Ecology Questions
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The _ is the number of babies born each year expressed as a percent of the population
True or false: The most abundant greenhouse gas is water
True or false: The captured heat energy is transformed into light energy
Gases that make up less than 1% of Earths atmosphere are called _
_ is the branch of environmental science that focuses on the abundance and distribution of organisms in relation to their environment
True or false: The chemical composition of the Earth's troposphere and the reflectivity of Earth's surface is increasingly influenced by human activities
Choose a wrong answer: A) The diversity of life is a consequence of adaptation B) Individuals with adaptations increase their reproductive success compared to others in the population are said to have greater fitnessC) In the process of natural selection, individuals in a population that are most fit to survive leave more offspringD) Biological evolution is the idea that species change based on their geographical locations
Truly significant increases in anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions came with the burning of _
True or false: Point sources are stationary, localized sources such as the smokestack of a factory
True or false: Primary air pollutants are chemicals or particles that are produced in the atmosphere as a result of reactions among chemicals and aerosols
True or false: Together, water and carbon dioxide account for nearly 5% of the volume of molecules in Earth's atmosphere
Choose the wrong one: A) Energy and matter are transformed as they move between living organisms and the abiotic systemB) An ecosystem is an integrated system made up of living and nonliving parts and the processes that connect them C) Ecosystem services depend on human well-being
True or False: Negative feedback occurs when directional changes in the process alter the system in a manner that reverses the direction of that change
True or false: Global warming and ozone depletion are the same thing
choose the wrong one: A) Concentrations of water vary in association with proximity to bodies of water, air temperature, and other factors influencing the rate of evaporation B) Concentration of carbon dioxide are influenced by daily and seasonal patterns of photosynthesis and respiration, as well as emissions associated with the combustion of fossil fuels C) In the pre-industrial times the concentration of nitrogen oxides was stable D) Volatile organic compounds are organic chemicals that can vaporize into the air
_ illustrate graphically how populations are apportioned according to age and gender
_ is the precent of infants in a population who die before the age of 1
True or false: In the stratosphere, ozone (O3) is a pollutant that has serious health effects on both humans and ecosystems
True or false: Biodiversity is the measure of the variety of species in the world
Choose the wrong answer: A) Easter islands population declined from 20,000 to 15,000B) The Eastern island is seen by many historians as an example of the tragedy of the commons C) People in Rapa Nui developed an advanced culture D) Rapa Nui has been deforested by 1722