Medicine and Food
True or False?
Doctors can not do anything for a patient if he has an active case of drug resistant tuberculosis.
False- they can be treated with other drugs even if they are less effective.
What does an ecopsychologist study?
a.the mental health of environmental scientists
b.the relationship between animals’ interactions and their mental health
c.the relationship between animals’ behavior and the environment
d.the relationship between a person’s mental health and the environment
d. the relationship between a person’s mental health and the environment
Which of the following is not an example of an abiotic factor?
a.Plants
b.air
c.temperature
d.soil
a.Plants
The population of bison in a prairie ecosystem has significantly declined. What will most likely happen to the grass population the bison feeds on?
a.The grass population will increase.
b.The grass population will decrease.
c.The grass population will be wiped out.
d.The grass population will remain unchanged.
a.The grass population will increase.
True or False
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is transferred through body fluids. People once thought that HIV infections were untreatable. Now, many people live relatively long and healthy lives despite being infected with HIV.
What is true. This is because
science helped develop new medicines.
Which type of environmental scientist is likely to study how different species of birds interact?
a.Hydrologist
b.Toxicologist
c.Oceanographer
d.Ecologist
d.
Ecologist
A recent study has shown an increase in the number of predators in an ecosystem. Which of the following is a possible cause for the growth?
a.A decrease in the population of prey it feeds on.
b.An increase in the population of prey it feeds on
c.A decrease in the biodiversity of the ecosystem
d.An increase in the number of predators that feed on it
b.An increase in the population of prey it feeds on
True of False
Aquatic ecosystems support more primary producers proportional to their area than terrestrial ecosystems.
False
This is what can be done to meat to kill bacteria without the loss of food quality.
What is irradiation?
Which of the following is not a career in environmental science?
a.Atmospheric scientist
b.Environmental engineer
c.Psychoanalyst
d.Toxicologist
c.Psychoanalyst
A portion of grass in a prairie ecosystem was destroyed by wildfire. What will most likely happen to the population of bison that feed on the grass?
a.The number of bison will increase.
b.The number of bison will decrease.
c.The bison in the ecosystem will be completely wiped out.
d.The number of bison will remain unchanged.
b.The number of bison will decrease.
Name a way that you can help the environment?
Your response :)
The type of irradiation used to prevent food-born illnesses is
a)gamma rays c) radio waves
b)microwaves d) beta waves
A. Gamma rays
Which of the following is not a career in environmental science?
a.Hydrologist
b.Toxicologist
c.Physiologist
d.Ecologist
c.Physiologist
The ecosystem is the lowest level of the biosphere hierarchy to include _______.
a.the animal species present
b.weather patterns and soil conditions
c.interactions between different species
d.the plant species present
b.weather patterns and soil conditions
What is primary succession?
the colonization of a completely barren and lifeless habitat, lacking soil and existing organisms, by pioneer species, such as lichens and mosses, which gradually break down rock and accumulate organic matter to form soil.
Tell us about a problem in Society and how science can fix it.
Your response :)
Which of the following groups of environmental science careers are most similar?
a.Hydrologist, toxicologist, environmental lawyer
b.Environmental physician, Hydrologist
c.Environmental activist, oceanographer, ecologist
d.Environmental activist, environmental lawyer
d.Environmental activist, environmental lawyer
Arrange the events of succession after a volcano erupted in their proper order.
a.pioneer species, plant growth, soil formation
b.pioneer species, soil formation, plant growth
c.soil formation, pioneer species, plant growth
d.soil formation, plant growth, pioneer species
b.pioneer species, soil formation, plant growth
What is secondary succession?
the regrowth of an ecosystem after a disturbance, such as a fire or logging, that leaves the soil intact