Environmental Studies Midterm Review- Trashketball

1. Environmental Studies Midterm Review-Trashketball

2. The consumption crisis is more sever in _____. • developing countries • developed countries • rural areas • complex ecosystems

3. A natural resource is a resource that _____. • when used up cannot be replaced • can be replaced before it is used up • living things can use • must be grown on a farm with no unnatural additives

4. A resource that can not be replaced when it is used up is called a _____. • extinct resource • nonrenewable resource • renewable resource • one-time resource

5. Resources that are continually being replaced are called _____. • extinct resource • nonrenewable resource • renewable resource • one-time resource

6. The area where all living things are naturally found on earth is called the ______. • abiotic zone • environment • Biosphere • globe

7. A country with a high level of average income and industrialization is called a _____ country. • Small • Chic • developing • developed

8. If the number of people is growing to fast for the environment to support, we call this a _____ crisis. • Baby • Population • Consumption • not enough people dying

9. When we use a lot of packaging materials to pack goods in, this is an example of a(n) _____ crisis. • economic • population • Paper • consumption

10. The most important step in the scientific method is _____. • identify the problem/ question • collect existing information • form a hypothesis • conduct an experiment • form a conclusion

11. A hypothesis is a(n) _____. • Guess • answer that will work • possible answer • eliminated answer

12. The purpose of the experiment is to _____. • get grants • show that your answer is right • test your hypothesis • test your conclusion

13. The conclusion that you form from the experimental data, tells you that _____. • your hypothesis was right • your conclusion was right • your data collection was right • tells you that you asked the right question

14. The decision making model is different from the scientific method because it includes _____. • current data on the subject • gathers information • makes a decision • it considers values

15. To fully understand a complex environmental issue, you may need to consider _____. • Economics • Values • Politics • all of these

16. Which is NOT an Abiotic factor in an ecosystem? • Temperature • air pressure • Sunlight • bacteria

17. Which is the correct order for a biome? • ecosystem, population, community, organism • population, organism, ecosystem, community • organism, population, community, ecosystem • community, population, organism, ecosystem

18. Which of these organisms could belong to the same population? • two bluebonnet plants • a gorilla and an orangutan • Joe and his cat • a horse and a deer

19. Which is an example of competition? • two species of insect that feed on the same rare plant • a lake near a forest in the northeast USA • an African lioness feeding her cubs • the ants eat parts of the acacia tree

20. Moray eels and cleaner shrimp have a mutualistic relationship because _____. • they benefit each other • they are part of the same ecosystem • they are both adapted to a humid climate • the eels eat the shrimp

21. Which of these statements is true of parasitism? • The presence of a parasite does not affect the host. • parasitism is identical to predation • the presence of a parasite may make an animal more susceptible to predation • both the parasite and the host benefit from parasitism

22. A _____ is an Abiotic factor in an ecosystem. • worm • dirt • flies • deer

23. The red bellied snake we caught live only in the leaf litter in the woods. This is an example of an animal’s _____. • Niche • habitat • population • species

24. When a cow bird rides on the back of a cow and eats insects the cow disturbs, this is an example of _____. • Predation • Competition • Mutualism • commensalism

25. When an organism captures and eats another organism it is called _____. • Predation • Competition • Mutualism • commensalism

26. Which chemical equation is correct for cellular respiration? • 6CO2 + 6H2O + SUNLIGHT → C6H12O6 + 6O2 • 6CO2 + 6H2O + SUNLIGHT → C6H12O6 + 6H2O • C6H12O6 + 6O2 →6CO2 + 6H2O + 6CO2 + ATP • C6H12O6 + 6CO2 → 6O2 + 6H2O + ATP

27. Which of the following produces sugar without sunlight? • Photosynthesis • Chemosynthesis • cellular respiration • fermentation

28. A hawk is an example of a (n) _____. • Carnivore • Herbivore • Omnivore • Decomposer

29. Which chemical equation is correct for photosynthesis? • 6CO2 + 6H2O + SUNLIGHT → C6H12O6 + 6O2 • 6CO2 + 6H2O + SUNLIGHT → C6H12O6 + 6H2O • C6H12O6 + 6O2 →6CO2 + 6H2O + 6CO2 + ATP • C6H12O6 + 6CO2 → 6O2 + 6H2O + ATP

30. Predators eat which part of their prey first? • Head • organs • feet • skin

31. Which statement is not true about a food chain? • It shows one path of energy transfer • it ends with a tertiary consumer • it starts with producers • it shows many paths of energy transfer

32. People are an example of a (n) _____. • Carnivore • herbivore • omnivore • decomposer

33. Carbon is an essential element in proteins, fats, and _____. • Carbohydrates • air • water • sunlight

34. A deer is an example of a (n) _____. • Carnivore • herbivore • omnivore • decomposer

35. The key part in the nitrogen cycle is the _____. • Nitrous gases • urea • nitrogen-fixing organisms • solid nitrogen