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Environmental Science Midterm Exam with Verified Answers, Exams of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences

Broward CollegePhysical Activity and Sport Sciences

A midterm exam for environmental science, featuring verified and detailed answers. It covers key concepts such as ecology, natural resources, pollution, biodiversity, and sustainability. The exam also includes definitions related to geological processes, ecosystems, and ecological relationships, providing a comprehensive review of essential environmental science topics. It is designed to help students understand and retain critical information for exams and further study in environmental science.

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Environmental ||\\//|| Science ||\\//|| Midterm ||\\//|| Exam ||\\//||
with ||\\//|| verified ||\\//|| detailed ||\\//|| answers
Environmental ||\\//|| science ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔the ||\\//|| study ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| how ||\\//|| humans ||\\//|| interact ||\\//||
with ||\\//|| the ||\\//|| environment
Ecology ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔scientific ||\\//|| study ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| interactions ||\\//|| among ||\\//|| organisms ||\\//||
and ||\\//|| between ||\\//|| organisms ||\\//|| and ||\\//|| their ||\\//|| environment
Natural ||\\//|| Resource ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔resources ||\\//|| (actual ||\\//|| and ||\\//|| potential) ||\\//|| supplied
||\\//|| by ||\\//|| nature
pollution ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔undesirable ||\\//|| state ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| the ||\\//|| natural ||\\//|| environment ||\\//||
being ||\\//|| contaminated ||\\//|| with ||\\//|| harmful ||\\//|| substances ||\\//|| as ||\\//|| a ||\\//|| consequence ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| human ||\\//||
activities
biodiversity ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔the ||\\//|| number ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| different ||\\//|| species ||\\//|| in ||\\//|| an ||\\//|| area
ecological ||\\//|| footprint ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔The ||\\//|| amount ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| biologically ||\\//|| productive ||\\//||
land ||\\//|| and ||\\//|| water ||\\//|| needed ||\\//|| to ||\\//|| support ||\\//|| a ||\\//|| person ||\\//|| or ||\\//|| population.
sustainability ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔the ||\\//|| ability ||\\//|| to ||\\//|| meet ||\\//|| the ||\\//|| current ||\\//|| needs ||\\//|| of ||\\//||
humanity ||\\//|| without ||\\//|| compromising ||\\//|| the ||\\//|| ability ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| future ||\\//|| generations ||\\//|| to ||\\//|| meet ||\\//|| their
||\\//|| needs
tragedy ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| the ||\\//|| commons ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔the ||\\//|| tendency ||\\//|| for ||\\//|| a ||\\//|| common ||\\//||
resource ||\\//|| to ||\\//|| be ||\\//|| overused
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Environmental||\//|| Science||\//|| Midterm||\//|| Exam||\//||

with||\//|| verified||\//|| detailed||\//|| answers

Environmental ||\//|| science ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔the||\//|| study ||\//|| of||\//|| how||\//|| humans||\//|| interact||\//|| with||\//|| the||\//|| environment Ecology ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔scientific ||\//|| study ||\//|| of||\//|| interactions ||\//|| among||\//|| organisms ||\//|| and ||\//|| between ||\//|| organisms ||\//|| and ||\//|| their||\//|| environment Natural||\//|| Resource ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔resources||\//|| (actual ||\//|| and ||\//|| potential) ||\//|| supplied ||\//|| by||\//|| nature pollution ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔undesirable ||\//|| state||\//|| of||\//|| the||\//|| natural ||\//|| environment ||\//|| being||\//|| contaminated ||\//|| with||\//|| harmful ||\//|| substances ||\//|| as||\//|| a||\//|| consequence ||\//|| of||\//|| human||\//|| activities biodiversity ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔the||\//|| number ||\//|| of||\//|| different||\//|| species||\//|| in||\//|| an||\//|| area ecological ||\//|| footprint ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔The||\//|| amount||\//|| of||\//|| biologically ||\//|| productive ||\//|| land||\//|| and ||\//|| water||\//|| needed ||\//|| to||\//|| support||\//|| a||\//|| person ||\//|| or||\//|| population. sustainability ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔the||\//|| ability ||\//|| to||\//|| meet||\//|| the||\//|| current||\//|| needs ||\//|| of||\//|| humanity ||\//|| without||\//|| compromising ||\//|| the||\//|| ability ||\//|| of||\//|| future||\//|| generations ||\//|| to||\//|| meet||\//|| their ||\//|| needs tragedy||\//|| of||\//|| the||\//|| commons||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔the||\//|| tendency ||\//|| for||\//|| a||\//|| common||\//|| resource||\//|| to||\//|| be||\//|| overused

divergent||\//|| boundaries ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔a||\//|| plate||\//|| boundary ||\//|| at||\//|| which||\//|| plates ||\//|| move||\//|| apart convergent ||\//|| boundary ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔a||\//|| plate||\//|| boundary ||\//|| where||\//|| two||\//|| plates ||\//|| move||\//|| toward||\//|| each||\//|| other transform ||\//|| boundary ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔the||\//|| boundary ||\//|| between ||\//|| tectonic||\//|| plates ||\//|| that||\//|| are||\//|| sliding ||\//|| past||\//|| each||\//|| other||\//|| horizontally subduction ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔a||\//|| geological ||\//|| process ||\//|| in||\//|| which||\//|| one||\//|| edge||\//|| of||\//|| a||\//|| crustal ||\//|| plate||\//|| is||\//|| forced ||\//|| sideways ||\//|| and ||\//|| downward ||\//|| into ||\//|| the||\//|| mantle||\//|| below ||\//|| another ||\//|| plate ecosystem ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔a||\//|| system ||\//|| formed||\//|| by||\//|| the||\//|| interaction ||\//|| of||\//|| a||\//|| community||\//|| of||\//|| organisms ||\//|| with||\//|| their||\//|| physical ||\//|| environment biotic ||\//|| factor||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔all||\//|| the||\//|| living ||\//|| things||\//|| in||\//|| an||\//|| ecosystem aboitic ||\//|| factor||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔a||\//|| nonliving ||\//|| part||\//|| of||\//|| an||\//|| ecosystem organism||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔A||\//|| living ||\//|| thing species||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔group||\//|| of||\//|| similar ||\//|| organisms ||\//|| that||\//|| can||\//|| breed||\//|| and ||\//|| produce ||\//|| fertile||\//|| offspring population ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔a||\//|| group||\//|| of||\//|| organisms ||\//|| of||\//|| the||\//|| same ||\//|| species||\//|| populating ||\//|| a||\//|| given ||\//|| area community||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔all||\//|| the||\//|| different||\//|| populations ||\//|| that||\//|| live||\//|| together||\//|| in||\//|| an||\//|| area

food ||\//|| chain ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔series ||\//|| of||\//|| steps||\//|| in||\//|| an||\//|| ecosystem ||\//|| in||\//|| which||\//|| organisms ||\//|| transfer ||\//|| energy||\//|| by||\//|| eating ||\//|| and ||\//|| being||\//|| eaten food ||\//|| web||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔a||\//|| diagram ||\//|| that||\//|| shows||\//|| the||\//|| feeding||\//|| relationships ||\//|| between ||\//|| organisms ||\//|| in||\//|| an||\//|| ecosystem trophic||\//|| level ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔each||\//|| step||\//|| in||\//|| a||\//|| food ||\//|| chain ||\//|| or||\//|| food ||\//|| web detritivore ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔organism||\//|| that||\//|| feeds||\//|| on||\//|| plant||\//|| and ||\//|| animal||\//|| remains ||\//|| and ||\//|| other||\//|| dead||\//|| matter scavenger ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔any||\//|| animal||\//|| that||\//|| feeds||\//|| on||\//|| refuse||\//|| and ||\//|| other||\//|| decaying ||\//|| organic||\//|| matter top||\//|| carnivore ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔a||\//|| consumer||\//|| at||\//|| the||\//|| top||\//|| of||\//|| the||\//|| food ||\//|| chain ||\//|| with||\//|| no||\//|| predators gross ||\//|| primary||\//|| productivity ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔the||\//|| rate||\//|| at||\//|| which||\//|| energy||\//|| is||\//|| produced ||\//|| in||\//|| an||\//|| ecosystem net||\//|| primary||\//|| productivity ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔the||\//|| amount||\//|| of||\//|| energy||\//|| that||\//|| plants||\//|| pass||\//|| on||\//|| to||\//|| the||\//|| community||\//|| of||\//|| herbivores ||\//|| in||\//|| an||\//|| ecosystem ||\//|| and ||\//|| so||\//|| on||\//|| and ||\//|| so||\//|| forth nitrogen||\//|| fixing||\//|| bacteria ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔bacteria ||\//|| that||\//|| can||\//|| use||\//|| nitrogen||\//|| in||\//|| soil||\//|| to||\//|| make||\//|| nitrogen||\//|| compounds ecological ||\//|| succession ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔gradual ||\//|| change||\//|| in||\//|| living ||\//|| communities ||\//|| that||\//|| follows ||\//|| a||\//|| disturbance

