Test 1

SCI 1102 Summer 2012

Form A

Name: _____________________

Choose the best answer for each question. Be sure to mark your answers on the answer grid. 1. Which of the following is not a goal of environmental science? To learn: a. How nature works. b. How the environment effects us. c. How we effect the environment. d. how we can live more sustainably without degrading our lifee. how to maximize short term profits. support system.

2. Which of the following is not a natural service of the environment? a. Soil b. water purification c. food production d. climate control e. all of these are natural services provided by the environment. 3. True or false (a = true and b = false). Economic growth provides people with more goods and services and is measured only by purchasing power parity (PPP). 4. Which of the following is (are) air pollutants? a. Nitrogen oxides b. Volatile organic compounds c. Photochemical oxidants d. Suspended particles e. All of the above are air pollutants 5. Which of the following is(are) not an acid anhydride? A. CO2 c. NO2 d. Na2O b. SO3

6. Which of the following is (are) true concerning brown air smog? a. Forms when sunlight interacts with components from automobile exhaust b. Nitrogen oxides are the main culprits c. Hot days contribute to brown air smog formation d. All of the above are true concerning brown air smog 7. Which of the following is (are) true concerning ozone or ozone depletion and/or UV radiation? a. Increased amount of UV radiation reaches Earths surface b. UV damages DNA and negatively affects human health c. UV also affects plants, lowers primary productivity d. Ozone thinning reduces the atmospheres temperature near the earths surface. e. All are true except for answer d. 8. In this region ozone is good because it helps protect us from the harmful effects of UV light. A. troposphere b. mesosphere c. stratosphere d. none of these 9. About ____?____ the Earths land is unsuitable for agriculture or grazing uses. a. 10% b. 21% c. 50% d. 75%

10-15. Matching: The following terms may be used once, more than once, or not at all. a. fusion power e. permafrost cd . prion b. dry acid deposition c. extreme halophile d. disease ab. deforestation ce. prokaryotic fission ac. green revolution ad. industrial smog bd. salinization be. pollutant De. None of these bc. Bacteriophage

ae. bacterial conjugation

10. __? fusion power __ Release of energy from fuel (e.g., heated gas of H isotopes)
that implodes when compressed to extremely high densities. 11. __?_ bacterial conjugation cell to another. ___ Transfer of plasmid DNA from one prokaryotic

12. ___? None of these ___ Small infectious RNA molecules

13___? pollutant ___ Natural or synthetic substance with which an ecosystem has no

prior evolutionary experience, in terms of kinds or amounts; it accumulates to disruptive or harmful levels. 14. ___? None of these ___ Category of viruses that infect animal cells. 15. ___? prokaryotic fission reproduces. 16. Approximately ___?___ of the worlds mammal species are in danger of extinction. A. 10% b. 25% c. 50% d 70% ___ Cell division mechanism by which a bacterial cell

17. The Vivace system converts low energy water motion into high energy_ ___?___.

A. electricity b. solar power c. fossil fuel d. none of these

18. What is the #1 flaw of gas cars? d. none of these 19. Gravity waves may compress thunder storms which then may form into ___?____. A. more thunder storms b. tornadoes c. hurricanes d. cyclones A. gas mileage b. heat emissions c. smog

20. Which state came up with the zero emissions mandate? a. New Mexico b. Arizona c. Utah d. California A. very well b. poorly c. no ads

21. How did GM advertise the ev1 electric car? in California, but many in New York

d. none of these

22. During the Green Revolution harvested ___?___. same or decreased slightly d. decreased, increased

crop yields dramatically ___?____ and the area b. increased, stayed about the c. decreased, decreased

a. increased, increased

23. Which of the following is (are) true concerning deforestation? million acres logged each year cleared for grazing or crops d. all are true except c b. Wood is used for fuel, lumber

a. About 38 c. Land is

e. a, b, and c are all true concerning deforestation

24. True/false (a=true and b = false). Conversion of large tracts of grassland to desert-like conditions is called desertification .

25. Which is (are) true concerning the Dust Bowl? a. Occurred in the 1930s in the Great Plains acres of topsoil b. Overgrazing and prolonged drought left the ground bare d. All are true e. Only b and c are true c. During one year, winds produced dust storms that stripped about 9 million

26. On a local level, withdrawing water faster than it can be replenished leads to a ___?____ in (of) the water table. c. `cone of depression a. salinization b. saturation d. Artesian formation e. none of these a. Sewage b. Animal

27. Which of the following can be water pollutants? wastes c. Fertilizers d. Pesticides e. all of these

28. True/false (a=true and b = false). The per capita water available for human consumption is increasing.

29. Which of the following is least like the other terms? A. reduce c. reuse d. recycle

b. replace

30. _______?_________ are anaerobic and can tolerate high temperatures and high salt concentrations. a. Eubacteria b. Bacteriophage c. Archaebacteria d. Bacillus e. None of these

31. What are plasmids? A. bacterial antibiotics c. bacterial micro chromosomes

b. parts of the bacterial cell wall

d. Another name for pili

32. Of the two modes (viral reproduction) which one may have a long latent (resting) period? A. lysogenic b. lytic c. ribosomic d. mitochondrial e. none of these c. liver d. brain

33. Hepatitis A infects which organ(s)? A. stomach b. gonads

34. Viroids are naked strands or circles of __?____, and viroids attack _?___. A. DNA, plants b. RNA, animals c. proteins, both animals and plants d. DNA, animals e. RNA, plants 35. Prokaryotes are characterized by: a. No membrane-bound nucleus c. Cell wall in most species d. Metabolic diversity e. All of these b. Single chromosome

36. Strains of ___?___ (as well as others) rarely cause necrotizing fasciitis. A. Streptococcus pyogenes

d. yeast c. E. coli d. algae

e. Salmonella

37. In a recent outbreak of a __?___ related disease (in Germany), ___?_____ is (are) suspected to be the source of the bacteria. a. E. coli, beef b. Salmonella, eggs c. E. coli, salad bars d. Salmonella, salad bars e. none of these

38. Mice infected with ____?______ (stomach ulcer bacteria) went on to develop Parkinson's like symptoms.Parkinson's disease affects the brain and results in slow movements and a tremor. a. E. coli b. Salmonella c. Heliobacter pylori d. Streptococcus pyrogenes b.

39. Which of the following is not true concerning viruses? A. They are non-cellular infectious agents cannot reproduce themselves; can only be reproduced using a host cell concerning viruses e. All of these are true

They are the same as bacteria c. They consists of protein wrapped around a nucleic acid core. d. They

40. Which of the following organisms have been associated with the consumption of hens eggs and have caused illness and death? a. Salmonella b. E. coli c. Heliobacter pylori d. Streptococcus pyrogenes

41. Which of the following is least related to the other groups? A. Chlorophyta b. Sarcodina c. Ciliophora d. Mastigophora 42. Which organism is at risk of toxoplasma infections? A. seagulls b. sharks c. sea otters d. clams 43. Which organisms are photosynthetic and live in glass houses? A. red algae b. green algae c. diatoms d. ciliophora
44. The CDC warned that AIDS (HIV) had entered the ? b. water c. food d. air e. none of these 45. True or false. In 1983, AIDS was a political disease even in the face of overwhelming evidence that it didnt supply after a child becomes infected with AIDS . A. blood

discriminate against the host (e.g. sexual orientation, race or background).

The End. Be certain that you have put all of your answers on the Answer Grid and you have signed your name on both the grid and the first page of the test.