Ecosystems
The following best describes the soil in many ____ forests:
They are quickly depleted nutrients when the forest is removed
What is Tropical Rain Forests?
Invasive species have an ___ effect
What is Negative?
Which of the following would be most helpful to determine the soil texture of a sample?
A) A pH meter and conductivity meter
B) A soil core kit and a seismograph
C) A density gradient tube and a soil triangle
D) A quadrat and a transect line
What is C) A density gradient tube and a soil triangle?
Acid rain mainly contains __
What is sulfuric acid?
What is nitric acid?
This type of renewable energy harnesses the power of the sun, converting it into electricity or heat.
What is solar energy?
What biomes is best characterized as an area that forms the narrow band along the coast that experiences a range of environmental conditions (including daily changes in sunlight, temperature, and water) ?
What is Intertidal zones?
An organism that produces at a high rate and constantly declines in population has a Type __ survivorship curve.
What is a Type II curve?
____ is a naturally occurring climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean where the sea surface temperatures become unusually warm in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific.
What are the three main types of pollution?
What are air, water, and land pollution?
Known as “black gold,” this fossil fuel is primarily refined into gasoline and diesel for transportation.
What is oil?
Two bird species coexist by feeding on the same type of insects in different parts of a tree. One bird species hunts insects near the top of the tree. The other bird species hunts insects near the base of the tree.
What concept is demonstrated between the two bird species?
What is Resource Partitioning?
What is a characteristic of an organism that displays a Type III survivorship curve?
What is large numbers of offspring produced everytime it reproduces?
___ is a forestry/logging practice in which most or all trees in an area are uniformly cut down.
What is clearcutting?
This is a measure of the acute toxicity of a substance
What is Lethal Dose 50?
What is LD50?
This non-renewable energy source is extracted from the ground and is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
What is coal?
The largest area of old-growth forest in the United States is located in
What is Alaska?
Which of the following density-independent factors can affect the size of a human population?
A) Disease
B) Availability of food
C) Heat waves
D) Access to clean water
What is C) Heat Waves?
This system is a water delivery system that slowly drips water directly to the plant's root zone
What is Drip Irrigation?
Ice caps primarily melt due to _______, specifically the warming of both the air and the ocean.
What are rising global temperatures?
This renewable energy resource relies on the gravitational pull of water, often used in dams to generate electricity.
What is hydroelectric power?
Select the choice that best fits each statement. The following question(s) refer to the following possible relationships between organisms in an ecosystem.
(A) Commensalism
(B) Parasitism
(C) Mutualism
(D) Predation
(E) Competition
Exemplified by ticks feeding on a deer
What is B) Parasitism?
The rule of 70 can be used to determine a population’s doubling time. Doubling time is a measure of the
What is Population growth rate?
___ involves a multifaceted approach, including conservation efforts, reforestation, sustainable resource management, and policies to reduce deforestation drivers.
What is Mitigation of deforestation?
This greenhouse gas is primarily released from burning fossil fuels.
What is carbon dioxide?
In 2020, renewable energy sources supplied approximately this percentage of the total energy consumption in the U.S.
What is 20%?