Which of the following are indicators of a healthy water system?
Low temperature, high dissolved oxygen, and neutral pH.
Which one below is a secondary pollutant?
Ground-level ozone formed through reactions.
As the biological levels are listed from least inclusive (specific) to most inclusive (broad), what is the level after "organism"?
Population.
What is the IPAT equation?
Population size x Affluence x Technology = Impact on the environment.
What is the purpose of life tables?
Track survivorship curves.
Which gas is the most abundant in the troposphere, which is the lowest atmospheric level?
Nitrogen.
Which one below is not listed as a criteria pollutant by EPA?
Mercury.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a biome?
Coastal wetland.
Which of the following is not a contributing factor to population growth?
Dispersion.
Which energy source is not a renewable resource?
Oil.
Which government organization is for protection from air pollution?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
___________ is any substance that occupies space and has mass.
Matter.
__________ illustrate how energy and matter flows directionally through ecosystems.
Food webs.
Using the exponential equation (G = r x n), what happens to "r" when the population decreases?
r is negative.
Which form of energy refers to energy in motion?
Kinetic Energy.
Which is not an example of a carbon sink?
Cars.
Which biological molecule has a hydrophobic and hydrophilic component?
Lipids.
___________ systems are defined as man-made. Damned rivers and fracking for oil and gas are examples of this system.
Anthropogenic.
When is population growth unlimited?
During exponential growth.
____________ is formed from the remains of trees, ferns, and other plants.
Coal.
Which is not one of the top four gases that make up 99.998 % of the clean, dry air volume?
Neon.
Which biological molecule is composed primarily of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio?
Carbohydrates.
What is the name of a group that has no experimental change?
Control group.
What is the purpose of survivorship curves?
Show the proportion of individuals of a particular age that are now alive in a population.
Which type of biomass energy can rely on woodchips for energy yield and has a biomass power plant in Germany?
Solid biomass.