles


2../Silt./=./fine./particles


3../Clay./=./very./fine./particles


4../Gravel./=./coarse./particles


What./is./soil./erosion?./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
movement./of./soil./components./(especially./the./litter./&./topsoil)./from./one.
/place./to./another.




What./is./soil./conservation?./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
Various./methods./used./to./reduce./soil./erosion,./most./of./which./involve./ke
eping./the./soil./covered./with./vegetation.

, What./are./the./two./main./agents./of./soil./erosion?./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
Flowing./Water./&./Wind


What./is./the./Law./of./conservation./of./matter?./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
Matter./can./neither./be./created./or./destroyed.
It./can./change./various./elements./and./compounds./from./one./physical./or./che
mical./form./to./another./but./in./no./change./can./we./create./or./destroy./any./of./th
e./atoms./involved.


What./is./physical./change?./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
Change./in./the./size./and./shape./with./no./change./in./chemical./composition.



What./is./chemical./change?./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
Chemical./composition./of./elements./are./altered./but./the./same./elements./ex
ist


What./does./biodiversity./mean?./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
The./variety./of./life./in./the./world./or./in./a./particular./habitat./or./ecosystem.


What./is./biological./evolution?./-./correct./answer./✔ ✔
The./process./through./which./the./characteristics./of./organisms./change./ove
r./successive./generations,./by./means./of./genetic./variation./and./natural./select
ion../It./is./most./commonly./defined./as./"changes./in./gene./frequencies./in./pop
ulations."

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