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Calvert Exam
Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ____was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution. | Overhunting of large animals |
| In which country is the population likely to be increasing most rapidly? | Kenya |
| Why is the world's loss of biodiversity a source of concern? | Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen. |
| The Tradegy of the Commons describes the conflict between | Individuals and society |
| Sunlight,air,forest,minerals,and water are all | natural resources |
| The introduction of harmful levels of chemicals or wastes into the environment is called | pollution |
| Copper ore, petroleum, and diamonds are all | nonrewnable |
| Residents of developed countries consume____percent of the world's resources. | 20 |
| When the last member of a species dies, ____is said to have occured. | extinction |
| A_____pollutant is harmful material that cannot be broken down by natural processes. | biodegradable |
| High fossil fuel consumption,low population growth rates, and high life expectancy are all characteristics of ____countries | deveolped |
| In an experiment, the factor of interest is called the | variable |
| The classification and collection of data that are in the form of numbers is called | Statistics |
| A model of a dinosaur is an example of a ____model. | Physical |
| The average mass of a wolf in a pack of wolves is an example of | mean |
| The chance that an earthquake will occur in your town during the next year is an example of | risk |
| The group that does not receive the experimental treatment in an experiment is the | control group |
| The first in the decision making model is to | gather information |
| The chance that an event will happen is known as | probability |
| Principles or standards we consider important are known as | values |
| In statistics, the group of individuals used to represent the population is called the | sample |
| Ozone is a molecule made up of | 3 oxygen atoms |
| The most abundent gas in Earths atmospere is | nitrogen |
| a fault is a break in the earths | crust |
| How did the Himalaya Mountains form | colliding tectonic plates |
| The boundary between warm and cold water in an ocean or lake is | thermocline |
| Deep curents flow along the | ocean floor |
| Earth is mostly | a closed system |
| The ozone layer is located in the | stratosphere |
| A volcano is a mountain built from | magma |
| The transfer of energy through space is | radiation |
| Change in the genetic characterisitics in a population from one generation to the next | evolution |
| Trait unintentionally selected by humans | resistance |
| Process that causes the characteristics of a population to change without human control | Natural selection |
| Trait that increases an organisms chance of survival | adaption |
| process that causes the characteristics of a population to change in a way controlled by humans | artificial selection |
| Natural selection is the unequal survival that results from the presence or absence of | particular traits |
| The place that contains everything an organism needs is its | habitat |
| A desert ecosystem contains | air, living things, and sand |
| Single-celled organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are | bacteria |
| which two kingdoms contain organisms that can use ebergy from the sun to make food | protists and plants |
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