Environmental Science Reviewer Chapters 1-8
51 Questions
| Total Attempts: 369
Questions and Answers
- 1.It is the circumstances that surround an organism or a group of organisms.
- A.
Environment
- B.
Social Setting
- C.
Habitat
- D.
Community
- 2.It is the circumstances that surround an organism or a group of organisms.
- A.
Environment
- B.
Social Setting
- C.
Habitat
- D.
Community
- 3.Is a systematic study of our environment and our place in it. It is interdisciplinary it may include together natural sciences, social sciences and other sciences and it is also a mission oriented study.
- A.
Environmental Science
- B.
Ecology
- C.
Physical Science
- D.
Environmental Politics
- 4.TRUE OR FALSE: Dependent variables are response variables Independent variables doesn't respond to other variables
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.TRUE OR FALSE Inductive Reasoning: start with a general principle and derive a testable prediction about a specific case Deductive Reasoning: collected observations produce a general rule .
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.The ____________ resources are those resources that are easily renewed, adjusted and manipulated, while the non-renewable resources are those can be retrieved in the environment but it can be generated or it takes a very long time to be generated (e.g. fossil fuels)
- 7.___________________ are generally among the least powerful, most neglected groups. In many countries, traditional caste systems, discriminatory laws, economics, or prejudices repress them.
- 8.Thermodynamics FIRST LAW: Energy is conserved. - under normal conditions, it is neither created or destroyed, but can be transferred or transformed. SECOND LAW: With each successive energy transfer or transformation, more energy is available to do work. Entropy (disorder) decreases.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Ionic Bond - formed when an atom loses or gains electrons Covalent Bond - formed when two or more atoms share the same electrons
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Oxidation - a molecule or an atom loses an electron Reduction - a molecule or an atom gains an electron
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Detrivores eat ____________, another the term for dead organisms and waste matter.
- 12.The process where species acquire traits that allow them to survive in their environment.
- A.
Adaptation
- B.
Evolution
- C.
Competition
- D.
Mutation
- 13.A set of environmental conditions in which a particular organism live.
- A.
Habitat
- B.
Community
- C.
Ecological Niche
- D.
Social Setting
- 14.A description of role played by a species in a biological community, it is also a total set of environmental factors that determines species distribution
- A.
Ecological Niche
- B.
Habitat
- C.
Community
- D.
Social Setting
- 15.A symbiotic relationship where one member benefits while other neither benefited nor harmed
- A.
Commensalism
- B.
Predation
- C.
Mutualism
- D.
Parasitism
- 16.Defense Mechanism Mullerian Mimicry -harmless species evolve characteristics that mimic unpalatable or poisonous species. Batesian Mimicry -Two unpalatable or dangerous species evolve to look alike.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.A slow growth when reaching carrying capacity
- A.
Logistic Growth
- B.
Exponential Growth
- C.
Overshoot
- D.
Dieback
- 18.Formula of computing Doubling Time : 70/annual % growth = doubling time
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Thomas Malthus believed that population growth is a symptom of exploitation and oppression, and Karl Marx believed that human population tend to increase exponentially while there is food production.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Encompasses vital statistics about people such as births, deaths, distribution, and population size.
- A.
Demography
- B.
Census Analysis
- C.
Sociobiochemical Engineering
- D.
Population Education
- 21.Please fill answer below
- 22.Higher education and personal freedom for women result to limit childbearing
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.These are areas sharing similar climate, topographic and soil conditions and roughly comparable communities.
- A.
Biomes
- B.
Continental Locations
- C.
Fjords
- D.
Distinctive Habitats
- 24.Tropical forests cover only 10% of the earth's surface
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.A small percentage of mature trees are taken in each 10-20 year rotaton
- A.
Selective Cutting
- B.
Strip Cutting
- C.
Clear Cutiing
- D.
Mature Cutting
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