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2 - Lessons 3 & 4
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Question 1
Which of the following
biomes is characterized by nutrient-rich soils, deciduous trees, and a climate
with hot summers and cold winters?
Question options:
o
Tropical rainforest
o
Temperate deciduous forest
o
Temperate grassland
o
Temperate rainforest
Question 2
Which of the following
processes describes the ability of well-adapted individuals to pass down
beneficial traits to their offspring and eventually create new species?
Question options:
o
Primary succession
o
Secondary succession
o
Prescribed burns
o
Natural selection
Question 3
Which of the following
population growth measurements is defined as the number of individuals that
leave a population?
Question options:
o
Emigration
o
Immigration
o
Birth rate
o
Death rate
Question 4
Which of the following
atmospheric layers contains ozone, which absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation
from the sun?
Question options:
o
Troposphere
o
Thermosphere
o
Stratosphere
o
Mesosphere
Question 5
When resources are
limited, populations exhibit logistic growth. In logistic growth, population
growth rate
___ ___
as resources become
___ ___
.
Question 6
_____________ occurs
when human-made chemicals destroy atmospheric ozone.
Question options:
o
Acid deposition
o
Ozone depletion
o
Ocean acidification
o
Global climate change
Question 6
____________ occurs
when improper irrigation causes salinity to increase in agricultural soil
Question options:
o
Water pollution
o
Aquifer depletion
o
Salinization
o
Saltwater intrusion
Question 7
The ________ zone
encompasses the ocean floor from the intertidal zone to deep-ocean trenches.
Question options:
o
benthic
o
intertidal
o
oceanic
o
neritic
Question 7
Which piece of
legislation requires the United States to rebuild damaged fish stocks?
Question options:
o
Clean Water Act
o
U.N. Fish Stocks Agreement
o
Safe Drinking Water Act
o
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act
Question 8
We should not be
concerned about global climate change because:
Question options:
o
it has happened many times in the past
and current global warming is just another natural phase.
o
it is nothing we can control since it is
due to the sun getting hotter.
o
we do not have enough evidence to prove
it's even happening.
o
all of the above
o
none of the above
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