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- 1. Multiple ChoiceKudzu vines grow by climbing and wrapping around trees.
Trees covered by kudzu can die because they are starved of sunlight.
What type of relationship exists between the trees and the kudzu growing on them?competitionmutualismparasitismpredator-prey - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a problem with using wind turbines to produce energy?Wind turbines are efficient only in certain areas.Wind turbines occupy a small area of land.Wind turbines produce a large amount of energy.Wind turbines create a large amount of pollution.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich would least likely have an impact on global climate changes?the amount of snow in the area each yearthe number of birds that live in the areathe number of trees in the areathe amount of food available in the area
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhere do plants get most of the energy they need to live and grow?watersoilairsunlight
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIf wolves prey on deer for food, what will most likely happen to the deer population if wolves are removed from an area where deer live?The population of deer will increase.The population of deer will decrease.The population of deer will remain the same.The population of deer will become extinct.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an example of a renewable energy resource?biomasscoalgasoil
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a possible disadvantage of using flowing water to produce electricity?ecosystem damage and loss of landreduced carbon dioxide emissiononly suitable for industrial usecreates reservoirs
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIn a food pyramid, which best explains why the number of organisms decreases from one trophic level to the next?Consumers at the lower level require more energy than the top-level consumersConsumers at the top level require more energy than the lower-level consumers.The consumers are feeding on larger organisms that have less energy.The consumers are feeding on smaller organisms that have less energy.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these organisms is a producer in a marine ecosystem?fishgullalgaeworm
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich are replenished more quickly than they are used?energy resourcesmaterial resourcesrenewable resourcesnonrenewable resource
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an example of parasitism?cat and mousetadpole and froghuman and tapewormcaterpillar and butterfly
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe following is a food chain observed in a large wilderness park.
Vegetation → Deer → Cougar
A swarm of insects consumes 70% of the vegetation in the park. As a result, which of the following will most likely occur?The prey will decrease in numbers.The predator will increase in numbers.The prey will be unaffected.The predator will be unaffected. - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy does oil take so long to form in nature?The life cycle of the organisms that are fossilize into oil takes millions of years.The process of burying remains under deep sediment takes millions of years.The reactions that change biochemicals to shale take millions of years.The reactions that change shale to oil take millions of years.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following correctly identifies how a power plant changes the atmosphere?A plant powered by geothermal energy releases nitrogen oxides.A plant powered by nuclear energy releases sulfur dioxide.A plant powered by natural gas releases carbon dioxide.A plant powered by coal releases oxygen.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following could help to reduce a home heating bill in winter?replacing wood doors with aluminum doorsusing more insulation in the walls of the homeremoving thick rugs and heavy curtains in the homepainting the roof of the home white to reflect light
- 16. Multiple ChoiceMost electricity in the United States is generated using coal, natural gas, nuclear energy, or hydropower.
Which of these add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?coal and natural gasnatural gas and nuclear energynuclear energy and hydropowerhydropower and coal. - 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich would most likely be the top predator in a food web?seagullseaweedcrab
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe white-tailed deer found in North Carolina are herbivores.
What will most likely happen to the deer if there is a drought and most of the plant life dies?Deer population will not change.Deer population will increase due to a lack of food.Deer population will decrease due to a lack of food. - 19. Multiple ChoiceThe use of which energy source causes the most damage to the environment?fossil fuelsbiomasswind
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an environmental consequence of using biomass as a source of energy?There are no environmental consequences for using biomass as a source of energy.Biomass creates harmful emission of carbon and sulfur, and causes massive cutting of trees.Biomass has a great impact on the temperature of fresh water and the amount of dissolved oxygen.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following will reduce a home electric bill?using cloth napkins rather than paper towelsdrying clothes on a clothesline on sunny dayskeeping appliances plugged in when not in useusing incandescent light bulbs in the lamps
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a major global energy source and is used as fuel to generate electricity?oilsunthermal
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich energy source is available indefinitely?coalsolarnatural gas
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich organisms are most likely to be harmed by the building of wind turbines?birdspeopleinsects
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich is most accurate in regards to energy resources ?Fossil fuels are limited, therefore it is important to conserve energy.Solar radiation is limited, therefore it is important to conserve energy.Wind, water, and solar power generate pollution, therefore it is important to conserve energy.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes an environmental impact of burning propane to provide heat energy for a home?The amount of carbon dioxide in the environment will decrease.The amount of carbon dioxide in the environment will increase.The amount of methane in the environment will decrease.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an abiotic factor that most limits the number of frogs living in a pond?the color of the waterthe number of predatorsthe temperature of the waterthe populations of producers
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these best describes wind energy?limitedrenewabledamaginginexpensive
- 29. Multiple ChoiceLarge blooms of algae on the surface of a lake keep which abiotic factor from reaching the bottom?watersaltlightoxygen
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is most necessary for the production of geothermal energy?hot rockfossil fuelthick crustwarm climate
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these renewable resources results in an increase in pollution when used to produce energy?waterwindbiomassgeothermal
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich source of electricity would harm the environment the least?solar powerdiesel generatorshydroelectric damspower line
- 33. Multiple ChoiceA house is built in a desert, where there is no electricity and very little wind.
Which action could lead to operating the electrical appliances in the house that would cause the least amount of environmental pollution?constructing a small hydroelectric plantplacing solar panels on the roof of the houseusing gasoline generatorsburning coal or wood - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags