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# Term Definition



1 Which of the following is an Fertilizer
example of a nonpoint source of
pollution? Fertilizer Smokestack
at a natural gas plant Cooking
fan out in a restaurant Camp fire
All of the above


2 Which environmental worldview Environmental wisdom worldview
is in most agreement with the
following statement? The earth's
resources are limited, should not
be wasted, and are not all for us


3 Which of the following is a The movement from farming employment to
characteristic of the industrial factory employment
medical revolution?


4 Which of the following best It leaves ashes from burned vegetation, which
describes slash and burn adds plant nutrients to the soil
cultivation?


5 Which of the following is the best Steel beam
example for high quality matter?


6 Which of the following is the best Add news release from a major research
example for frontier science? University claiming the discovery of the cure for
pancreatic cancer.


7 Which of the following best The region of the atmosphere above 17
defines stratosphere? kilometers above sea level.


8 Which of the following is an Algae and Seaweed.
example of a producer?


9 Which of the following is an Human
example of a generalist species?


10 Which of the following is defined Allele
as a molecular form of gene?

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# Term Definition



11 Which of the following type of None of the above
plant would most likely be found
in a tropical rainforest? Tallgrass,
succulent plant, Evergreen
coniferous plant, broadleaf
deciduous plant.


12 Which of the following best Lotic
describes a flowing body of
freshwater?


13 What type of forest occurs in Coastal zone
what type of aquatic life zone?


14 Abundance of individuals within Species evenness
each species of a biological
community is known as


15 The interaction between an Commensalism
epiphyte anna tropical tree is
best described as


16 Which of the following is Elephant
considered to be a K-selected
species?


17 Which of the following terms is Environmental resistance
best defined as all the factors
that limit the growth of
population?


18 Growth rate calculation Example, 4.5 percent equals 15.6 years


19 Which of the following best high birth rate falling death rate
describes the transitional stage
of the demographic transition


20 Which of the following best Shelterwood cutting
describes as the removing of
trees in a series of cut in space is
overtime

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# Term Definition



21 Which of the following is best Ecological extinction
defined as the situation when a
species has so few numbers that
it cannot play in ecological role?


22 Which of the following best Accumulation of salt in soils from repeated
defines salinization? irrigation


23 Which of the following terms conventional tillage
refers to the practice of plowing
breaking up in smoothing of the
soil in autumn to facilitate
planning in the spring


24 Which of the following is a major Water pollution
environmental effect of raising
livestock?


25 Which of the following activities Showering
consumes the largest amount of
water in Canadian household


26 Which of the following describes In a plastic region in the earth's mantle
where the asthenosphere is
located?


27 Which of the following is a Regular crystal structure
characteristic of a mineral?


28 Which of the following best air densified in profitably extracted
describes reserves?


29 Which of the following terms spoil
refers to waste oil and rock
removed during surface mining?


30 which of the following best That is the total useful energy obtain from an
describes net energy? energy resource minus the amount of energy
use in wasted in producing it


31 Which of the following means is Distillation
used to separate the
components of crude oil

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