· The Second Law of Thermodynamics is sometimes called the law of
(A) entropy (B) heat transfer (C) heat flow (D) power
· · Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
(A) True (B) False
· · The physical world is not static; change is a continual feature of life.
(A) True (B) False
· · On our planet, matter flows through a system and is not reused.
(A) True (B) False
· · On our planet, matter flows through a system and is not reused.
(A) True (B) False
· · Spiral galaxies contain places where new stars are made.
(A) True (B) False
· · As matter cycles around, it is stored in a source then released by a sink.
(A) True (B) False
· · Nitrogen is readily available to plants, which extract it from the air.
(A) True (B) False
· · The lithosphere is static; it does not move.
(B) False (A) True
· · Once material is extracted from the lithosphere, it cannot be put back.
(B) False (A) True
· · The atmosphere is responsible for regulating conditions on the surface of the
planet that make them right for life.
(A) True (B) False
· · Water vapor helps to regulate the temperature of Earth's surface.
(A) True (B) False
· · Desert soil contains no water.
(B) False (A) True
· · The biosphere begins about one foot below the surface and extends into the
atmosphere.
(B) False (A) True
· · A population contains individuals of the same species; a community contains a
variety of species.
(A) True (B) False
· · A habitat is where an organism lives; a niche is how it earns its living.
(A) True (B) False
· · Disturbances such as fire or flood in an ecosystem are considered to be
problems which limit biodiversity.
(B) False (A) True
· · Some life forms contain cells; some do not.
(B) False (A) True
· · Networks are a feature of all life.
(A) True (B) False
· · Following the process of succession an ecosystem will reach a stable and static
state.
(B) False (A) True
· · Emergence, the spontaneous appearance of novel properties in a system, is a
feature of life.
(A) True (B) False
· · Resilience is the ability of a system to spring back to its original condition
without changing at all.
(B) False (A) True
· · Mitochondria in modern cells were originally the result of symbiosis between
two different types of bacteria.
(A) True (B) False
· · Symbiosis means evolution through survival of the fittest.
(B) False (A) True
· · Mycorrhizae are partnerships within the root zones of most plants.
(A) True (B) False
· · All life is made of connections.
(A) True (B) False
· · The Sun's temperature has gradually increased over its lifetime.
(A) True (B) False
· · James Lovelock, developer of the Gaia theory, said that the presence of life on
another planet could be inferred from the composition of its atmosphere.
(A) True (B) False
· · Something that is just a theory is unsupported by evidence, while a hypothesis
is scientifically more valid.
(B) False (A) True
· · Oxygen is volatile, reactive chemical.
(A) True (B) False
· · Marine algae play a role in regulating Earth's temperature.
(A) True (B) False
· · The Gaia theory led to the field of study known as Earth system science.
(A) True (B) False
· · The Second Law of Thermodynamics is sometimes called the law of
(A) entropy (B) heat transfer (C) heat flow (D) power
· · The lithosphere consists of
(B) rock (A) water (C) air (D) printer's ink
· · The major kingdoms of life are
(D) plants, animals, fungi, protists, and bacteria (A) plants and animals (B) plants,
animals, and bacteria (C) plants, animals, and eukaryotes
· · The term which most accurately describes how energy is passed through an
ecosystem is
(B) food web (A) food chain (C) either; the terms are synonymous
· · Which of the following is a type of trophic level?
(D) all of the above (A) producer (B) consumer (C) decomposer
· · The largest pollution disaster in Earth's history was the appearance of
(B) carbon dioxide (A) oxygen (C) dioxin (D) DDT
