“10-a-day from now ‘til May”

  1. If wastewater treatment plant effluent contains nitrates and phosphates is allowed to flow into a body of water, which of the following may result?
  1. Chlorination
  2. Decomposition
  3. Eutrophication
  4. Oxygenation
  5. Methylation
  1. Which of the following describes a fundamental characteristic of the green revolution in food resources?
  1. The application of higher levels of fertilizers to increase rice production.
  2. Deforestation to provide field crops with increased sunlight for photosynthesis.
  3. The addition of calorie, fat, and fiber percentages to the information provided on food packaging labels.
  4. The development of new strains of crops with higher yields.
  5. The discovery that chlorophyll adds nutritional value to wheat, rice, and sorghum.
  1. The major source of radon in houses in the United States is
  1. Furniture and carpets
  2. The underlying bedrock
  3. The troposphere
  4. Nuclear power plants
  5. Fossil-fuel combustion

For questions 4-5, use the graph below:

  1. The data in the graph can be useful in explaining the greenhouse effect when they are compared to
  1. Volcanic activity
  2. Sunspot activity
  3. Mean global temperatures
  4. Annual nitrous oxide production
  5. Cycles of flooding and drought
  1. The annual fluctuation in carbon dioxide concentration can best be explained by the
  1. Seasonal use of fossil fuels
  2. Regularity of volcanic activity
  3. Deforestation in the tropics
  4. El Nino events
  5. Seasonal photosynthetic activity of green

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  1. The major health problem related to radon accumulation is
  1. Lung cancer
  2. Heart disease
  3. Pancreatic cancer
  4. Cataracts
  5. Malignant melanoma
  1. Which of the following is a process that indirectly removes carbon from the Earth’s atmosphere?
  1. Formation of carbonate deposits
  2. Outgassing by volcanoes
  3. Respiration by mammals
  4. Respiration by anaerobic bacteria
  5. Photodissociation by light
  1. Why do introduced species often become pests?
  1. They displace native species
  2. They increase biodiversity
  3. They do not adapt well to local habitats
  4. They contribute to habitat fragmentation
  5. They have low biotic potential
  1. Regulations that deal directly with the disposal of hazardous materials in the United States include which of the following?
  1. RCRA
  2. Clean Water Act
  3. Clean Air Act
  1. I only
  2. II only
  3. III only
  4. I and II only
  5. I, II, and III
  1. Which of the following best illustrates the concept of the tragedy of the commons?
  1. Destruction of landscape by surface mining on private land
  2. Selective harvesting of trees by a timber company in a national forest
  3. Legislation of catch limits to avoid depletion of fish stocks in a shared lake
  4. Inadvertent destruction of beneficial species while attempting to control pests
  5. Depletion of an aquifer by regional farmers