Terms : Hide Images
| 753128459 | The long-term storage of phospohrous and sulfur occurs in which of the following? a.) bacteria b.) rocks c.) water d.) plants e.) atmosphere | Rocks | |
| 753128460 | All of the following are important in smog production EXCEPT | a.) photochemical reactions b.) stratospheric ozone c.) tropospheric ozone d.) volatile organic compounds e.) nitrogen oxides | |
| 753128461 | What are the major components of air pollution? | Sulfur Dioxide SPLONC Particulates Lead Ozone Nitrogen Dioxide Carbon Monoxide | |
| 753128462 | Igneous Rock | -results when rock is melted by heat and pressure (magma/lava) | |
| 753128463 | Sedimentary Rock | rock that forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together ex: limestone | |
| 753128464 | Metamorphic Rock | A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions ex: slate | |
| 753128465 | What are some problems of monoculture? | -lack of genetic diversity which makes plants more susceptible to diseases -leaches the soil of nutrients * crop rotation is a way of fixing these problems | |
| 753128466 | What are the layers of the atmosphere? | T Thermosphere; thinnest gas layer, auroras M Mesophere; 80 km, meteors S Stratosphere, 20-50km, thin band of ozone T Troposphere; 10-20km, weater, colder w/ inc of alt, green house gases, | |
| 753128467 | What are the zones of the freshwater? | L Littoral; abundant sunlight, shallow water, L Limnetic; organisms short lived and rely on sunlight P Profundal; no sunlight B Benthic: deepest layer, low temperature, low oxygen | |
| 753128468 | What are the zones of saltwater? | C Coastal: ocean water closest to land E Euphotic: warmest region of water, dissolved oxygen B Bathyal cold, little sunlight A Abbysal; deepest region, extremely cold, high levels of nutrients because of decaying plant and animal matter | |
| 753128469 | The aurora borealis occurs in which of the following parts of the atmosphere? | a.) Troposphere b.) Thermosphere c.) Mesosphere d.) Hydrosphere e.) Stratosphere | |
| 753128470 | Which of the following are the two most important factors in determining a habitat's climate? | a.) Temperature and wind speed b.) Wind direction and precipitation c.) Wind speed and rate of the evaporation d.) Rate of the evaporation and temperature e.) Temperature and precipitation | |
| 753128471 | The atmosphere is warmed as gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide absorb the infrared heat radiated from the earth. This process is best described as: | a.) ozone depletion b.) the greenhouse effect c.) biomagnification d.) ionization e.) convection | |
| 753128472 | biomagnification | Increase in concentration of certain stable chemicals (for example, heavy metals or fat-soluble pesticides) in successively higher trophic levels of a food chain or web occurs when compounds are passed from prey to predator. | |
| 753128473 | The hydrosphere includes all of the following EXCEPT: | a.) watershed b.) wetlands c.) parent rock d.) rivers e.) lakes | |
| 753128474 | An area where there are cold waters, low oxygen levels, and bottom-dwelling fish. This description best fits the: | a.) benthic zone b.) littoral zone c.) limnetic zone d.) open water zone e.) profundal zone | |
| 753128475 | The amount of the earth's surface that is covered by water is aproximately: | a.) 12 percent b.) 36 percent c.) 50 percent d.) 75 percent e.) 93 percent | |
| 753128476 | An area where salt and freshwater mix that has a very high level of productivity is correctly called: | a.) the open ocean b.) the abyssal zone c.) the headwaters d.) an estuary e.) the littoral zone | |
| 753128477 | which of the following correctly describes the waters in an upwelling area: | a.) cold and nutrient rich b.) warm and nutrient poor c.) cold and nutrient poor d.) heavily polluted by human waste e.) shallow and full of light | |
| 753128478 | (a) atmosphere (b) troposphere (c) wind (d) convection currents (e) atmosphere | 12. Ozone in this layer blocks UV light from the sun 13. the location of our daily weather 14. the vertical heating and cooling of air 15.the movement of air between masses with different pressures 16. the collection of all gases held to the earth by gravity | |
| 753128479 | eutrophication | The buildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algae | |
| 753128480 | Gause's Principle | states that no two species can occupy the same niche at the same time, and that the species that is less fit to live in the environment will either relocate, die out, or occupy a smaller niche. | |
| 753128481 | realized niche | the range of resources and conditions a species actually uses or can tolerate at optimal efficiency; smaller than fundamental niche | |
| 753128482 | predation | species feed on one another and it is the force that drives population. | |
| 753128483 | bioaccumulation | the accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in various tissues of a living organism |
