Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Exam Study Guides > Science > Flashcards

Science Flashcards

1
Q

What cycle is primarily conducted in soil and plants?

A

Phosphorous cycle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What is the Clean air and water act?

A

An act made in 1948 that focuses on maintaining clean air and water.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What process describes intake of oxygen to convert glucose into energy

A

Respiration

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What is the first species to colonize an area primarily succession are known as?

A

Pioneer Species

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What are the positive ecological interactions between organisms.

A

Commensalism and mutualism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What is The mass expansion of urban areas that rapidly destroys surrounding environments

A

Urban sprawl

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What percentage of the earth do rain forest cover?

A

6%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Breaking up habitats so they can no longer remain functional is called?

A

Habitat Fragmentation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Act of complete loss of habitat through direct human involvement is called?

A

Habitat Destruction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Act of polluting a habitat until the quality of the habitat can no longer support life is called?

A

Habitat Degradation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What habitats does grassland typically exist between?

A

Forest & Desserts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What is the Farm bill?

A

An act created in 1933, this act provides incentives for landowners to conserve grasslands habitats

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What are controlled fires and are created by experts to clear fire fuel?

A

Prescribed burns

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What are decaying grass roots that enrich the soil, making this biome’s soil the most fertile?

A

Temperate Grasslands.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

what invasive species destroys young trees and causes soil erosion in forest habitats.

A

Feral hogs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What percentage of the earth do grass lands cover?

A

40-45%/ 20-40%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

What evergreen trees dominate the boreal forest?

A

Coniferous trees

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

what are wetlands classified by woody plants, slow-moving water, and low oxygen soil?

A

Swamps

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

What is the Duck stamp act?

A

An act made in 1934, that funds wildlife refuges.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

What do wetlands filter to protect freshwater quality?

A

Sedimentation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

What percentage of fresh water is trapped in glaciers or underground aquifers?

A

99%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

What are the factors that the wetlands are classified by?

A

Hydrological regime, vegetation cover, and landscape position.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

What is the maximum population size of a species habitat can support?

A

Carrying capacity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

What term refers to the number of deaths per 1,000 individuals per unit of time

A

Death rate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

What is method of measuring populations records signs of animals, such as tracks and droppings?

A

The index of population size

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

What is a fertility control type of method for managing wildlife populations?

A

Non-lethal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

What is a principle that states that fish and wildlife belong to all North American citizens?

A

A Public Trust Doctrine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Ecosystem management was broadened by what establishment 1978?

A

Conservation Biology

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

What does not conduct nitrogen fixation?

A

Humans

30
Q

What does not influence and organisms niche?

A

Commensalism

31
Q

What is known for causing primary succession?

A

Glacier movement

32
Q

What is the positive ecological interactions between organisms?

A

Mutualism

33
Q

What is not a category of wetland biome?

A

Tropical

34
Q

Tourism and recreation are examples of what services provided by habitats

A

Cultural

35
Q

What services are natural processes the habitat facilitates to maintain the conditions of the earth, such as oxygen production and nutrient cycling?

A

Supporting

36
Q

What services are natural processes the habitat regulates, such as biological control of predator and prey populations and prevention of soil erosion?

A

Regulating

37
Q

What services are products obtained from a habitat; used every day, such as food, water, wood and oil?

A

Provisional

38
Q

What contains over half of all species of plants and animals on the planet?

A

The rain forest

39
Q

What is most likely be found in a bog?

A

Carnivorous plants

40
Q

What habitat would heavy grazers and burrowing animals most likely be found?

A

Grasslands

41
Q

Contains Evergreen trees

A

Taiga

42
Q

Various species of grasses

A

Grasslands

43
Q

Large evergreen trees, vines, ferns and mosses

A

Tropical rain forest

44
Q

Mosses and lichen

A

Tundra

45
Q

Trees with color-changing leaves such as oak, maple and beech

A

Deciduous forest

46
Q

Plants with shallow widespread roots and thick leaves

A

Desserts

47
Q

What is the Homestead act?

A

An act made in 1862, that encouraged settlers to move west and provided free acreage to those who made
the journey.

48
Q

What is a service the forest does not provide?

A

Replenishing carbon dioxide

49
Q

A forest habitat which undergoes fragmentation can lose up to 45 percent of its biodiversity? (T/F)

A

True

50
Q

How many acres of tree-covered land is considered in risk of mortality?

A

81 million

51
Q

Order these top to bottom: canopy, herb layer, forest floor, understory, shrub layer

A

Canopy
Understory
Shrub layer
Herb layer
Forest floor

52
Q

What is tillage primarily used for?

A

Control weeds and aerate soil.

53
Q

What services do Grasslands provide?

A

Store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, Filter runoff from precipitation, Provide very important habitat for wildlife, Build deep and rich soils

54
Q

Where are savannas typically found?

A

Africa, Australia and South America.

55
Q

What is not a main threat which plagues grasslands today?

A

Lasting effects of the Dust Bowl.

56
Q

When topsoil is lost, the loss is fairly permanent because the process to create just three centimeters of
topsoil takes about 1,000 years. (T/F)

A

True

57
Q

What is the specific mission of the Natural Resources Conservation Service?

A

To conserve soil for agriculture production.

58
Q

Hurricanes do less financial damage, flood further inland and displace more people when coasts are heavily
developed.

A

False

59
Q

What are levees are most commonly used for?

A

Stopping water from naturally changing course.

60
Q

Why are wetlands economically important?

A

Wetlands provide both commercial and recreational fisheries.

61
Q

What are the two main causes of wetland degradation?

A

Sedimentation and Soil runoff

62
Q

What are wetlands not critical for?

A

Developing agriculture land

63
Q

What president enacted the Farm bill?

A

Franklin D. Roosevelt

64
Q

What is not a wetland?

A

Substrate

65
Q

What does Biological productivity include?

A

Greater volume of food production for large food webs.

66
Q

Put these in order from top to bottom: Agriculture/Irrigator,
Government/Municipal Landowner, Non-User/Care about existence

A
  1. Non-User/Care about existence
  2. Agriculture/Irrigator
  3. Government/Municipal Landowner
67
Q

What allows organizations like farmers to be paid to reduce the amount of pollution they
discharge?

A

Water Quality Trading

68
Q

Recreational activities generate how much money per year?

A

40 billion

69
Q

The hooded warbler is a what wetland species?

A

Temporary

70
Q

Which of the following best describes this image?

A

Base flow contribution

71
Q

To be considered a wetland, the area must be covered in shallow water all year.

A

False

72
Q
A

Exam Study Guides (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions