ECU BIO 1060 Final Review Study Guide | Biology Concepts, Exam Prep &
Practice Questions
Soil Texture - ANS ✔✔Relative proportion of sand, silt, and clay
Coarse textured soil - ANS ✔✔sandy. excellent drainage
Fine textured soil - ANS ✔✔high in clay. poor drainage. low oxygen levels. able to hold onto
important plant nutrients
Dust bowl - ANS ✔✔1930-1937. Great Plains has low precipitation. no natural vegetation roots
to hold soil in place. winds blew soil as fast east as NYC/DC. farmers went bankrupt
Desertification - ANS ✔✔Degradation of once-fertile rangeland, agricultural land, or tropical dry
forest into nonproductive desert
Salinization - ANS ✔✔Gradual accumulation of salt in the soil, usually due to improper irrigation
techniques
Efficient water use - ANS ✔✔drip irrigation systems deliver water directly to the roots of drop
plants
The resource conservation and recovery act helps prevent groundwater contamination by
regulating the - ANS ✔✔storage and disposal of hazardous wastes
A benefit of sanitary landfills over "open dumps" is that - ANS ✔✔all of the above
,Plastics are the fastest growing component of solid waste, largely due to the contribution
of___________. - ANS ✔✔packaging
One of the problems associated with sanitary landfills is - ANS ✔✔the possibility of a methane
gas explosion
The comprehensive environmental response compensation and liability act (CERCLA) mandates
which of the following? - ANS ✔✔That industries who pollute the environment are equally
responsible for cleaning it up
Photochemical smog - ANS ✔✔is formed from chemical reactions involving sunlight, nitrogen
oxides, and hydrocarbons
The stratospheric chemical that prevents much of the solar ultraviolet radiation from
penetrating earth's surface is - ANS ✔✔ozone
Chlorofluorocarbons such as CFC-12 are released into the atmosphere by - ANS ✔✔leaking air
conditioners and old refrigerators
Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides react with water to produce - ANS ✔✔sulfuric acid and nitric
acid
The difference between primary and secondary air pollutants is that primary air pollutants - ANS
✔✔enter the atmosphere directly whereas secondary pollutants form from other substances
released into the atmosphere
Which air pollutant is associated with slow development and permanent reduction in mental
ability for young children? - ANS ✔✔lead
Which of the following is directly dangerous to human health? - ANS ✔✔tropospheric ozone
, The time sequence photographs depict - ANS ✔✔The depletion of the earth's ozone layer
Ozone is a molecule with the chemical formula - ANS ✔✔O3
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas? - ANS ✔✔Nitrogen
Removing trees has an impact on climate because - ANS ✔✔trees can absorb carbon dioxide, a
greenhouse gas
The majority of oil used in the world is for - ANS ✔✔transportation
Which of the following is NOT one of the possible drawbacks of using wind farms? - ANS
✔✔emits large amount of carbon dioxide
The process that occurs in nuclear reactors is - ANS ✔✔fission
Which of the following is NOT a technique to reduce carbon emissions? - ANS ✔✔humans
exercising less so that they release carbon dioxide
Over the last 200 yrs the amount of CO2 in the air has - ANS ✔✔both a and b (biomass
decrease, fuel burning increase)
Which fossil fuel reserves will last the longest - ANS ✔✔coal
Until the Black Water Horizon oil spill, the worst spill in US history was - ANS ✔✔Exxon Valdez
Practice Questions
Soil Texture - ANS ✔✔Relative proportion of sand, silt, and clay
Coarse textured soil - ANS ✔✔sandy. excellent drainage
Fine textured soil - ANS ✔✔high in clay. poor drainage. low oxygen levels. able to hold onto
important plant nutrients
Dust bowl - ANS ✔✔1930-1937. Great Plains has low precipitation. no natural vegetation roots
to hold soil in place. winds blew soil as fast east as NYC/DC. farmers went bankrupt
Desertification - ANS ✔✔Degradation of once-fertile rangeland, agricultural land, or tropical dry
forest into nonproductive desert
Salinization - ANS ✔✔Gradual accumulation of salt in the soil, usually due to improper irrigation
techniques
Efficient water use - ANS ✔✔drip irrigation systems deliver water directly to the roots of drop
plants
The resource conservation and recovery act helps prevent groundwater contamination by
regulating the - ANS ✔✔storage and disposal of hazardous wastes
A benefit of sanitary landfills over "open dumps" is that - ANS ✔✔all of the above
,Plastics are the fastest growing component of solid waste, largely due to the contribution
of___________. - ANS ✔✔packaging
One of the problems associated with sanitary landfills is - ANS ✔✔the possibility of a methane
gas explosion
The comprehensive environmental response compensation and liability act (CERCLA) mandates
which of the following? - ANS ✔✔That industries who pollute the environment are equally
responsible for cleaning it up
Photochemical smog - ANS ✔✔is formed from chemical reactions involving sunlight, nitrogen
oxides, and hydrocarbons
The stratospheric chemical that prevents much of the solar ultraviolet radiation from
penetrating earth's surface is - ANS ✔✔ozone
Chlorofluorocarbons such as CFC-12 are released into the atmosphere by - ANS ✔✔leaking air
conditioners and old refrigerators
Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides react with water to produce - ANS ✔✔sulfuric acid and nitric
acid
The difference between primary and secondary air pollutants is that primary air pollutants - ANS
✔✔enter the atmosphere directly whereas secondary pollutants form from other substances
released into the atmosphere
Which air pollutant is associated with slow development and permanent reduction in mental
ability for young children? - ANS ✔✔lead
Which of the following is directly dangerous to human health? - ANS ✔✔tropospheric ozone
, The time sequence photographs depict - ANS ✔✔The depletion of the earth's ozone layer
Ozone is a molecule with the chemical formula - ANS ✔✔O3
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas? - ANS ✔✔Nitrogen
Removing trees has an impact on climate because - ANS ✔✔trees can absorb carbon dioxide, a
greenhouse gas
The majority of oil used in the world is for - ANS ✔✔transportation
Which of the following is NOT one of the possible drawbacks of using wind farms? - ANS
✔✔emits large amount of carbon dioxide
The process that occurs in nuclear reactors is - ANS ✔✔fission
Which of the following is NOT a technique to reduce carbon emissions? - ANS ✔✔humans
exercising less so that they release carbon dioxide
Over the last 200 yrs the amount of CO2 in the air has - ANS ✔✔both a and b (biomass
decrease, fuel burning increase)
Which fossil fuel reserves will last the longest - ANS ✔✔coal
Until the Black Water Horizon oil spill, the worst spill in US history was - ANS ✔✔Exxon Valdez
