Cumulative Exam — Cumulative exam Answers

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An increase in the biodiversity of an ecosystem leads to an increase in its productivity.

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T
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What change of energy occurs between the steam generator and the turbine?

A
Chemical energy is converted into nuclear energy.
B
Nuclear energy is converted into thermal energy.
C
Thermal energy is converted into mechanical energy.
D
Mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy.
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Natural selection is an evolutionary mechanism by which _______.

A
advantageous traits are eliminated in a population
B
advantageous traits become more common in a population
C
inherited traits pass consistently through generations
D
organisms choose which traits to look for in their offspring
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Where are chlorofluorocarbons found?

A
coolants
B
the atmosphere
C
solvents
D
all of the above
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Global warming is a theory accepted by a majority of scientists.

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T
B
F
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Nonrenewable resources, like fossil fuels, were produced through biological processes.

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T
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F
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Which of the following best explains why air pollution that was once blamed for global cooling is now considered responsible for global warming?

A
Pollution began reflecting sunlight and heat rather than absorbing it.
B
Evidence of global warming became overwhelming.
C
Scientists mistakenly thought pollution reflected sunlight and heat rather than absorbed it.
D
Congress required scientists to assign a cause to global climate change.
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The application of pesticides to control an invasive species is an example of _______.

A
mechanical control
B
chemical control
C
biological control
D
all of the above
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Which of the following would most likely utilize a particulate control device?

A
a vacuum cleaner
B
a factory smokestack
C
a laundry dryer
D
all of the above
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The mark and recapture method of determining population size is always more effective than the sampling method.

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T
B
F
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Scientists were monitoring a meteor headed toward Earth. It moved off course, but some pieces of rock entered the Earth’s atmosphere. Which atmospheric layer protected the Earth against the danger of the rocks?

A
the troposphere
B
the stratosphere
C
the mesosphere
D
the thermosphere
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Africa was covered by glaciers during the Pleistocene ice age.

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T
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Greenhouse gases are best described as _______.

A
the result of fossil fuel use
B
gases that cause the greenhouse effect
C
carbon dioxide and methane
D
gases that trap energy from the sun in Earth’s atmosphere
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Which of the following is not a technological way of improving air quality?

A
using electrostatic precipitators
B
installing solar panels
C
composting
D
building wind turbines
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Consider the following food chain: Plants are eaten by grasshoppers, which are eaten by mice, which are eaten by snakes. What will happen to the other members of the food chain if the grasshoppers are removed?

A
the number of plants will increase, the number of mice will decrease, the number of snakes will decrease
B
the number of plants will decrease, the number of mice will increase, the number of snakes will increase
C
the number of plants will decrease, the number of mice will increase, the number of snakes will decrease
D
the number of plants will increase, the number of mice will increase, the number of snakes will increase
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Why was the concern over global cooling replaced with a concern over global warming?

A
The science community needed a cause to frighten the general population.
B
Steady surface temperature increases were noted between the 1970’s and 90’s.
C
Air pollution only became a concern in the 1980’s.
D
Scientists observed severe ocean acidification.
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The introduction of a virus to control an invasive species is an example of _______.

A
mechanical control
B
chemical control
C
biological control
D
all of the above
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Lions live in groups called prides. Lion populations would most likely fall in which category of population distribution?

A
even
B
random
C
clumped
D
density

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