MIDTERM EXAM in Environmental Science
  • 1. What is an organism that gets its food through eating other sources?
A) Decomposer
B) Autotroph
C) Consumer
D) Producer
  • 2. Which of the following is NOT a part of the scientific method?
A) Conclusion
B) Guessing
C) Question
D) Hypothesis
  • 3. Mandates the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters
A) Clean Water Act
B) Safe Drinking Water Act
C) Resource Conservation Recovery Act
D) Clean Air Act
  • 4. the place where an organism lives.
A) Man-made environment
B) natural environment
C) built environment
D) Habitat
  • 5. Coal, gasoline and oil are ___ resources
A) unrenewable
B) renewable
C) nonrenewable
D) semirenewable
  • 6. Which of the following organisms would be considered a producer?
A) rabbit
B) jackal
C) wild cat
D) green plant
  • 7. When people are able to use a resource in a way that keeps it available for future generations to use the same way, they are practicing:
A) Sustainability
B) Environmental Science
C) Ecology
D) Ecological precautions
  • 8. All the members of a species living in the same area at the same time is called a _________.
A) species
B) population
C) ecosystem
D) community
  • 9. ___% of energy is passed on to the next level in the food chain/pyramid?1
A) 50%
B) 20%
C) 10%
D) 90%
  • 10. The Biotic factors of an ecosystem include _____.
A) Things that are living, moving and growing
B) Microorganisms
C) All of these
D) Plants and animals that are reproducing
  • 11. Which describes an "Endangered Species"
A) There are no more living members of the species
B) Species are low in numbers and likely to become endangered
C) None of these
D) Species has low numbers and are likely to become extinct
  • 12. Deforestation is _____.
A) the permanent clearing and subtraction of trees intentionally, naturally or inadvertently
B) the temporary clearing and subtraction of trees intentionally, naturally or inadvertently
C) the permanent clearing and subtraction of trees intentionally and naturally
  • 13. The abiotic factors of an ecosystem include_____.
A) All of these
B) Nonliving Things
C) Rocks and minerals
D) Water and nutrients
  • 14. Statement A: Pollution Control Law provides permitting requirements.

    Statement B: Pollution Control Law provides air and water standard but denies penalty provision.
A) Statement A is TRUE, while statement B is TRUE
B) Statement A is FALSE, while statement B is FALSE
C) Statement A is FALSE, while statement B is TRUE
D) Statement A is TRUE, while statement B is FALSE
  • 15. It is the policy and program governing the soil quality management and proper solid waste disposal in the Philippines.
A) RA 9003
B) RA 6969
C) RA 9275
D) RA 8749
  • 16. What is the general term used to describe the interaction between two different organisms that are living in close physical association?
A) habitat
B) photosynthesis
C) symbiosis
D) omnivore
  • 17. The animal in an ecological relationship that results in another animal being hunted, killed, and eaten…
A) autotroph
B) herbivore
C) producer
D) predator
  • 18. An ecological symbiotic relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed…
A) parasitism
B) commensalism
C) carnivore
D) mutualism
  • 19. What you would call an ecological symbiotic relationship between two organisms where one benefits, but the other is not helped or harmed?
A) mutualsim
B) parasitism
C) commensalism
D) predator
  • 20. When two or more organisms rely on the same environmental resource.
A) parasitism
B) competiton
C) predation
D) mutualism
  • 21. succession that occurs in an area with no soil
A) pioneer species
B) ecological succession
C) secondary succession
D) primary succession
  • 22. a stable ecological community that has reached equilibrium
A) pioneer species
B) climax community
C) ecological succession
D) secondary succession
  • 23. succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present
A) secondary succession
B) ecological succession
C) pioneer species
D) primary succession
  • 24. the first organisms that appear in an ecological community
A) pioneer species
B) primary succession
C) secondary succession
D) ecological succession
  • 25. How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
A) How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
B) Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
C) Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria 9. Multiple-choice Edit
  • 26. Sustainability is defined as…
A) Rapidly increasing resource consumption over time.
