Midyear Exam Overall Review!. The World Bank estimates that________ of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty. a) hardly any b) nearly half c)

Midyear Exam Overall Review!

The World Bank estimates that________ of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty.

a) hardly any b) nearly halfc) mostd) nearly all

Chapter 1- Introducing Environmental Science and Sustainability

How many people are on Earth now?

a) 1 billionb) 2 billionc) 7 billiond) 9 billione) 100 million billion kagillion

Which is a non-renewable resource?a) oilb) soilc) fresh waterd) wind

What is this?

Chapter 2: Environmental Laws, Economics, and Ethics

Who are they and what did they do (environment-wise)?

Chapter 3: Ecosystems and Energy

Where does energy go once it has been used?a) it is destroyedb) it ceases to existc) it dissipates as low grade heat into the Universed) it is used indefinitelye) it is recycled as new stars

Chapter 4: Ecosystems and Living Organisms

The following relationships are:

humans + mosquitoshumans + pigeonsHumans + dogs

a) mutualb) commensual c) parasitic

A keystone species fills a niche that isa) most abundantb) most irreplaceablec) most resilientd) most irrelevant

Chapter 5: Ecosystems and the Physical Environment

Which of the following IS NOT one of the five main biogeochemical cycles of matter?

a) carbonb) nitrogenc) phosphorousd) irone) sulfurf) water

In which level of the atmosphere do we experience our weather?

a) Troposphereb) Stratospherec) Mesosphered) Thermosphere

Chapter 6: Major Ecosystems of the World

A terrestrial biome is defined primarily by:a) temperatureb) moisturec) lightd) a and b.e) all of the above

What is it?

What determines the seasons here?

Chapter 7: Human Health and Environmental Toxicology

Predators at the top of the food chain are susceptible to ________ of a toxin

a) metabolismb) solubilizationc) biomagnificationd) excretione) all of the above

What determines the threshold level?

Infants and children can be more sensitive to environmental pollution because

a) They weigh lessb) They can have higher exposure to pesticide treated soil and vegetationc) They tend to put things in their mouthsd) They are still developinge) all of the above

Chapter 8: Population Change

When a population exceeds the carrying capacity, it

a) may suddenly crash to a low levelb) will grow exponentiallyc) will level offd) all of the above

Are following characteristics of an r or a K adapted species?

Small sizeFew offspringMuch parental care of the youngLiving in stable environments

Chapter 9: The Problems of Overpopulation

What is the lesson seen by this data?

Chapter 10: The Urban World

Where could this picture have been taken? Why?

Urban ecologists use four variables (acronym POET) to study urban trends and patterns. Population, Organization, Environment: What does the T stand for?

a) Transportationb) Territoryc) Technologyd) Terrain

Which of the following is a characteristic of an ideal sustainable city?a) automobile-centeredb) plenty of pavementc) low levels of energy consumptiond) very spread oute) all of the above