Lab Safety
After handling chemicals in the lab you should always:
A. Dry them off with a paper towel
B. Wash your hands with just cold water in the sink
C. Wash your hands with both soap and water
C. Wash your hands with both soap and water
Which of the following is ALWAYS a nonrenewable natural resource?
A. Wind
B. Fresh water
C. Oil
C. Oil
Which of Earth's spheres encompasses all of Earth's water?
A. Biosphere
B. Geosphere
C. Hydrosphere
C. Hydrosphere
The process by which two species evolve in response to change in each other.
A. Speciation
B. Gene Flow
C. Coevolution
C. Coevolution
What provides the raw material for adaptations to local conditions?
A. Ecosystem Diversity
B. Genetic Diversity
C. Species Diversity
B. Genetic Diversity
In order to smell a chemical you should:
A. Waft the fumes towards your nose
B. Hover your nose a safe distance from the beaker
C. Place your nose directly over the beaker, but only for a short time
D. Never smell chemicals in a lab
A. Waft the fumes towards your nose
The branch of philosophy that deals with good, bad, right, and wrong is called:
A. Logic
B. Ethics
C. Science
D. Humanism
B. Ethics
Nitrogen fixation can be accomplished naturally either by a lightning strike or by
A. Nitrogen-Fixing bacteria
B. Denitrifying bacteria
C. Ecological Footprint
D. Biogeochemical cycles
A. Nitrogen-Fixing bacteria
A trait that is passed to the next generations that increases an individuals:
A. Fitness
B. Evolution
C. Adaptation
D. Survival of the Fittest.
C. Adaptation
The process of breeding and raising organisms in controlled conditions is called:
A. Debt-for-nature swap
B. Wildlife Corridors
C. Captive Breeding
D. Cloning
C. Captive Breeding
Broken glass should be:
Put into a container specifically for broken glass
Data expressed in numbers:
A. Quantitative
B. Qualitative
C. Quality
D. Quadratics
A. Quantitative
Eutrophication of a body of water is often caused by
A. Proteins and Carbons
B. Lipids and Hydrocarbons
C. Phosphorus and Nitrogen
D. Sugars and Fats
C. Phosphorus and Nitrogen
This type of species eats' both plants and animals.
Omnivore
Poaching
What should you do if a chemical splashes in your eye?
Go to the eyewash station
Describes an ecosystem centered view of our relationship with the environment:
A. Biocentrism
B. Anthropocentrism
C. Ecocentrism
D. Humanism
C. Ecocentrism
The ice covered parts of Earth make up the:
Cryosphere
Humans have created corn with larger sweeter kernels; wheat and rice with larger and more numerous grains; and apples, pears, and oranges with better taste. What is this an example of?
Artificial Selection
As you near the equator what happens to the levels of biodiversity?
Increase
What is the right way to mix water and acid?
Slowly add acid into the water while stirring the solution
A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question is the definition of:
Hypothesis
This type of plate boundary is where two plates collide together.
Convergent
Honeybees pollinate flowers and in return they receive nectar as a food source. What type of relationship is this?
Mutualism
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These animals are at the highest risk of extinction
Endangered Species