Which element is not commonly found in all living organisms?
Calcium
Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?
Sunlight.
Which form of energy refers to energy stored in the bonds of ATP?
Chemical Energy.
Which of the following is NOT an example of how human activity is releasing carbon into the atmosphere?
Volcanic activity release of carbon dioxide into the air during eruption.
Where do fossil fuels come from?
Fossil fuels come from plants and animals that died a long time ago and were changed by heat and pressure into coal, oil, or gas.
Which of the four major classes of biological molecules are the most abundant in living systems and made up of amino acids?
Proteins.
Which of the following is the best description for a "limiting factor"?
A variable that will affect how large a population can grow.
What is the primary component in natural gas?
Methane.
What is the best definition of biodiversity?
A variety of living organisms on Earth.
What is the greenhouse effect?
Gases in the atmosphere trap in heat.
Which of the following correctly lists the levels of biological organization from most inclusive (broad) to least inclusive (narrow)?
Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism, Organ Systems, Organs, Tissues, Cells, Organelles.
What is the current “estimated” size of the human population?
7.9 billion.
What are radioactive isotopes?
Chemical elements with an unstable nucleus and a different number of neutrons than the naturally occurring isotope of an element.
What effect does dissolved carbon dioxide have in the water?
It becomes more acidic and the temperature goes up.
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
Nitrogen.
Which environmental perspective acknowledges that many people enjoy the outdoors and do not want to live in a world without the wilderness?
Aesthetic justification.
What is the purpose of an age-structure diagram?
Help scientists understand the distribution of females and males within a certain population.
What are carbon neutral sources?
Take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and may offset the carbon dioxide produced; no net carbon dioxide produced.
What is released when fossil fuels are burned?
Carbon dioxide (gas).
What is the fundamental concept of environmental biology that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs?
Sustainability.
Starting from the organism level and moving upwards to broader categories, such as the biosphere, where is the first place that abiotic (nonliving) factors are included in an organizational level?
List two countries that have a higher life expectancy than the United States.
Australia and Spain
Which energy source is produced from plants?
Liquid Biomass.
Carbon dioxide makes the atmosphere...
Warmer.
Which energy source is renewable?
Geothermal.