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Biology - 1st Semester Final Exam Quiz
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1what are the three dimensions of sustainability?
- Apolitical, community, health
- Bemvironmental, social, physical
- Cenvironmental, economy, social
2define indicator
- Awhen an animal needs a specific need
- Breveals info on the quality of life in relation to natural resource consumption in a community
- Ca person or animal needing help
3give 3 examples of indicators from unit 1
- AGDP, (gross domestic product), HIV deaths, malnutrition
- Basia, africa, india
- Cfood, water, shelter
4identify the following indicators as "economic" "emvironmental" or "social: Water Pollution
- Aeconomic
- Benvironmental
- Csocial
5identify the following indicator as "economic" "emvironmental" or "social: Life expectancy
- Asocial
- Benvironmental
- Ceconomic
6identify the following indicator as "economic" "emvironmental" or "social: GDP (gross domestic product)
- Asocial
- Beconomic
- Cenvironmental
7what are 2 examples of a developing country?
- AGDP, high job rate
- Bhigh CO2 emissions
- Cnot alot of doctors, limited resources
8what are 2 examples of a developed country?
- Aalot of doctors, updated technology
- Blow life expectancy, no internet
- Cno clean water, unsanitary
9what steps did BedZED residents take to lower their ecological footprint?
- Athey used more energy, fossil fuels and non- energy efficient appliances
- Bthey spent more money on stuff for their houses
- Cusing cost-effective materials that had a life cycle with a smaller ecological impact than standard products
10define tradeoff
- Awhen you throw something away to buy something new
- Ba balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise
- Ctrading vegetables at a farmers market
11what is an example of a trade off made by BedZED residents?
- Aburning more fossil fuels
- Busing more energy
- Cenergy efficient appliances
12define land degradation
- Adecline of the overall quality of soil, water, or vegetion caused by human activities or natural events
- Bwhen grass grows back on a part of land
- Cwhen farmers farm their land for crops
13what is 1 tradeoff made by Darewadi villagers?
- Agiving their plants away
- Bpeople giving them food so they dont starve
- Cdirty water for clean water
14what are 3 things a person can do to increase their ecological footprint?
- Ause more energy, more fossil fuels & non-energy efficient appliances
- Busing barely any energy, driving your car less, not polluting the air/environment
- Cplanting trees for oxygen, turning off the light when not in the room, riding your bike everywhere
15what are 3 things a person can do to decrease their ecological footprint?
- Apollution, always leaving the lights on, running water for along time
- Bless energy use, less fossil fuels, energy efficient appliances in their homes
- Cusing your car every second, CO2 emissions, poison gas from garbage dumps
16what is eutrophication?
- Aa dramatic increase in nutrients in an aquatic environment, resulting in increased plant growth, especially of algae
- Bwhen a plant in a pond dies
- Ca decrease in a certain animal because there isnt enough food
17what is an example of eutrophication?
- Athe rainforest ecosystem
- Ba forest with bears
- Ca pond with plants
18define casual relationship
- Aanimals that can cooperate together
- Bwhen two things have a relationship like everyone else
- Can occurance between two correlated events when one event directly produces another event
19what is an example of a casual relationship
- Aa food shortage leading to increased competition
- Bwhen you and your bf/gf communicate
- Cwhen an ecosystem has enough resources to survive
20define correlation
- Aa straight line
- Ba mutual relationship or connection between two or more things
- Ca relationship that has nothing to do with eachother
21what kind of correlation does this graph show?
- Apositive
- Bnegative
22what kind of correlation does this graph show?
- Apositive
- Bnegative
23define stakeholder
- Aa person who works in the field
- Bsomeone who sells houses
- Ca person with intrest and concern in something
24what are 3 Jaffrey Lake stakeholders?
- Anew east housing representative
- Benvironmentalist
- Cfisherman
- Dall of the above
25which Jaffrey Lake stakeholders would support the Lakefront protection plan?
- Anew east housing representative, environmentalist
- Bfarmer, fisherman, city councilor
- Cland developer, wastewater plant manager
- Anew east housing representative, environmentalist
26define ecology
- Athe study of how living organisms interact with each other and with their physical environment
- Bthe study of plants
- Cthe study of animals in their house
27how can human activites affect the biodiversity of an ecosystem?
- Aless people in an area
- Bmore room for animals to live where they need to to be able to survive on their own
- Cpopulation growth, the more people the more space you need
28what is a biome?
