Intro to Env Sci
The agricultural and industrial revolutions did what to human population?
Increased human population
The independent variable goes on which axis?
X axis
In a controlled experiment, this receives no independent variable.
Control group
Apples being selected for breeding to increase their red color is an example of what?
Artificial Selection
Bees pollinate flowers and get nectar in return. This represents what type of relationship?
Mutualism
This is the measure of the demands made by one person or group on global natural resources.
Carbon or Ecological footprint
What type of graph shows parts of a whole?
Pie chart
This group receives the independent variable in an experiment.
Experimental group
A tornado reduces the population of lizards in an area to 7% of what it once was. What type of genetic drift is this?
Bottleneck effect
This type of species moves into another ecosystem (often by human activity), takes up resources, and is often successful because it has no natural predators. The stink bug is an example.
Invasive Species
The Lorax is an example of what happens when resource consumption is not regulated and individuals overuse and deplete those resources. This is also known as what?
The Tragedy of the Commons
A ball is dropped from several distances above the floor (in meters) and the height it bounces is then measured (in centimeters). What variable would you put on the Y axis?
This is what you MEASURE in an experiment.
Dependent variable
Selective pressures that select for the middle section of a population are known as what type of selection?
Stabilizing selection
What type of limiting factor is availability of food, water, and space?
Density Dependent
Environmental science covers multiple areas of study (such as biology, geology, economics, history, etc.) which makes it __________________.
Interdisciplinary
What is the range of this data set?
5, 11, 14, 19, 26, 30, 40
35
Something that is not changed between trials or test subjects is called a _______________.
Constant
These parts of organism anatomy have the same structure but a different function.
Homologous Structures
This is what happens when toxins build up to higher concentrations as you move up the food chain.
Biomagnification
The _______________________ was established in 1970 to enforce federal environmental laws. (Full name required)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What type of graph would show the distribution of trees of different size groups (e.g., 0-10cm, 10-20cm, etc....) in a forest?
Histogram
When a person's physical or mental health appears to improve after taking a 'dummy' treatment.
Placebo effect
Identify the type of speciation and isolation: Moonflowers bloom only at night and cannot breed with flowers that bloom during the day. (2 words!)
Sympatric - Temporal
This level of environmental organization includes fish, frogs, lily pads, rocks, water and sunlight.
Ecosystem