OLD STUFF
Which of the following is NOT a contributor to the field of environmental science?
biology earth science chemistry linguistics
LINGUISTICS
Describe supply and demand
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE AVAILABILITY AND THE WORTH OF RESOURCES
A model of a dinosaur
PHYSICAL MODEL
Ultimate source of energy for almost all living organisms
THE SUN
Organism that occupies the level on an energy pyramid with the most energy.
CARROT
ANY PLANT
Most of today's environmental problems began during which period of human history?
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Listing both the merits and expenses involved in implementing a particular environmental solution is an example of
COST - BENEFIT ANALYSIS
RISK
A consumer that might depend on a rabbit for its energy.
grasshopper cow
coyote horse
COYOTE
Where producers get their carbon in the carbon cycle.
ATOMOSPHERE
The study of how humans use natural resources, relate to the nonliving environment, and alter the environment is
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Essential characteristics that a good experiment must have.
USING A CONTROL
Steps of the decision making model
EXPLORE CONSEQUENCES
CONSIDER VALUES
GATHER INFORMATION
Herbivore
A CONSUMER THAT ONLY EATS PRODUCERS
Where fossil fuels are located.
DEEP WITHIN THE EARTH
Population growth in the 20th century accelerated which environmental stresses
resource depletion habitat destruction
pollution all of these
ALL
Model that is useful in situations with many variables, useful to create digital images, represent how a system or process works.
MATHEMATICAL MODEL
Value examining protecting natural resources
ENVIRONMENTAL
Term used to describe a linear sequence in which energy is transmitted from one organism to the next, as each organism eats another.
FOOD CHAIN
BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN ROCK TO FORM SOIL
Why is loss of biodiversity a concern?
HUMANS DEPEND ON OTHER ORGANISMS FOR FOOD AND OXYGEN
Average of something
MEAN
A good hypothesis
STATES WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN
MAKES LOGICAL SENSE
Many feeding relationships possible in an ecosystem.
FOOD WEB
Where nitrogen fixing bacteria can be found
ON THE ROOTS OF LEGUMES (PLANTS)