Question 1

________ are characteristics of an entire system that are greater than the sum of its parts.

Accepted Answer

A) Open systems 
B) Closed systems 
C) Disturbances 
D) Emergent properties 
E) Feedback loops 
A) Open systems 
B) Closed systems 
C) Disturbances 
D) Emergent properties 
E) Feedback loops

Question 2

Primary consumers are also known as

Accepted Answer

A) carnivores. 
B) scavengers. 
C) decomposers. 
D) herbivores. 
E) top carnivores 
A) carnivores. 
B) scavengers. 
C) decomposers. 
D) herbivores. 
E) top carnivores

Question 3

As the hydrogen ion [H+] concentration in a solution decreases,the hydroxide ion [OH-] concentration

Accepted Answer

A) increases and the pH increases. 
B) increases and the pH decreases. 
C) decreases and the pH increases. 
D) decreases and the pH decreases. 
E) decreases and the pH stays the same. 
A) increases and the pH increases. 
B) increases and the pH decreases. 
C) decreases and the pH increases. 
D) decreases and the pH decreases. 
E) decreases and the pH stays the same.

Question 4

Which is not a characteristic of acids?

Accepted Answer

A) they readily give up hydrogen ions 
B) they have a pH of less than 7 
C) they react easily with living tissue 
D) they react easily with nonliving minerals 
E) all of these are characteristic of acids 
A) they readily give up hydrogen ions 
B) they have a pH of less than 7 
C) they react easily with living tissue 
D) they react easily with nonliving minerals 
E) all of these are characteristic of acids

Question 5

Humans alter the sulfur cycle by

Accepted Answer

A) burning fossil fuels. 
B) mining rock. 
C) applying too much fertilizer to crop fields. 
D) clear cutting tropical forests. 
A) burning fossil fuels. 
B) mining rock. 
C) applying too much fertilizer to crop fields. 
D) clear cutting tropical forests.

Question 6

The length and complexity of a food web in the Arctic would be ________ when compared to one in the tropical rainforest.

Accepted Answer

A) short and less complex 
B) short and more complex 
C) long and less complex 
D) long and more complex 
E) about the same 
A) short and less complex 
B) short and more complex 
C) long and less complex 
D) long and more complex 
E) about the same

Question 7

Energy is the ability to

Accepted Answer

A) move objects. 
B) become heated. 
C) transfer heat from one object to another. 
D) All of these are true. 
E) Both move objects and transfer heat from one object to another are true. 
A) move objects. 
B) become heated. 
C) transfer heat from one object to another. 
D) All of these are true. 
E) Both move objects and transfer heat from one object to another are true.

Question 8

The motion of a rock rolling downhill is known as ________ energy.

Accepted Answer

A) kinetic 
B) latent 
C) potential 
D) electrical 
E) mechanical 
A) kinetic 
B) latent 
C) potential 
D) electrical 
E) mechanical

Question 9

Photosynthesis is a step in the global nitrogen cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

________ are characteristics of an entire system that are greater than the sum of its parts.

Primary consumers are also known as

As the hydrogen ion [H⁺] concentration in a solution decreases,the hydroxide ion [OH^-] concentration

Which is not a characteristic of acids?

Humans alter the sulfur cycle by

The length and complexity of a food web in the Arctic would be ________ when compared to one in the tropical rainforest.

Energy is the ability to

The motion of a rock rolling downhill is known as ________ energy.

Photosynthesis is a step in the global nitrogen cycle.

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________ are characteristics of an entire system that are greater than the sum of its parts.

Primary consumers are also known as

As the hydrogen ion [H+] concentration in a solution decreases,the hydroxide ion [OH-] concentration

Which is not a characteristic of acids?

Humans alter the sulfur cycle by

The length and complexity of a food web in the Arctic would be ________ when compared to one in the tropical rainforest.

Energy is the ability to

The motion of a rock rolling downhill is known as ________ energy.

Photosynthesis is a step in the global nitrogen cycle.

Understanding Our Environment

Evolution,species Interactions,and Biological Communities

Human Populations

Biomes and Biodiversity

Environmental Conservation: Forests,grasslands,parks,and Nature Preserves

Food and Agriculture

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Climate

Air Pollution

Water: Resources and Pollution

Environmental Geology and Earth Resources

Energy

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Economics and Urbanization

Environmental Policy and Sustainability

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As the hydrogen ion [H⁺] concentration in a solution decreases,the hydroxide ion [OH^-] concentration