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Land and
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The smallest particle of soil is
known as
a. Clay
b. Sand
c. Silt
d. Gravel
e. Humus
A 100
Clay
A 100
The horizon of soil also known as the
topsoil layer, that contains humus,
minerals, and roots, and that is rich in
living organisms is known as the
a. A layer
b. B layer
c. C layer
d. D layer
e. O layer
A 200
A layer
A 200
The surface with the lowest
albedo
a. Snow
b. Ocean water
c. Forest
d. Desert
e. Black topsoil
A 300
Black topsoil
A 300
Which of the following conditions may indicate an
El Nino?
a. Sea surface warms, trade winds strengthen
b. Sea surface warms, trade winds weaken
c. Sea surface cools, trade winds strengthen
d. Seas surface cools, trade winds weaken
e. None of the above
A 400
Sea surface warms, trade winds
weaken
A 400
Of the freshwater on Earth that is not
trapped in snow packs or glaciers,
most of it (95%) is trapped in
a. Lakes
b. Rivers
c. Aquifers
d. Dams
e. Estuaries, marshes, bogs
A 500
Aquifers
A 500
Warm year-round, prolonged dry
seasons, scattered trees is this biome
a. Tropical rain forest
b. Temperate deciduous forest
c. Savanna
d. Taiga
e. Tundra
B 100
Savanna
B 100
All of the following are factors that
increase population size EXCEPT
a. Ability to adapt
b. Specialized niche
c. Few competitors
d. Generalized niche
e. High birthrate
B 200
Specialized niche
B 200
The two ways in which humans have most
interfered with the carbon cycle are
a. Burning of fossil fuels and removal of trees
and brush
b. Aerobic respiration and burning fossil fuels
c. Removal of forests and aerobic respiration
d. Combustion and causing volcanic eruptions
e. Combustion and aerobic respiration
B 300
Burning of fossil fuels and removal of trees and
brush
B 300
Species that serve as early warnings
of environmental damage are
called
a. Keystone species
b. Native species
c. Specialist species
d. Indicator species
e. Generalist species
B 400
Indicator species
B 400
Energy
a. Recycles through an
ecosystem
b. Is used over and over again
c. Flows in only one direction
through an ecosystem
d. Tends to be concentrated in
living organisms
e. None of the above
B 500
Flows in only one direction through an ecosystem
B 500
If a population doubles in about 70
years, it is showing a ___% growth
rate.
a. 1
b. 5
c. 35
d. 140
e. 200
C 100
1%
C 100
A density independent factor would
include all of the following
EXCEPT
a. Drought
b. Fires
c. Predation
d. Flooding
e. All of the above are indensity
dependent
C 200
Predation
C 200
All of the following are characteristics
of K-strategists EXCEPT
a. Mature slowly
b. Low juvenile mortality rate
c. Niche generalists
d. Type I or Type II survivorship
curve
e. Intraspecific competition due to
density dependent limiting factors
C 300
Niche generalists
C 300
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C 400
All of the following factors tend
to cause women to have fewer
children EXCEPT
A. Higher education
B.High infant mortality
C.Better prenatal care
D.Birth control education
E. Human rights are protected
C 400
High infant mortality
C 400
If a city with a population of 100,000 experiences
4000 births, 3000 deaths, 500 immigrants, and
200 emigrants, within the course of one year,
what is the net annual percentage growth rate?
a. 0.3%
b. 1.3%
c. 13%
d. 101.3%
e. 130%
C 500
1.3%
C 500
The greatest threat to the success of a
species is
a. Environmental pollution
b. Loss of habitat
c. Poaching
d. Hunting
e. Introduction of new predators into
the natural habitat
D 100
Loss of habitat
D 100
Most grain that is grown in the US is
used
a. For export to countries that need
grain
b. For cereals and baked goods
c. To feed cattle
d. For trade with other countries
e. To create fuel
D 200
To feed cattle
D 200
The second law of thermodynamics would tend to
support
a. People eating more meat than grain
b. People eating more grain than meat
c. People eating about the same amount of grain as
meat
d. People being undernourished
e. People eating a balanced diet from all food
groups
D 300
People eating more grain then
meat
D 300
A predicament where the cost of applying
pesticide increases while their
effectiveness decreases is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Resistance management
Bioaccumulation
Persistence
Endocrine disruptors
Pesticide treadmill
D 400
Pesticide treadmill
D 400
The process least likely to conserve soil nutrients
is
a. Crop rotation
b. Fertilizing with compost
c. Irrigation
d. Fertilizing with inorganic
fertilizers
e. Both B and C
D 500
irrigation
D 500
Which of the following nonrenewable
energy source has the least
environmental impact?
a. Gasoline
b. Coal
c. Oil shale
d. Tar sands
e. Natural gas
E 100
Natural Gas
E 100
Which of the following is NOT an
advantage of building a hydroelectric
power plant?
a. Low pollution
b. High construction cost
c. Relatively low operating costs
d. Control flooding
e. Moderate to high net useful energy
E 200
High construction costs
E 200
Today, most of the world’s energy
comes from
a. Natural gas, coal, and oil
b. Oil, wood, and hydroelectric
c. Hydroelectric, solar and biomass
d. Coal, oil, nuclear
e. Natural gas, hydroelectric and oil
E 300
Natural gas, coal, and oil
E 300
Nuclear power plant accident that
released 30 to 40 times the
radiation of the atomic bombs
dropped on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki.
a. Bhopal, India
b. Chernobyl, Ukraine
c. Love Canal, New York
d. Minamata Bay, Japan
e. Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania
E 400
Chernobyl, Ukraine
E 400
The lowest average generating
cost (cents per kWh) comes
from what energy source?
a. Large hydroelectric facilities
b. Geothermal
c. Nuclear
d. Solar photovoltaic
e. Coal
E 500
Large hydroelectric facilities
E 500
What is the largest type of
domestic solid waste in the
US?
a. Yard wastes
b. Paper
c. Plastic
d. Glass
e. Metal
F 100
Paper
F 100
The frequency and severity of smog in an area depends least
upon the
a. Amount of industry
b. Size of the ozone hole over the Arctic
c. Fuels used in industry, transportation, and heating
d. Local climate and topography
e. None of the above
F 200
Size of the ozone hole over the Arctic
F 200
Which of the following would be classified as a
point source for pollution?
a. Sulfur oxides released from an electrical
generating plant
b. Oil, grease, and toxic chemicals from urban
runoff and energy production
c. Sediments from improperly managed
construction sites, crops, forestlands, and
eroding stream banks
d. Salt irrigation practices and acid drainage from
abandoned mines
e. Bacteria and nutrients from livestock, pet waste,
and faulty septic systems
F 300
Sulfur oxides released from an
electrical generating plant
F 300
In developing countries, the most
likely cause of respiratory
disease would be
a. Photochemical smog
b. Industrial smog
c. Smoking
d. Particulate matter
e. asbestos
F 400
Particulate matter
F 400
You have been studying a large lake ecosystem.
You learn that PCBs have been dumped into
the water. You predict that the most effected
population would be the
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Algae
Predatory birds
Phytoplankton
Zooplankton
Small fish
F 500
Predatory Birds
F 500
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