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Ecology Quiz. Environmental Ed. 1. 1. Most of today’s environmental problems began during which period(s) in human history?. Hunter-gatherer period Agricultural revolution Industrial revolution Both (a) and (c). 2.Which of the following is studied in environmental science?.
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Ecology Quiz Environmental Ed. 1
1. Most of today’s environmental problems began during which period(s) in human history? • Hunter-gatherer period • Agricultural revolution • Industrial revolution • Both (a) and (c)
2.Which of the following is studied in environmental science? • Interactions between living organisms and their nonliving environment. • Impact of humans on the environment • Interactions between organisms • All of the above
3. Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource? • Filling a car with gasoline • Building wooden furniture • Mining copper • Burning coal in a power plant
4. Ecology is • A science focused on environmental effects of human activities • The number and variety of species in an area • A science focused on interactions between organisms and the environment. • Using resources in such a way that there will be enough for future generations.
5. An organism’s total way of life or it’s job is it’s • Habitat • Abiotic factors • Niche • Biotic factors
6. All the living or once-living organisms that inhabit an environment are the • Habitat • Abiotic factors • Niche • Biotic factors
8. All the populations of different species living in the same place at the same time. • Organism • Ecosystem • Population • Community
9. Natural Selection is a • Process that causes the characteristics of a population to change in a way controlled by humans. • Trait that increases an organism’s chance of survival. • Trait unintentionally selected by humans. • Process that causes the characteristics of a population to change without human control.
10. An adaptation is a • Process that causes the characteristics of a population to change in a way controlled by humans. • Trait that increases an organism’s chance of survival. • Trait unintentionally selected by humans. • Process that causes the characteristics of a population to change without human control.
11. Artificial Selection is a • Process that causes the characteristics of a population to change in a way controlled by humans. • Trait that increases an organism’s chance of survival. • Trait unintentionally selected by humans. • Process that causes the characteristics of a population to change without human control.
12. Natural selection is the unequal survival that results from the presence or absence of • Cell walls • Particular traits • Learned behaviors • breeding
13. Bacteria that are no longer killed by an antibiotic have • evolved. • developed unwanted adaptations. • developed resistance to the antibiotic. • All of the above.
14. Which two kingdoms contain organisms that break down dead organisms? • Eubacteria and protists • Protists and fungi • Fungi and plants • Eubacteria and fungi
15. One species in this kingdom causes malaria • Bacteria • Fungi • Protists • Plants
16. Mt. St. Helen’s erupted on • March 20th, 1978 • May 18th, 1980 • May 20th, 1980 • March 18th, 1978
17. An example of a pioneer species is • Bears • Lichens • Evergreen trees • Birds
18. Primary succession occurs in an area that has never been inhabited • True • False