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| A relationship in which one species benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed to any significant degree is best labeled |
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| Scientist classify energy as either potential or kinetic. An example of potential energy is |
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| the chemical energy in a candy bar |
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| A factor for which population might have a range of tolerance |
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| pH, light, salinity, temperature |
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| The American alligator should be preserved because it is a |
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| logistic growth curve depicting a population that is limited by a definite carrying capacity is shaped like the letter |
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| Biologists estimate that ___ of all species that have ever lived are extinct |
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| In the paleolitchic period, which of the following brought about a major environmental impact by humans |
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| alteration of habitat by fire |
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| Which of the following is an r-strategist |
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| who defined ecology as structure and function of nature |
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| Species whos roles in an ecosystem is much more important that their abundance would be referred to as |
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| what limits the growth, abundance, or distribution of a species in an ecosystem |
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| The biotic potential of a population is |
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| the maximum reproductive rate of a population |
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| The most common pattern of population dispersion found in nature is |
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| The intrinsic rate of increase is the rate |
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| which a population would grow if it had unlimited resources |
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| zone in which no member of a population can live is called |
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| The stem for the word ecology, eco- means |
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| The matter and energy law tells us that |
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| we can recycle matter but not energy |
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| something that isn’t poisonous appears to look like a creature that is poisonous |
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| most importants component of the phosphrous cycle |
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| G.E. Hutchinson was the scientist who forwarded the concept of |
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| The movement of high grade energy through a system can be described as |
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| a downhill one way street |
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| Tolerant trees, as the term is used by ecologists, are those which grown well in spite of |
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| Species richness refers to |
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| the number of different species |
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| Species evenness refers to |
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| the number of individual species |
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| An example of low quality energy |
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| Primitive human beings were |
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| nest robbers, scavengers, and berry pickers |
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| The organism that are considered primary consumers |
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| Species that serve as early warnings of environmental damage are called |
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| A community of living organisms interacting with one another and the physical and chemical factors of their nonliving environment is called an |
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| Humans as “super predators” likely wiped out about 70% of the large mammals and birds in North America over a 10,000 to 15,000 year period in the ____ era. |
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| Coevolution can involve the interaction of |
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| A relationship in which a member of one species obtains its nourishment by living on, in , or near a member of another species over an extended time is best labeled |
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| Aerobic respiration requires |
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| Population change in a particular year can be calculated by |
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| births+ Immigration) – (deaths + emigration) |
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| The greatest destruction of tropical forests is taking place in |
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| What are the components of biodiversity |
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| genetic, functional, ecological, and species diversity |
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| The most common use of trees worldwide |
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| With the ------ Concept: they employ wetlands for waste water treatment, cities are build for people and not cars, they use renewable energy sources, they recycle at least 60% of their waste. |
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| Animals listed as endangered or threatened cannot be |
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| killed, collected, injured, or hunted |
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| Protected stretches of land that link isolated nature reserves are called |
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| The multiple sustained use act stated that national forests should be |
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| managed for recreation to the public watershed protection and management wildlife habitat and timber production |
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| Nearly ____ of Americans live in consolidated metropolitan areas with 1 million or more people. |
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| High density houses are concentrated on one portion of a parcel with the rest of the land used for commonly shared space. |
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| The greatest amount of growth in a population would be expected to occur in |
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| Burning of tropical forests in Latin America, Africa, and Asia |
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| added greenhouse gases to the atmosphere |
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| Island distribution, food specialization, special breeding sites, and a low reproductive rate all contribute to making a species |
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| Forests cover about ____ of the U.S. land area |
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| Which of the following shifts describes the most recent shift in U.S. internal human population? |
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| Urban areas to rural areas |
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| The human population has grown exponentially over the last 200 years due to |
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| improved hygiene, medical advances, expansion of agriculture, increased industrial production |
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| A disadvantage of rapid rail is it is |
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| expensive to run and maintain and can cause noise and vibration nearby |
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| the average number of children a woman typically has during her reproductive years |
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| The horse and buggy law that was used by the sierra club to bring about a change in the timber harvest policies of the U.S. forest services was |
