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20. Which of the following people is incorrectly matched with their environmental voice?
Wallace Stegner: Wilderness Essay
Rachel Carson: Silent Spring
Paul Ehrlich: The Population Bomb
Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac
John Audubon: On Walden's Pond
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
33. A scientist who studies a single group of animals that all belong to the same species is called
a
naturalist
population ecologist
speciologist
community ecologist
niche ecologist
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
43. Rank the following ecosystems from highest to lowest in terms of net primary productivity:
Sahara Desert, Tropical rain forest, Arctic Tundra, Evergreen Forest
Tropical rain forest > Evergreen Forest > Arctic Tundra > Sahara Desert
Sahara Desert > Arctic Tundra > Evergreen Forest > Tropical rain forest,
Tropical rain forest > Evergreen Forest > Sahara Desert > Arctic Tundra
Sahara Desert > Tropical rain forest > Arctic Tundra > Evergreen Forest
Net primary productivity is zero in all of these ecosystems
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
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b)
c)
d)
e)
52. The movement of water from land to rivers, lakes, wetlands and ultimately, to the ocean is
called:
groundwater
transpiration
hydrologic cycle
runoff
precipitation
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
61. The phosphorus cycle differs from the nitrogen cycle in that:
there is little or no human impact on the phosphorus cycle
phosphorus is not a critical component of living organisms
the hydrosphere plays a role in the phosphorus cycle
the atmosphere does not contribute substantially to the phosphorus cycle
plants play a role in the nitrogen cycle, but have no role in the phosphorus cycle
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
71. In the present-day global carbon cycle, ______________ is the greatest contributor to the
production of atmospheric CO2.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
industrial emissions
biological respiration
photosynthesis
permafrost melting
vehicle emissions
75. Why are annual oscillations in atmospheric CO2 levels greatest in the Northern Hemisphere?
There is greater volcanic activity in the NH owing the Pacific Ring of Fire
Both a and c
All of the above
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
5. The tallgrass prairie is currently one of the rarest biomes in North America due to:
rampant urbanization
recent climate change
industrial pollution
conversion to agriculture
both industrial pollution and conversion to agriculture
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
21. Examine the graph and choose the letter that corresponds to the threshold level
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
point A on graph
point B on graph
point C on graph
point D on graph
none of these
26. In the associated figure, the gull has the highest concentration of DDT because it is:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
27. In the diagram above, the largest relative concentration increase for DDT occurs between:
secondary consumers and tertiary consumers
water and primary producers
Primary consumers and secondary consumers
American eels and needlefish
Primary producers and primary consumers
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
33. Given a population growth rate of 3.0% per year, you would expect the population to:
increase rapidly
continue to increase, but very slowly
remain unchanged
decrease rapidly
continue to decrease, but very slowly
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
44. Over the past couple of decades, the world population growth rate (r) has:
increased
declined
stayed the same
doubled
increased exponentially
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
55. In a typical year, what percentage of the world's hungry people are without food because of
famine?
5-10%
20-25%
30-35%
approx. 50%
90-95%
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
56. The poor stay poor, not because they're lazy but because they have no access to capital.
This statement by economist Milton Friedman provides the philosophical basis for:
self-employment
food insecurity
socio-economic class distinctions
pronatalists
microcredit
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
64. __________ is an excellent example of a city with rapid spread of urban sprawl while
_________ is a good example of a city that avoided the problem of suburban sprawl.
Curitiba, Brazil
/ Tokyo, Japan
New York, NY
/ Calcutta, India
Mexico City, Mexico / Mumbai (Bombay), India
The Greater Atlanta area, GA / Curitiba, Brazil
Chicago, IL
/ The Greater Atlanta area, GA