ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FINAL EXAM
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,Which of the following is an example of the greatest cause of d) In Brazil, ranchers cut and burn rain forest to clear fields for grazing cattle.
biodiversity loss in the world today?
a) In northern Canada, native people continue to hunt seals
and harvest fish from arctic seas.
b) In the United States, large fields once used to plant corn
and soybeans are being converted for housing developments
and commercial properties.
c) In the United States, the Army Corps of Engineers reroutes
major rivers to improve the waterways for commercial
navigation.
d) In Brazil, ranchers cut and burn rain forest to clear fields for
grazing cattle.
Invasive species can be dangerous because.... a) the native species have not evolved with and adapted to these invasive organisms.
a) the native species have not evolved with and adapted to
these invasive organisms.
b) they tend to be secretive, going unnoticed in their new
ecosystems.
c) they carry deadly diseases into new ecosystems.
d) they are always predatory and usually eat other species
when they invade.
The Convention on Biological Diversity is an international c) that aims to conserve biological diversity worldwide but has not been ratified in the
treaty... United States.
a) that would purchase all endangered species habitats in the
world but has not been ratified in the United States.
b) ratified by the United States to globally limit the loss of
biodiversity.
c) that aims to conserve biological diversity worldwide but has
not been ratified in the United States.
d) ratified by the United States to limit the international trade
of endangered species.
When four species of warblers our found feeding in separate b) resource partitioning.
portions of the same tree, this is an example of.....
a) competitive evolution.
b) resource partitioning.
c) top-down population regulation.
d) biotic aversion.
,How does the EPA influence environmental policy? d) It develops rules and regulations based on laws that the U.S. Congress passes.
a) It establishes laws passed by the Judicial Branch that apply
to the environment.
b) It sets up the guidelines to control environmental laws.
c) It provides grants for ecological studies that provide data to
the executive branch.
d) It develops rules and regulations based on laws that the
U.S. Congress passes.
Which of the following examples represents kinetic energy b) A windmill pumping water up into a tank.
being converted to potential energy?
a) A person turning on a lamp.
b) A windmill pumping water up into a tank.
c) A driver pulling a car into a parking space.
d) Plants capturing sunlight to produce sugars via
photosynthesis.
The rosy periwinkle flower contains chemicals that are used in c) the fields of ethnobotany and bioprospecting.
the treatment of cancer. This medically significant plant
represents.....
a) the fields of bioinformatics and agriculture.
b) the fields of agriculture and in situ modeling.
c) the fields of ethnobotany and bioprospecting.
d) the fields of gene therapy and oncology.
Volcanoes and earthquakes are triggered by... b) movement of tectonic plates.
a) major increases in climate change.
b) movement of tectonic plates.
c) human mining and fracking activities.
d) changes in soil from solar radiation.
, On a road trip, you notice a change in abundance of a small a) zones of stress.
wildflower. After you first see only a few, you enter an area
where they are very abundant. A little further along on your
trip, you see they are less abundant until you finally stop
seeing them entirely. Those areas with just a few wildflowers
represent the plant's.......
a) zones of stress.
b) endemic ranges.
c) optimal reservoirs.
d) niche habitats.
The acronym HIPPO refers to five major factors contributing a) habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, population growth, and
to species extinction. These are..... overexploitation.
a) habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, population
growth, and overexploitation.
b) housing, immigration, people, pollution, and
overproduction.
c) hunting, immigration, people, population growth, and
outsourcing.
d) humans, invasive species, population decline, pollution, and
overexploitation.
Beetles feeding on cattle feces are an example of...... b) a detritus-feeding decomposer that is feeding on the wastes of a consumer eating a
a) a primary producer feeding on the wastes of a secondary producer.
consumer eating a producer.
b) a detritus-feeding decomposer that is feeding on the
wastes of a consumer eating a producer.
c) a secondary consumer feeding on the wastes of a
decomposer eating a primary producer.
d) a primary producer feeding on the wastes of a secondary
producer eating a consumer
Humans often develop industries that mimic some of our c) Pest control
natural ecosystem services. Which of the following is an
example of this?
a) Journalism industry
b) Reproductive technology
c) Pest control
d) Intercity transportation systems
MULTIPLE CHOICE | QUESTIONS AND
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,Which of the following is an example of the greatest cause of d) In Brazil, ranchers cut and burn rain forest to clear fields for grazing cattle.
biodiversity loss in the world today?
a) In northern Canada, native people continue to hunt seals
and harvest fish from arctic seas.
b) In the United States, large fields once used to plant corn
and soybeans are being converted for housing developments
and commercial properties.
c) In the United States, the Army Corps of Engineers reroutes
major rivers to improve the waterways for commercial
navigation.
d) In Brazil, ranchers cut and burn rain forest to clear fields for
grazing cattle.