- Aa large region classified by the interaction of living organisms, climate, and geographical features
- Bdescribes factors in an environment that are not and have never been living, including temp, light, precipitation
- Cdescribes factors in an enviornment that are associated with living organisms
29define abiotic factors
- Adescribes factors in an enviornment that are associated with living organisms
- Bliving organisms
- Cdescribes factors in an environment that are not and have never been living, including temp, light, precipitation
- Adescribes factors in an enviornment that are associated with living organisms
30define biotic factors
- Adescribes factors in an environment that are associated with living organisms
- Bdescribes factors in an environment that are not and have never been living, including temp, light, precipitation
- Cnonliving organisms
- Adescribes factors in an environment that are associated with living organisms
31whats an example of a biome?
- Aaquatic
- Bdesert
- Call of the above
32what is an example of an abiotic factor?
- Aplant
- Bwater
33what is an example of a biotic factor?
- Arock
- Binsect
34define invasive species
- Aanimals that belong to a certain ecosystem
- Ba non- native species that enters a new area, causing harm to the native species and environment, the economy, or human health
- C factors in an environment that are not and have never been living, including temp, light, precipitation
35what is an example of an invasive species
- Acane toad
- Blion
36what characteristics do invasive species share?
- Athey are all harmful
- Bthey are all native
- Cthey all are new to an area
- DA & C
37define native species
- Aa species considered to be not naturally found in an environment
- Ba species that is found in your backyard
- Ca rock
38example of native species?
- Aexotic plants
- Ba rock that you can buy from the store
39define tradegy of the commons
- Aoverfishing
- Ba theory stating that the more people there are who have unrestricted access to a common resource, the more they will exploit it, without considering the consequences
- Cwhen a ton of fish died do to poison
40example of tradegy of the commons?
- Apants
- Bearths atmosphere
41how is phytoplankton different from zooplankton?
- Azooplankton is in-capable of doing photosynthesis
- Bthey both are the same
- Cphytoplankton does cellular respiration
42what are the first 4 trophic levels on the energy pyramid from bottom to top?
- Aproducer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, teritiary consumer
- Bprimary consumer, secondary consumer, teritiary consumer, producer
43name 2 processes that release carbon into the atmosphere
- Aburning of carbon fuels
- Bcellular respiration
- Ca & b
- Dabsorption
44name 2 processes that remove carbon from the atomosphere
- Acellular respiration
- Bphotosynthesis, dissolution
45define law of conservation of mass
- Amatter cannot be created nor destroyed
- Bmatter is matter
46what happens to the amount of carbon as it moves through the atmosphere?
- Ait increases
- Bit stays the same
- Cit decreases
47what is a carbon reservoir?
- Aa machine that makes carbon go into to atmosphere
- Bcarbon-storing feature that exchages carbon with other reservoirs
48what is the purpose of cellular respiration
- Aprovides energy in the form of ATP
- Bto help plants
- Cfor human resources
49what is the purpose of photosynthesis?
- Ato help plants die
- Bconverts solar energy into chemical energy and then stores that energy for further use
- Cprovides energy in the form of ATP
50what is the equation for photosynthesis
- ACo2 + C6C6 + light energy
- B6CO2 + 6H2O > C6H12O6 + 6CO2
51whats the equation for cellular respiration
- AC6H12O6 + 6 O2 > 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + energy
- Blight energy + H2O
52what is a dead zone
- Aan area where species got killed
- Bwhen a pond is full of organisms
- Cwhen theyre is nothing left because of eutrophication
53when does this graph reach its carrying capacity
- A70 deer
- B3 years
54what are the benefits and trade offs of aquaculture?
- Apeople can eat fish if they have nothing else, trading stuff for fish
- Bpeople will have no food and the population will decrease
- Cfish will reach their carrying capacity
55define disturbance
- Awhen nothing is touched
- Bwhen something is bothered
- Cwhen an ecosystem is perfectly in tact
56what is one example of a human caused disturbance to ecosystems?
- Agrass growing
- Boil spills
- Cpaved roads
57what is an example of a natural disturbance to an ecosystem?
- Agetting into a fight
- Bmowing the lawn
- Ctornado
58define resilience
- A factors in an environment that are not and have never been living
- Bthe ability of an ecosystem to recover after a disturbance
- A factors in an environment that are not and have never been living
59define ecological sucession
- Anative animals moving from one place to another
- Bwhen a place is taken over by animals that werent there before
60how does primary sucession differ from secondary sucession
- Asecondary sucession has some component of the ecosystem
- Bprimary sucession is only non-native animals
- Cthey both are the same
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