Question 1

Transportation-produced smog causes air to turn

Accepted Answer

A)  gray. 
B)  black. 
C)  brown. 
D)  red. 
E)  blue. 
A)  gray. 
B)  black. 
C)  brown. 
D)  red. 
E)  blue.

Question 2

Match between columns
                        Premises: A change in the available food supply in a habitat will affect all of these.
This is the maximum number of individuals that a given habitat can support.
This is the relative proportion of individuals of each age.
This term is equal to the birth rate minus the death rate of a species.
This is the average number of offspring born to each female over her reproductive lifetime.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of survivorship and age structure. and age structure is...

Question 3

One current estimate claims that humans are responsible for the extinction of how many species per hour?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  5 
E)  6 
A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  5 
E)  6

Question 4

Globally, what is the greatest killer of species?

Accepted Answer

A)  destruction of coral reefs 
B)  air pollution 
C)  deforestation 
D)  water pollution 
E)  nuclear contamination 
A)  destruction of coral reefs 
B)  air pollution 
C)  deforestation 
D)  water pollution 
E)  nuclear contamination

Question 5

The carrying capacity of an environment is determined by

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A)  the net rate of reproduction of the female members. 
B)  an S-shaped curve. 
C)  the predation rate on the females. 
D)  diseases suffered by both sexes. 
E)  the sustainable supply of resources it provides. 
A)  the net rate of reproduction of the female members. 
B)  an S-shaped curve. 
C)  the predation rate on the females. 
D)  diseases suffered by both sexes. 
E)  the sustainable supply of resources it provides.

Question 6

Greenhouse gasses act to

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A)  warm the Earth's surface to support life. 
B)  cool the atmosphere. 
C)  block out ultraviolet radiation. 
D)  contribute to acid rain. 
E)  increase carbon monoxide concentrations. 
A)  warm the Earth's surface to support life. 
B)  cool the atmosphere. 
C)  block out ultraviolet radiation. 
D)  contribute to acid rain. 
E)  increase carbon monoxide concentrations.

Question 7

If one kind of plutonium isotope is not removed, the wastes from a nuclear power reactor must be kept out of the environment for how many years before they are safe?

Accepted Answer

A)  25 
B)  250 
C)  1000 
D)  5000 
E)  10,000 or more 
A)  25 
B)  250 
C)  1000 
D)  5000 
E)  10,000 or more

Question 8

Fusion would be used to fuse hydrogen atoms to form

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon. 
B)  oxygen. 
C)  nitrogen. 
D)  helium. 
E)  phosphorus. 
A)  carbon. 
B)  oxygen. 
C)  nitrogen. 
D)  helium. 
E)  phosphorus.

Question 9

Which gasses are considered "greenhouse gasses"?

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon dioxide 
B)  ozone 
C)  methane 
D)  nitrous oxide 
E)  all of these 
A)  carbon dioxide 
B)  ozone 
C)  methane 
D)  nitrous oxide 
E)  all of these

Question 10

Match between columns
                        Premises: age structure
population growth rate
limiting factor
S-shaped curve

Accepted Answer

The Answer of flattens out as carrying capacity is reached is...

Question 11

Selecting the Exception Four of the five answers listed below are particulate wastes. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A)  smoke 
B)  soot 
C)  asbestos 
D)  dust 
E)  ozone 
A)  smoke 
B)  soot 
C)  asbestos 
D)  dust 
E)  ozone

Question 12

In the United States, how many metric tons of pollutants are discharged into the atmosphere each day?

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  700,000 
D)  5 million 
E)  15 to 30 million 
A)  1,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  700,000 
D)  5 million 
E)  15 to 30 million

Question 13

Match between columns
                        Premises: The total resources a population consumes and the resulting wastes that are returned to the environment.
Resources that can be tapped indefinitely if they are replenished.
Fresh water and forests as resources.
Resources contained in finite, limited amounts.
A substance that in some way harms the health, activities or survival of a population.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of ecological footprint and renewable resources and nonrenewable is...

Question 14

The unequal distribution of acid rain over the United States is closely correlated with

Accepted Answer

A)  per capita energy use. 
B)  fertilizer use. 
C)  burning fossil fuels for energy production. 
D)  average summer temperatures. 
E)  mountain ranges. 
A)  per capita energy use. 
B)  fertilizer use. 
C)  burning fossil fuels for energy production. 
D)  average summer temperatures. 
E)  mountain ranges.

Question 15

Man's pollution of public water sources includes

Accepted Answer

A)  pesticides. 
B)  fertilizers. 
C)  carcinogenic chemicals. 
D)  radioactive materials. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  pesticides. 
B)  fertilizers. 
C)  carcinogenic chemicals. 
D)  radioactive materials. 
E)  all of these.

Question 16

How many years did it take for the world population to reach approximately one billion?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 million 
B)  2.5 million 
C)  100 million 
D)  300 million 
E)  1.5 million 
A)  10 million 
B)  2.5 million 
C)  100 million 
D)  300 million 
E)  1.5 million

Question 17

Plastic bags may still be intact after

Accepted Answer

A)  100 years. 
B)  500 years 
C)  40 - 50 years. 
D)  300 years 
E)  75 - 100 years 
A)  100 years. 
B)  500 years 
C)  40 - 50 years. 
D)  300 years 
E)  75 - 100 years

Question 18

A single place or outlet that causes pollution is a

Accepted Answer

A)  nonpoint source. 
B)  reservoir. 
C)  point source. 
D)  pinpoint reserve. 
E)  watershed. 
A)  nonpoint source. 
B)  reservoir. 
C)  point source. 
D)  pinpoint reserve. 
E)  watershed.

Question 19

The rate of increase for a population refers to what kind of relationship between birth rate and death rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  their sum 
B)  their product 
C)  the doubling time between them 
D)  the difference between them 
E)  reduction in each of them 
A)  their sum 
B)  their product 
C)  the doubling time between them 
D)  the difference between them 
E)  reduction in each of them

Question 20

Which factor is NOT characteristic of a city primarily plagued by photochemical smog?

Accepted Answer

A)  high concentration of sulfur oxides 
B)  high concentration of nitrogen oxides 
C)  significant amounts of PANs 
D)  large numbers of internal combustion engines 
E)  occasional thermal inversions 
A)  high concentration of sulfur oxides 
B)  high concentration of nitrogen oxides 
C)  significant amounts of PANs 
D)  large numbers of internal combustion engines 
E)  occasional thermal inversions

Exam 25: Human Impacts on the Biosphere

Transportation-produced smog causes air to turn

One current estimate claims that humans are responsible for the extinction of how many species per hour?

Globally, what is the greatest killer of species?

The carrying capacity of an environment is determined by

Greenhouse gasses act to

If one kind of plutonium isotope is not removed, the wastes from a nuclear power reactor must be kept out of the environment for how many years before they are safe?

Fusion would be used to fuse hydrogen atoms to form

Which gasses are considered "greenhouse gasses"?

Selecting the Exception Four of the five answers listed below are particulate wastes. Select the exception.

In the United States, how many metric tons of pollutants are discharged into the atmosphere each day?

The unequal distribution of acid rain over the United States is closely correlated with

Man's pollution of public water sources includes

How many years did it take for the world population to reach approximately one billion?

Plastic bags may still be intact after

A single place or outlet that causes pollution is a

The rate of increase for a population refers to what kind of relationship between birth rate and death rate?

Which factor is NOT characteristic of a city primarily plagued by photochemical smog?

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