nitrification ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔the||\//|| process ||\//|| by||\//|| which||\//|| nitrites ||\//|| and ||\//|| nitrates||\//|| are||\//|| produced ||\//|| by||\//|| bacteria ||\//|| in||\//|| the||\//|| soil assimilation ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔absorption ||\//|| of||\//|| nitrogen||\//|| into ||\//|| plants||\//|| and ||\//|| animals ammoniafication ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔when||\//|| waste||\//|| is||\//|| converted||\//|| from||\//|| ammonia||\//|| to||\//|| NH primary||\//|| succession ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔succession ||\//|| that||\//|| occurs ||\//|| on||\//|| surfaces ||\//|| where||\//|| no||\//|| soil||\//|| exists secondary ||\//|| succession ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔succession ||\//|| on||\//|| a||\//|| site||\//|| where||\//|| an||\//|| existing||\//|| community||\//|| has||\//|| been||\//|| disrupted pioneer ||\//|| species||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔first||\//|| species||\//|| to||\//|| populate ||\//|| an||\//|| area||\//|| during||\//|| primary||\//|| succession climax||\//|| community||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Last||\//|| community||\//|| in||\//|| a||\//|| succession biome||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔group||\//|| of||\//|| ecosystems ||\//|| that||\//|| have||\//|| the||\//|| same ||\//|| climate ||\//|| and ||\//|| dominant ||\//|| communities permafrost||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔ground||\//|| that||\//|| is||\//|| permanently ||\//|| frozen emergent ||\//|| layer||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔top||\//|| layer,||\//|| tall ||\//|| trees||\//|| that||\//|| rise||\//|| above||\//|| the||\//|| canopy, ||\//|| scattered||\//|| throughout ||\//|| the||\//|| rainforest. upper||\//|| canopy||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔top||\//|| of||\//|| the||\//|| forest||\//|| formed||\//|| by||\//|| leaves||\//|| and ||\//|| branches ||\//|| of||\//|| the||\//|| tallest||\//|| trees.||\//|| Birds||\//|| (owl, ||\//|| orioles), ||\//|| and ||\//|| insects ||\//|| (aphids, ||\//|| tent||\//|| catipillars) ||\//|| make||\//|| homes||\//|| here

eutrophic||\//|| lake||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Lake||\//|| with||\//|| a||\//|| large||\//|| or||\//|| excessive||\//|| supply ||\//|| of||\//|| plant||\//|| nutrients, ||\//|| mostly||\//|| nitrates||\//|| and ||\//|| phosphates. oligotrophic ||\//|| zone ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔a||\//|| lake||\//|| that||\//|| lacks ||\//|| plant||\//|| nutrients ||\//|| and ||\//|| that||\//|| has||\//|| a||\//|| lot||\//|| of||\//|| oxygen ||\//|| dissolved ||\//|| in||\//|| its||\//|| lower||\//|| layer lotic||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔flowing||\//|| water,||\//|| river lentic||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔relating ||\//|| to||\//|| or||\//|| living ||\//|| in||\//|| still||\//|| water,||\//|| lake estuary ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔A||\//|| habitat||\//|| in||\//|| which||\//|| the||\//|| fresh||\//|| water||\//|| of||\//|| a||\//|| river||\//|| meets||\//|| the||\//|| salt||\//|| water||\//|| of||\//|| the||\//|| ocean. mangrove||\//|| swamp ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔coastal ||\//|| wetland||\//|| dominated ||\//|| by||\//|| mangroves, ||\//|| salt-tolerant ||\//|| woody||\//|| plants barrier ||\//|| island ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Low,||\//|| narrow,||\//|| sand ||\//|| islands ||\//|| that||\//|| form||\//|| offshore||\//|| from||\//|| a||\//|| coastline continental ||\//|| shelf||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔the||\//|| end||\//|| of||\//|| shallow ||\//|| waters,||\//|| beginning ||\//|| of||\//|| open||\//|| ocean