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The Study of Environmental Science Answers

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Which of the following statements about agricultural societies is true?

A
Agricultural societies did not pollute the environment.
B
Agricultural societies impacted the environment less than hunter-gatherer societies.
C
Agricultural societies had a higher population than hunter-gatherer societies.
D
Agricultural societies impacted the environment more than industrial societies.
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Plants are considered producers.

A
T
B
F
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of an industrial society?

A
Moves from place to place following resources
B
Uses new sources of energy
C
Increases pollution
D
Uses complex tools and systems
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Which of the following statements about agricultural societies is true?

A
Agricultural societies did not pollute the environment.
B
Agricultural societies impacted the environment less than hunter-gatherer societies.
C
Agricultural societies had a higher population than hunter-gatherer societies.
D
Agricultural societies impacted the environment more than industrial societies.
5

Nomadic societies negatively impact the environment more than industrial societies.

A
T
B
F
6

Environmental science includes the study of all of the following except:

A
planets
B
soil
C
water
D
atmosphere
7

Which of the following is an example of a producer?

A
Oak Tree
B
Big Horn Sheep
C
California Kingsnake
D
Box Jellyfish
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Which of the following might be affected by the loss of a plant species?

A
Only organisms that feed directly off the lost plant species will be affected.
B
Other plant species will be affected, but no other organisms will.
C
Multiple organisms may be affected by the loss of a plant species.
D
No other organisms would be affected.
9

Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?

A
trees
B
coyotes
C
lizards
D
bacteria
10

Which of the following rely directly on the brazil nut as a source of food?

A
toads
B
mosquitoes
C
agouti
D
poison frogs
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Decomposers consume nonliving organic matter.

A
T
B
F
12

An environmental scientist might study the effect of soil pollution on plant growth.

A
T
B
F
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How does the growing human population impact the Earth's natural resources?

A
thinning of the Earth’s atmosphere
B
depletion of the Earth's natural resources
C
endangering Earth’s species
D
rising ocean levels
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Ecology is one component of Environmental Science that studies organismal _______.

A
chemistry
B
anatomy
C
interactions
D
none of the above
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Ecology is one component of Environmental Science that studies organismal _______.

A
chemistry
B
anatomy
C
interactions
D
none of the above

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