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Environmental A P
Exam for Chapters 1 - 4
1. This is defined as the systematic study of our environment and our proper place in
the environment
2. Saving the forest for the greatest good, for the greatest number of people is called
3. Nature existing for its own sake, is called
4. Linking pollution with environmental concerns is called
5. The originator of the conservation movement in the US was
6. The originator of the preservation movement was
7. The author of Silent Spring and the person responsible for awakening the public
to the environmentalist movement was
8. The economic class described as centrally planned, socialist countries are called
9. The economic class described as independent from “super powers” and are
developing nations are called
10. The economic class described as having neither market economics nor central
planning are called
11. The economic class described as industrialized, market-oriented democracies are
called
12. The study of relationships between organisms and their environment is the
definition for
13. All of the organisms that are genetically similar enough to reproduce viable
offspring is
14. All of the populations of organisms living and interacting in a particular area is
15. The biological community and its physical environment
16. All of the members of a species living in a given area at a given time is
17. Which of the following is NOT a property of ecological study
18. The holistic approach to ecological studies includes which of the following
19. The smallest particle that exhibits the characteristics of the element is a(n)
20. When the number of neutrons is different, the atom is called a(n)
21. When the number of electrons is different, the atom is called a(n)
22. When the number of positive charges outnumber the negative charges the solution
is called a(n)
23. When the number of negative charges outnumber the positive charges the solution
is called a(n)
24. Any compound containing carbon is called a(n)
25. This type of organic compound is considered instant energy
26. This type of organic compound is also called a hydrocarbon
27. This type of organic compound is made up of an amine group and a carboxyl
group
28. This type of organic compound is made up of deoxyribose and nitrogen bases
29. Converting sugar to ATP is called
30. This type of energy is the energy of position
31. This type of energy is the energy stored in food
32. This type of energy is the energy of movement
33. Which of the following is NOT a measurement of energy
34. Which of the following describes Heat in terms of energy use
35. Energy in the environment is considered
36. The tendency of all natural systems to go from a state of order to disorder is called
37. High temperatures will cause metabolic rates to
38. Low temperatures will cause metabolic rates to
39. The amount of biomass in the community is
40. Consumption of plants is considered
41. The linking of feeding series is called
42. The amount of biomass with decomposition is called
43. Organisms that eat one food source most of the time, the food source is
considered a(n)
44. The food source an organism doesn’t compete well for is called its
45. Organisms that stumble across their food are called which of the following (color
all that apply)
46. A producer is which of the following trophic levels
47. Secondary consumers are considered to be at _____________ trophic level
48. Most food chains are _______ trophic levels
49. Organisms that consume leaf litter are called
50. A carbon sink is
51. The usable form of nitrogen for plants is
52. The form of carbon that is incorporated into shells is
53. Which of the following is NOT a method by which organic nitrogen re-enters the
‘system’
54. Which of the following is NOT a part of the phosphorus cycle
55. Which mineral of sulfur is found in rocks
56. Which of the following is the form by which sulfur is released into the
atmosphere
57. Which of the following is NOT an oxidative state of sulfur
58. Life to death is an example of
59. Energy moving from potential energy to kinetic energy is an example of
60. Heat is an example of
61. The rate of doing work is called
62. Leibig’s principle states
63. Shelford determined
64. Another name for maximums and minimums
65. The concept of limiting factors was created by
66. This factor will ultimately determine where an organisms can survive
67. Which of the following is not a determinant of environmental factors on
organisms
68. These organisms are used to determine the health of the habitat
69. Adaptation in which an organism experiences temporary physiological changes is
called
70. Adaptation which causes a genetic change in the population is called
71. In the environment, the organism that is best suited for the environment and
continues to reproduce is called
72. Which of the following is NOT considered a part of evolutionary change in
populations
73. Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting selective pressure
74. Another factor affecting gene expression is
75. When similar species begin to become more and more genetically different, it is
called
76. When 2 different species become genetically similar, it is called
77. An example of the species in the previous question is
78. The role a species plays in the community is called
79. When 2 species with the same role in the community occupy the same habitat and
one species is eventually removed from the habitat, it is called
80. The number of niches a community can have is determined by
81. These two species share the same resources, but use them at different times
82. This group of species use the same resource, but use the resource at different
locations on the same resource
83. An organism that feeds directly on another living organism is a
84. Which of the following does not feed directly on other living organism, but on
dead organisms
85. Which of the following is NOT a direct effect of predation on community
populations
86. A species whose impact on its community is much larger and more influential
than would be expected is
87. An example of a species in the previous question is
88. Competition between species is called
89. Competition within a species is called
90. When predators and prey species alter their genetics to limit the effects of
predation or enhance the effects of predation, it is called
91. Which of the following is NOT a reason why intraspecific competition being
more intense
92. Which type of symbiosis is where one organism benefits and the other dies
93. Which type of symbiosis is where both organisms benefit
94. Which type of symbiosis is where one organism benefits and the other organism
apparently has no effect
95. Which of the following is not a defense mechanism for prey species
96. Which factor of communities is the amount of biomass
97. Which factor of communities is the number of different species in the community
98. Which factor of communities is the total number of organisms of a species in the
community
99. Which factor of communities is the number of species at each trophic level
100.
Determine whether the following statement is True (use letter A) or False
(use letter B), a diverse community is a complex community
101.
When we compartmentalize trophic levels it is called a
102.
Which factor of communities is the ability to bounce back after a natural
disaster
103.
Which of the following is NOT a determinant of community stability
104.
Who believed the more complex the community, the more stable the
community
105.
A habitat, used by an organism, that is on the edge of two communities is
called _____________ for the organisms
106.
The area of two communities that join together in a sharp distinct manor is a(n)
107.
The area of two communities that join together in a blended manor is a(n)
108.
109.
Another name for the area between the two communities in question 106 is
Another name for the area between the two communities in question 107 is
110.
111.
112.
The type of succession that begins with new rock is called
The type of succession that happens after a fire is called
Competitive exclusion is