Lab Safety
After handling chemicals in the lab you should always:
Wash your hands with both soap and water
Which of the following is ALWAYS a nonrenewable natural resource?
C. Oil
This type of species only eats meat.
Carnivore
This introduced machinery powered by fossil fuels, marked by the shift form a rural, agriculture-based society to an urban, industry-based society.
A. Agricultural Revolution
B. Industrial Revolution
C. World War II
D. The Cold War
B. Industrial Revolution
In the U.S, which agency takes the lead for responding to emerging diseases?
Center for Disease Control
CDC
In order to smell a chemical you should:
Waft the fumes towards your nose
The branch of philosophy that deals with good, bad, right, and wrong is called:
B. Ethics
A nonnative organism that spreads widely in a community
Invasive Species
The total fertility rate for a nation that would keep its population size stable is called:
A. Replacement Fertility
B. Complete Fertility Rate
C. Growth Rate
D. Population Rate
A. Replacement Fertility
A colorless, toxic, radioactive gas
Radon
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
A process by which new species are created
Speciation
The amount of land needed to provide a person (or population) with the resources they consume and to handle their wastes.
Ecological Footprint
This hazard involves the spread of pathogens
Biological
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
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
This is a model that explains the change from high birthrates and death rates to a condition of low birthrates and death rates.
Demographic Transition
Smoking, drinking, and eating fatty foods are all examples of
Social Hazards
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
A species that has a strong or wide-reaching impact on a community
Keystone Species
What would the population growth be if 140 babies were born in one year, while 200 individuals died?
-60
A 60 year old man develops respiratory issues after working around asbestos for twenty years. What two hazards are involved?
Chemical and Social