This mid-term quiz in Environmental Science explores key concepts such as population growth, acclimation, evolution, and ecological competition, using the Galapagos observations by Charles Darwin. It assesses understanding of species' responses and interactions within ecosystems.
At plate boundaries
In the center of tectonic plates
On beachfronts
In mountain ranges
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Water, oxygen, and soil
Water, Carbon dioxide, and sunlight
Water, sunlight, and soil
Water, oxygen, and sunlight
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Speciation
Evolution
Adaption
Speciation
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The slope needs to exceed its angle of repose
Tectonic activity
Moisture saturated hillsides
Precipitation
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The Law of Preservation of Matter
The Law of Conservation of Matter
The Law of Conversation of Matter
The Law of Pontification of Matter
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Caribbean
Hawaii
Galapagos
Aleutian
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True
False
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Avalanches
Mudslides
Rockslides
All of the above
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Zone of Physical Stress
Zone of Psychological Stress
Zone of Periodical Stress
Zone of Physiological Stress
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True
False
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True
False
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The equally share resources
They will directly compete with each other
They leave each other alone
One tries to costume the other
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True
False
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True
False
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Phylum
Kingdom
Family
Domain
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True
False
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True
False
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Competive Speciation
Competitive Evolution
Co-evolution
Co-speciation
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Only 10% of the sunlight reaches autotrophs at the surface
Only 10% of energy is transferred between tropic levels
Onky 10% of a population will survive to adulthood
Only 10% of a species is ever consumed
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Commensalism
Mutualism
Symbiotic
Parasitism
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Organisms are already in place
Microbes and Bacteria are already in place
There is no difference
Soil levels are already in place
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Russia
Central Africa
Eastern Russia
North America
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Limiting Factors
S curve
Carrying Capacity
Logistic Growth
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Houseflies
Whales
Turtles
Salmon
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They stop the advance of Western culture
They are widely respected
They're most in tune with their environment
They hold great influence over modern politicians
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Oxygen
Phosphorus
Carbon
Sulfur
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Temperate Forest
Tundra
Desert
Tropical Rainforest
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China
USA
Japan
Africa
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GDP per capita
Life expectancy
Fertility rates
Rapid population growth
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Elevation Change
Vertical Alignment
Vertical Zonation
Elevated Ecosystems
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Social and Economic
Social and Physical
Economic and Cultural
Physical and Economic
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Boreal Forest
Desert
Tundra
Temperate Grassland
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Tundra
Tropical Savanah
Desert
Temperate Grassland
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Mongolian Steppes
The Kalahari
The Great Plains
Patagonia
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Chile
USA
Russia
Australia
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Asia
South America
Australia
Europe
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Logarithmic
Exponential
Logicstic
Experimental
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Smallmills
Smallville
Minimills
Minivilles
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The Gobi (China/Mongolia)
The Atacama (Chile)
The Sonoran (American Southwest)
The Sahara (Africa)
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True
False
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The Yucatan Peninsula
The Amazon Basin
The Congo
Indonesia
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Conservation
Sustainable Development
Recycling
Preservation
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Alpine
Charric
Polar
Taiga
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True
False
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3
1
4
2
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