Environmental Science Review Sheet 2013-2014 Midterm

Chapter 1 and 21: Environmental Science and Laws (21 questions)

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Environmental Science Review Sheet 2013-2014 Midterm

•Environmental Science

•Ecology

•Agriculture

•Natural resources

•Pollution

•Biodiversity

•Law of supply and demand

•Ecological footprint

•Sustainability

  • Economics
  • Environmental Impact Statement
  • Lobbying
  • Hardin
  • Goodall
  • Muir
  • Carson
  • Hamilton
  • EPA
  • EIS
  • DDT
  • MARPOL
  • Kyoto Protocol
  • Tragedy of the Commons

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Environmental Science Review Sheet 2013-2014 Midterm

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Environmental Science Review Sheet 2013-2014 Midterm

  1. Define environmental science, and compare environmental science with ecology
  2. List five major fields of study that contribute to environmental science
  3. Describe the major environmental effects of hunter-gathers, the agricultural revolution, and the Industrial Revolution
  4. Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources.
  5. Classify environmental problems into three major categories
  6. Describe some of the challenges to achieving sustainability
  7. Describe several major international meetings and agreements relating to the environment
  8. Explain how economics and environmental science are related
  9. Compare two ways that governments influence economics
  10. Give an example of private effort to address environmental problems
  11. Describe 2 major developments in US environmental history
  12. Give examples of 3 federal agencies that have environmental responsibilities
  13. Explain the purpose of Environmental Impact Statements
  14. Give an example of how citizens can affect environmental policy at each level of government- local, state, and national
  15. Evaluate the media as a source of information about the environment
  16. Give examples of individuals who have influenced environmental history
  17. Identify ways in which the choices that you make as an individual may affect the environment

Chapter 8 and 9 Populations

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Environmental Science Review Sheet 2013-2014 Midterm

  • Populations
  • Density
  • Dispersion
  • Growth rate
  • Reproductive potential
  • Exponential growth
  • Carrying capacity
  • Niche
  • Competition
  • Predation
  • Parasitism
  • Mutualism
  • Commensalism
  • Symbiosis
  • Demography
  • Age structure
  • Survivorship
  • Fertility rate
  • Migration
  • Life expectancy
  • Demographic transition
  • Infrastructure
  • Arable land
  • Urbanization
  • Least developed countries

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Environmental Science Review Sheet 2013-2014 Midterm

  1. Describe the 3 main properties of a population
  2. Describe exponential population growth
  3. Describe how the reproductive behavior of individuals can affect the growth rate of their populations
  4. Explain how populations sizes in nature are regulated
  5. Explain the difference between niche and habitat
  6. Give examples of parts of a niche
  7. Describe the five major types of interactions between species
  8. Explain the difference between parasitism and predation
  9. Explain how symbiotic relationships my evolve
  10. Describe how the size and growth rate of the human population has changed in the last 200 years
  11. Define four properties that scientists use to predict population size
  12. Make predictions about population trends based on age structure
  13. Describe the four stages of the demographic transition
  14. Explain why different countries may be at different stages of the demographic transition

Unit 4 and 5 Test: Ecology

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Environmental Science Review Sheet 2013-2014 Midterm

Ecosystem

Biotic factor

Abiotic factor

Organism

Species

Population

Community

Habitat

Natural selection

Evolution

Adaptation

Artificial selection

Resistance

Bacteria

Fungus

Protist

Gymnosperm

Angiosperm

invertebrate

Vertebrates

Photosynthesis

Producer

Consumer

Decomposer

Cellular respiration

Food chain

Food web

Trophic level

Carbon cycle

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria

Nitrogen cycle

Phosphorus cycle

Ecological succession

Primary succession

Secondary succession

Pioneer species

Climax community

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Environmental Science Review Sheet 2013-2014 Midterm

  1. Distinguish between the biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem
  2. Describe how a population differs from a species
  3. Explain how habitats are important for organisms
  4. Explain the process of evolution by natural selection
  5. Explain the concept of adaptation
  6. Describe the steps by which a population of insects become resistant to a pesticide
  7. Name 6 kingdoms of organisms and identify 2 characteristics of each
  8. Explain the importance of bacteria and fungi in the environment
  9. Describe the importance of protists in the ocean environment
  10. Describe how angiosperms and animals depend on each other
  11. Explain why insect are such successful animals
  12. Describe how energy is transferred from the sun to producers and then to consumers
  13. Describe one way in which consumers depend on producers
  14. List 2 types of consumers
  15. Explain how energy transfer in a food web is more complex than a food chain
  16. Explain why an energy pyramid is a representation of trophic levels
  17. List two examples of ecological succession
  18. Explain how a pioneer species contributes to ecological succession
  19. Explain what happens during old-field succession
  20. Describe how lichens contribute to primary succession

Unit Test: Biodiversity

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Environmental Science Review Sheet 2013-2014 Midterm

Biodiversity

Gene

Keystone species

Ecotourism

Endangered species

Threatened species

Exotic species

Poaching

Endemic species

Germ plasm

Endangered species act

Habitat conservation plan

Biodiversity treaty

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Environmental Science Review Sheet 2013-2014 Midterm

  1. Describe the diversity of species types on Earth, relating the difference between know numbers and estimated numbers.
  2. List and describe 3 levels of biodiversity.
  3. Explain 4 ways in which biodiversity is important (benefits) to ecosystems and humans.
  4. What are some medical examples?
  5. Analyze the potential value of a single species. (Keystone) Give an example.
  6. List and describe 4 types of efforts to save individual species.
  7. Explain the advantages of protecting entire ecosystems rather than individual species.
  8. Discuss ways in which efforts to protect endangered species can lead to controversy.
  9. Describe 3 examples of worldwide cooperative effort to prevent extinctions.
  10. Explain the outcomes of CITES and Biodiversity Treaty.

Chapter 3 Unit Test Dynamic Earth

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Environmental Science Review Sheet 2013-2014 Midterm

Geosphere

Crust

Mantle

Core

Lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Tectonic plate

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Tsunami

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Environmental Science Review Sheet 2013-2014 Midterm

  1. Describe the composition and structure of the Earth
  2. Describe the Earth’s tectonic plates
  3. Explain the main cause of earthquakes and their effects
  4. Identify the relationship between volcanic eruptions and climate change
  5. Describe how wind and water alter the Earth’s surface

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