1 The Second Law of Thermodynamics is sometimes called the law of
(A) True
(B) False
2 Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
(A) True
(B) False
3 The physical world is not static; change is a continual feature of life.
(A) True
(B) False
4 On our planet, matter flows through a system and is not reused.
(A) True
(B) False
5 On our planet, matter flows through a system and is not reused.
(A) True
(B) False
6 Spiral galaxies contain places where new stars are made.
(A) True
(B) False
7 As matter cycles around, it is stored in a source then released by a sink.
(A) True
(B) False
8 Nitrogen is readily available to plants, which extract it from the air.
(A) True
(B) False
9 The lithosphere is static; it does not move.
(A) True
(B) False
10 Once material is extracted from the lithosphere, it cannot be put back.
(A) True
(B) False
11 The atmosphere is responsible for regulating conditions on the surface of the planet that
make them right for life.
(A) True
(B) False
12 Water vapor helps to regulate the temperature of Earth’s surface.
(A) True
(B) False
13 Desert soil contains no water.
(A) True
(B) False
14 The biosphere begins about one foot below the surface and extends into the atmosphere.
(A) True
(B) False
15 A population contains individuals of the same species; a community contains a variety of
species.
(A) True
(B) False
16 A habitat is where an organism lives; a niche is how it earns its living.
(A) True
(B) False
17 Disturbances such as fire or flood in an ecosystem are considered to be problems which
limit biodiversity.
(A) True
(B) False
18 Some life forms contain cells; some do not.
(A) True
(B) False
19 Networks are a feature of all life.
(A) True
(B) False
20 Following the process of succession an ecosytsem will reach a stable and static state.
(A) True
(B) False
21 Emergence, the spontaneous appearance of novel properties in a system, is a feature of life.
(A) True
(B) False
22 Resilience is the ability of a system to spring back to its original condition without changing
at all.
(A) True
(B) False
23 Mitochondria in modern cells were originally the result of symbiosis between two different
types of bacteria.
(A) True
(B) False
24 Symbiosis means evolution through survival of the fittest.
(A) True
(B) False
25 Mycorrhizae are partnerships within the root zones of most plants.
(A) True
(B) False
26 All life is made of connections.
(A) True
(B) False
27 The Sun’s temperature has gradually increased over its lifetime.
(A) True
(B) False
28 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
29 Something that is just a theory is unsupported by evidence, while a hypothesis is
scientifically more valid.
(A) True
(B) False
30 Oxygen is volatile, reactive chemical.
(A) True
(B) False
31 Marine algae play a role in regulating Earth’s temperature.
(A) True
(B) False
32 The Gaia theory led to the field of study known as Earth system science.
(A) True
(B) False
33 The Second Law of Thermodynamics is sometimes called the law of
(A) entropy
(B) heat transfer
(C) heat flow
(D) power
34 The lithosphere consists of
(A) water
(B) rock
(C) air
(D) printer’s ink
35 The major kingdoms of life are
(A) plants and animals
(B) plants, animals, and bacteria
(C) plants, animals, and eukaryotes
(D) plants, animals, fungi, protists, and bacteria
36 The term which most accurately describes how energy is passed through an ecosystem is
(A) food chain
(B) food web
(C) either; the terms are synonymous
37 Which of the following is a type of trophic level?
(A) producer
(B) consumer
(C) decomposer
(D) all of the above
38 The largest pollution disaster in Earth’s history was the appearance of
(A) oxygen
(B) carbon dioxide
(C) dioxin
(D) DDT