B) Not consuming any resources at all.
C) Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely.
D) Consuming at a rate to satisfy the current generation.
  • 27. Environmental science is the study of the interaction of humans with the environment. Which of these would NOT be included as part of the environment?
A) The average temperature, wind, precipitation, and other climate factors.
B) Animals and plants in the region and surrounding areas.
C) What the soil is made of.
D) All of these would be considered part of the environment.
  • 28. Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field of study. This means that…
A) Each environmental issue is specific to only one type of science.
B) Multiple branches of science only (biology, chemistry, etc) are covered.
C) It is limited to only one branch of science; ecology.
D) Many science and non-science fields of study, such as economics and politics, are included.
  • 29. Trophic levels are represented by
A) circles
B) squares
C) pyramids
D) lines
  • 30. The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
A) It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
B) They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.
C) They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
D) They point to the organism that is being eaten.
  • 31. An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.
A) producer
B) autotroph
C) decomposer
D) consumer
  • 32. What is a Food Chain?
A) The transfer of energy from organism to organism.
B) The hunting of animals.
C) The reduction of energy from organism to organism.
D) The death of wild animals.
  • 33. What is a food web?
A) Multiple organisms linked together.
B) A group of dead animals.
C) A group of wild animals.
D) Multiple food chains linked together.
  • 34. What is the ultimate source of energy for all food webs?
A) The apex predator.
B) The sun.
C) The primary producer.
D) The primary consumer.
  • 35. The science of classification of living organism is called ____.
A) Entomology
B) Morphology
C) Taxonomy
D) Biology
  • 36. Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species make up __________?
A) Scientific Name
B) Dichotomous Key
C) 6 Kingdoms
D) Levels of Classification
  • 37. Fungi, such as mushrooms and molds, get their nutrition primarily by −
A) decomposing dead organic matter
B) producing food by chemosynthesis
C) preying on other organisms
D) parasitic relationships with plants
  • 38. A system of organisms interacting with one another. Includes all living and non-living things in an environment.
A) Environment
B) Ecosystem
C) community
D) Species
  • 39. Which shows the correct flow of energy through this simple food chain?
A) fox → grass → rabbit
B) rabbit → grass → fox
C) grass → rabbit → fox
D) grass → rabbit → fox
  • 40. A(n) ________ shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another.
A) Food Chain
B) Food Web
C) Ecosystem
D) Energy Pyramid
  • 41. What kingdom are humans a part of?
A) Plant kingdom
B) Human kingdom
C) Protist kingdom
D) Animal kingdom
  • 42. What is a system of several overlapping food chains called?
A) Food chain
B) Consumer web
C) Energy pyramid
D) Food web
  • 43. Which is an example of an organism?
A) a rock
B) a beetle
C) a shell
D) a lake
  • 44. Which is the definition of a community
A) multiple organisms of different species
B) a living thing
C) all the living and nonliving things in an area
D) multiple organisms of the same species
  • 45. The smallest unit of life that can sustain itself is called...
A) a population.
B) a community.
C) an organism.
D) the biosphere.
  • 46. The practice of saving the Earth's resources and using them wisely.
A) protection
B) renewable
C) conservation
D) recyclable
  • 47. To use over and over again
A) recyclable
B) nonrenewable
C) inexhaustible
D) renewable
  • 48. A family wants to use a renewable source of energy for heat in the winter. The family lives on a ranch in a windy area with very few hours of sunlight in the winter and a lot of sunlight in the summer. Identify which energy source would work best for the family.
A) Wind
B) Coal
C) Sunlight
D) Oil
  • 49. What cause the depletion of natural resources?
A) Human population grows
B) Human did not use them
C) Natural resources kept under the ground
D) Natural resources can not be used directly
  • 50. What can we do to conserve beach area?
A) Plant tall trees
B) Plant mangrove trees
C) Visitor must plant tree
D) Ban visitor
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