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Envi. Sci chapter 2
Intro to Enviromental Sustanablity chapter 2 test questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The greatest source of water in the hydrological (water) cycle is ____? | Oceans. |
| River water held behind a dam is best described as a form of ____ energy? | Potential energy. |
| The tropic level of "Producers" includes any ___? | Any organism producing biomass directly from photosynthesis. |
| The process of ___ generates the oxygen that we breathe and the food that we eat? | Photosynthesis. |
| Which of the following macro-molecules fuels almost all living cells? | Carbohydrates. |
| The greatest human impact on the carbon cycle has been through ___? | Combustion of fossil fuels. |
| In a ____ feedback loop, output that results from a system acts as input that moves the system in an opposite direction. | In a NEGATIVE feedback loop. |
| ____ are the primary water-insoluble components of cell membranes. | Lipids. |
| An element associated with most organic compounds is ____? | Carbon. |
| According to the first law of thermodynamics, the total amount of energy in the universe ____? | Remains constant. |
| Most energy in the majority of ecosystems arrives as ___, and exits in the form of ___? | Radiation from the sun, heat. |