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| was the organic act of 1897 |
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| The demise of the passenger pigeon is an example of |
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| who believed that population growth is a symptom rather than a cause of poverty |
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| The absence of iodine causes the condition called |
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| The major means of transportation for the citizens in Curitiba, Brazil is |
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| According to CITES, a species considered to be threatened with extinction would be classified as an |
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| The highest percentage of mammals at risk of becoming extinct in the near future are |
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| Rhode Island has about ___ acres of dry land per person, and is thus much in need of support ecosystems |
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| A forest harvesting strategy that encourages stump-sprout growth is known as |
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| The first national park system was created |
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| A population growing at 2% per year should double in about |
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| John James Audubon, a bird expert, saw a flock of ________ that was so dense it darkened the skies |
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| The crude birth rate is the number of live births per ____ persons in a given year. |
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| The biggest problem for U.S. national and state parks is |
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| increased number of visitors |
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| According to Pielou’s Equation, which of the following plants and animals are most likely to go extinct |
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| Congress enacted the US endangered species act in |
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| Each person on earth needs at least __ acres of land |
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| Two common diseases that result from a protein deficiency are |
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| The earth reached 1 billion inhabitants in the year |
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| The greatest threat to most species is |
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| the reduction of habitats |
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| to Pielou’s equation the further are D is to B the |
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| less likely extinction is |
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| most abundance energy resource and reserves |
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| nuclear (uranium) followed by coal |
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| what energy source uses the most water |
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| it is closer to the earth |
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| examples of immoral behavior |
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| murder, perjury, suicide, child abuse |
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| examples of moral behabior |
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| execution, white lies, killing in a "just" war |
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| examples of ethical behavior |
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| honesty, truthfulness, hard work |
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| examples of unethical behavior |
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| stealing, lying, killing, cheating |
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| examples of Ecoterrorists! |
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| ":Arizona Phantom" Eco-Raiders Billboard Bandits Bolt Weevils |
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| the main source Sulfur Dioxide comes form is |
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| leading cause of death is contributed to |
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| a program that would seriously reduce the amount of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide produced by smoke stacks |
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| when warmer temperature keeps pollutants from rising |
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| ozone and particulate matter |
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| brown cities are worst in |
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| technology, economics and are not a fixed limit |
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| the fixed limit we have now, or can get to |
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| water is the most dense at |
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| process of water percolating through the soil and into fractures are permeable rocks |
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| to seperate each component in oil you must use the process of |
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| most water is used for what |
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| Describe the Desert Tech program |
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| program that will bring energy produced in Africa to Europe will produce 15% of Europes power |
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| what is petroleum made of |
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| a mixture of hydrocarbons |
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| An example of a point source water pollutant is |
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| toxins directly draining into a body of water |
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| an example of a non-point source water pollutant is |
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| 90% of the grain we produce goes to |
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| procces that speeds up eutrophication becuase of human activity |
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| an example of a secondary pollutant is |
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| troposhpere, stratosphere,mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere |
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| thermal pollution creates higher temperature that can |
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| kill organisms in the enviroment |
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| photochemical smog is created by |
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| when polutants and sunlight mix |
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| 99 percent of our energy comes from |
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| 4 most dangerous air pollutants according to the EPA |
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| formaldehyde, PCB, asbestos, and radon |
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| major problem with nuclear power |
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| Pollution indoors is considered _____ dangerous than outdoor pollution |
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| natural gas is primarly made of |
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| dictionary definition of ecology |
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| the science of the relationship between organisms and their enviroment |
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| eugene odum's definition of ecology is |
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| ecology is the study of the stucture and function of nature (with man being part of nature) |
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| comparing oxygen levels in polluted part of a river compared to non polluted river |
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| the greatest amount of oil used in the USA is for |
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| a good indicator of water quality is |
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| oil extracted from oil shale by heating |
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| a mixture of orgaince liquids that are highly viscous, form of petroleum |
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| what country uses the most nuclear power |
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