Invasive species can be dangerous because.... a) the native species have not evolved with and adapted to these invasive organisms.
a) the native species have not evolved with and adapted to
these invasive organisms.
b) they tend to be secretive, going unnoticed in their new
ecosystems.
c) they carry deadly diseases into new ecosystems.
d) they are always predatory and usually eat other species
when they invade.
The Convention on Biological Diversity is an international c) that aims to conserve biological diversity worldwide but has not been ratified in the
treaty... United States.
a) that would purchase all endangered species habitats in the
world but has not been ratified in the United States.
b) ratified by the United States to globally limit the loss of
biodiversity.
c) that aims to conserve biological diversity worldwide but has
not been ratified in the United States.
d) ratified by the United States to limit the international trade
of endangered species.
When four species of warblers our found feeding in separate b) resource partitioning.
portions of the same tree, this is an example of.....
a) competitive evolution.
b) resource partitioning.
c) top-down population regulation.
d) biotic aversion.
,How does the EPA influence environmental policy? d) It develops rules and regulations based on laws that the U.S. Congress passes.
a) It establishes laws passed by the Judicial Branch that apply
to the environment.
b) It sets up the guidelines to control environmental laws.
c) It provides grants for ecological studies that provide data to
the executive branch.
d) It develops rules and regulations based on laws that the
U.S. Congress passes.
Which of the following examples represents kinetic energy b) A windmill pumping water up into a tank.
being converted to potential energy?
a) A person turning on a lamp.
b) A windmill pumping water up into a tank.
c) A driver pulling a car into a parking space.
d) Plants capturing sunlight to produce sugars via
photosynthesis.
The rosy periwinkle flower contains chemicals that are used in c) the fields of ethnobotany and bioprospecting.
the treatment of cancer. This medically significant plant
represents.....
a) the fields of bioinformatics and agriculture.
b) the fields of agriculture and in situ modeling.
c) the fields of ethnobotany and bioprospecting.
d) the fields of gene therapy and oncology.
Volcanoes and earthquakes are triggered by... b) movement of tectonic plates.
a) major increases in climate change.
b) movement of tectonic plates.
c) human mining and fracking activities.
d) changes in soil from solar radiation.
, On a road trip, you notice a change in abundance of a small a) zones of stress.
wildflower. After you first see only a few, you enter an area
where they are very abundant. A little further along on your
trip, you see they are less abundant until you finally stop
seeing them entirely. Those areas with just a few wildflowers
represent the plant's.......
a) zones of stress.
b) endemic ranges.
c) optimal reservoirs.
d) niche habitats.
The acronym HIPPO refers to five major factors contributing a) habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, population growth, and
to species extinction. These are..... overexploitation.
a) habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, population
growth, and overexploitation.
b) housing, immigration, people, pollution, and
overproduction.
c) hunting, immigration, people, population growth, and
outsourcing.
d) humans, invasive species, population decline, pollution, and
overexploitation.
Beetles feeding on cattle feces are an example of...... b) a detritus-feeding decomposer that is feeding on the wastes of a consumer eating a
a) a primary producer feeding on the wastes of a secondary producer.
consumer eating a producer.
b) a detritus-feeding decomposer that is feeding on the
wastes of a consumer eating a producer.
c) a secondary consumer feeding on the wastes of a
decomposer eating a primary producer.
d) a primary producer feeding on the wastes of a secondary
producer eating a consumer
Humans often develop industries that mimic some of our c) Pest control
natural ecosystem services. Which of the following is an
example of this?
a) Journalism industry
b) Reproductive technology
c) Pest control
d) Intercity transportation systems
