MIDTERM EXAM in Environmental Science
  • 1. What is an organism that gets its food through eating other sources?
A) Producer
B) Consumer
C) Autotroph
D) Decomposer
  • 2. Which of the following is NOT a part of the scientific method?
A) Guessing
B) Conclusion
C) Hypothesis
D) Question
  • 3. Mandates the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters
A) Clean Water Act
B) Resource Conservation Recovery Act
C) Clean Air Act
D) Safe Drinking Water Act
  • 4. the place where an organism lives.
A) Habitat
B) built environment
C) Man-made environment
D) natural environment
  • 5. Coal, gasoline and oil are ___ resources
A) nonrenewable
B) unrenewable
C) semirenewable
D) renewable
  • 6. Which of the following organisms would be considered a producer?
A) wild cat
B) rabbit
C) green plant
D) jackal
  • 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) Ecological precautions
B) Environmental Science
C) Ecology
D) Sustainability
  • 8. All the members of a species living in the same area at the same time is called a _________.
A) ecosystem
B) community
C) population
D) species
  • 9. ___% of energy is passed on to the next level in the food chain/pyramid?1
A) 10%
B) 50%
C) 20%
D) 90%
  • 10. The Biotic factors of an ecosystem include _____.
A) Plants and animals that are reproducing
B) All of these
C) Things that are living, moving and growing
D) Microorganisms
  • 11. Which describes an "Endangered Species"
A) Species are low in numbers and likely to become endangered
B) Species has low numbers and are likely to become extinct
C) There are no more living members of the species
D) None of these
  • 12. Deforestation is _____.
A) the temporary clearing and subtraction of trees intentionally, naturally or inadvertently
B) the permanent clearing and subtraction of trees intentionally and naturally
C) the permanent clearing and subtraction of trees intentionally, naturally or inadvertently
  • 13. The abiotic factors of an ecosystem include_____.
A) All of these
B) Rocks and minerals
C) Nonliving Things
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 FALSE, while statement B is TRUE
B) Statement A is TRUE, while statement B is TRUE
C) Statement A is FALSE, while statement B is FALSE
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 9275
C) RA 8749
D) RA 6969
  • 16. What is the general term used to describe the interaction between two different organisms that are living in close physical association?
A) omnivore
B) photosynthesis
C) habitat
D) symbiosis
  • 17. The animal in an ecological relationship that results in another animal being hunted, killed, and eaten…
A) predator
B) producer
C) herbivore
D) autotroph
  • 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) parasitism
B) predator
C) commensalism
D) mutualsim
  • 20. When two or more organisms rely on the same environmental resource.
A) mutualism
B) parasitism
C) competiton
D) predation
  • 21. succession that occurs in an area with no soil
A) primary succession
B) pioneer species
C) ecological succession
D) secondary succession
  • 22. a stable ecological community that has reached equilibrium
A) ecological succession
B) pioneer species
C) secondary succession
D) climax community
  • 23. succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present
A) primary succession
B) pioneer species
C) secondary succession
D) ecological succession
  • 24. the first organisms that appear in an ecological community
A) primary succession
B) secondary succession
C) pioneer species
D) ecological succession
  • 25. How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
A) Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
B) Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria 9. Multiple-choice Edit
C) How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
  • 26. Sustainability is defined as…
A) Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely.
B) Rapidly increasing resource consumption over time.
C) Not consuming any resources at all.
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) All of these would be considered part of the environment.
B) Animals and plants in the region and surrounding areas.
C) The average temperature, wind, precipitation, and other climate factors.
D) What the soil is made of.
  • 28. Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field of study. This means that…
A) Multiple branches of science only (biology, chemistry, etc) are covered.
B) Each environmental issue is specific to only one type of science.
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) lines
B) circles
C) squares
D) pyramids
  • 30. The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
A) It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
B) They point to the organism that is being eaten.
C) They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.
D) They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
  • 31. An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.
A) autotroph
B) producer
C) consumer
D) decomposer
  • 32. What is a Food Chain?
A) The reduction of energy from organism to organism.
B) The death of wild animals.
C) The transfer of energy from organism to organism.
D) The hunting of animals.
  • 33. What is a food web?
A) A group of dead animals.
B) Multiple organisms linked together.
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 primary consumer.
C) The primary producer.
D) The sun.
  • 35. The science of classification of living organism is called ____.
A) Morphology
B) Entomology
C) Biology
D) Taxonomy
  • 36. Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species make up __________?
A) 6 Kingdoms
B) Scientific Name
C) Dichotomous Key
D) Levels of Classification
  • 37. Fungi, such as mushrooms and molds, get their nutrition primarily by −
A) preying on other organisms
B) parasitic relationships with plants
C) decomposing dead organic matter
D) producing food by chemosynthesis
  • 38. A system of organisms interacting with one another. Includes all living and non-living things in an environment.
A) community
B) Ecosystem
C) Species
D) Environment
  • 39. Which shows the correct flow of energy through this simple food chain?
A) fox → grass → rabbit
B) grass → rabbit → fox
C) grass → rabbit → fox
D) rabbit → grass → fox
  • 40. A(n) ________ shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another.
A) Energy Pyramid
B) Food Chain
C) Ecosystem
D) Food Web
  • 41. What kingdom are humans a part of?
A) Human kingdom
B) Plant kingdom
C) Animal kingdom
D) Protist kingdom
  • 42. What is a system of several overlapping food chains called?
A) Energy pyramid
B) Consumer web
C) Food web
D) Food chain
  • 43. Which is an example of an organism?
A) a shell
B) a lake
C) a beetle
D) a rock
  • 44. Which is the definition of a community
A) multiple organisms of the same species
B) a living thing
C) multiple organisms of different species
D) all the living and nonliving things in an area
  • 45. The smallest unit of life that can sustain itself is called...
A) the biosphere.
B) a community.
C) a population.
D) an organism.
  • 46. The practice of saving the Earth's resources and using them wisely.
A) protection
B) renewable
C) recyclable
D) conservation
  • 47. To use over and over again
A) nonrenewable
B) renewable
C) inexhaustible
D) recyclable
  • 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) Natural resources kept under the ground
C) Natural resources can not be used directly
D) Human did not use them
  • 50. What can we do to conserve beach area?
A) Plant mangrove trees
B) Plant tall trees
C) Ban visitor
D) Visitor must plant tree
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