| Question | Answer |
| The intertidal zone is | between the highest high-tide line and the lowest low-tide line |
| an example of a non-reusable resource | coal |
| The study of natural processes in the environment and how humans can affect them is | environmental science |
| The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once is | clear-cutting |
| Raising fish and other water-dwelling organisms for food is called | aquaculture |
| A species that plays a particularly important role in its ecosystem is a | keystone species |
| produces crystals that protect the Pacific yew tree; it is used as a cancer treatment. | Taxol |
| fossil fuel | a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms. |
| nuclear fission | Nuclear fission is the main process generating nuclear energy |
| nuclear fusion | a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy. |
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