This document contains a quiz about environmental science and ecology. It includes true/false questions, multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank questions about topics like water use, pollution, ecosystems, land use, and human impacts on the environment. The quiz covers terms like biomes, nonpoint and point source pollution, habitat, population, and carrying capacity. It tests understanding of concepts like conservation, deforestation, urban sprawl, and laws protecting water quality.

1. L Class Quiz
True/False
____ 1. Taking shorter showers is one way to help conserve water.
____ 2. Most of the water used in the United States is used for household activities.
____ 3. Runoff from a construction site is a nonpoint-source pollutant.
____ 4. Pollution that pours into a river from a pipe is point-source pollution.
____ 5. Nonpoint-source pollution sources are easier to locate than point-source pollution sources.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Grasslands have trees _____.
a. along streams
b. in summer only
c. throughout their area
____ 2. Drilling for oil and gas can interrupt migration in _____.
a. taiga biomes
b. tundra biomes
c. grassland biomes
____ 3. Overfishing has threatened fish in which aquatic ecosystem?
a. estuaries
b. open oceans
c. coastal oceans
____ 4. Destruction of _____ exposes the coastline to flooding and storm damage.
a. oceans c. rivers
b. estuaries d. ponds and lakes
____ 5. Hydroelectric plants impact which aquatic ecosystem?
a. oceans c. ponds and lakes
b. wetlands d. streams and rivers
____ 6. Which term identifies the largest number of individuals of a given species that Earth’s resources can
support and maintain for a long period of time?
a. population
b. environment
c. carrying capacity
____ 7. All the oak trees in a park belong to the same _____.
a. population
b. carrying capacity
c. habitat resource group

2. ____ 8. The carrying capacity of the land decreases with _____.
a. a decrease in population
b. an increase in population
c. the total elimination of a population
____ 9. How does deforestation affect the environment?
a. It decreases soil erosion.
b. It increases many types of habitats.
c. It results in more carbon dioxide in the air.
____ 10. Which situation represents a negative effect that can occur when humans use land as a resource?
a. reclaiming mined lands
b. making compost from trash
c. using fertilizers to grow crops
____ 11. As the result of international cooperation, Lake Erie _____.
a. has fewer toxic chemicals in it.
b. is still burning because of chemical-soaked litter.
c. does not have problems with non-native species.
____ 12. Which law regulates sources of water pollution in the United States?
a. Clean Water Act
b. Safe Drinking Water Act
c. Reduction of Chemicals Act
____ 13. Which household product can you replace with less-toxic substances?
a. cleanser
b. baking soda
c. white vinegar
____ 14. If the human population continues to grow, Earth will _____.
a. generate more resources
b. run out of some resources
c. grow to support the increase in need
____ 15. Urban sprawl can _____.
a. decrease air pollution
b. decrease runoff from the land
c. increase loss of habitat and farmland
____ 16. Which process does NOT help protect the land?
a. reclamation
b. reforestation
c. desertification
____ 17. What is the largest use of water in the United States?
a. farming
b. public supply
c. producing electricity
____ 18. Which situation represents a nonpoint-source of water pollution?
a. runoff from farms and cities
b. acidic mine waste that contains metals
c. oil leaks from large tankers in the ocean

3. ____ 19. Which location produces point-source runoff?
a. a small construction site c. a paved surface of an industrial park
b. a parking lot at a large mall d. a drainage ditch at a commercial farm
____ 20. Which processes are positive effects that can occur as a result of using land as a resource?
a. reclamation and reforestation c. select-cutting and urban sprawl
b. deforestation and composting d. conservation and point-source releases
Matching
Match each term with the correct definitions below.
a. temperate deciduous forest d. temperate rain forest
b. biome e. prairie
c. permafrost f. desert
____ 1. biome that receives very little rain
____ 2. contains ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic factors
____ 3. coastal forest biome that has mild, rainy winters
____ 4. biome where most plants stop growing during the winter and begin growing again during the spring
____ 5. layer of permanently frozen soil
Match each term with the correct definitions below.
a. stream e. twilight zone
b. wetland f. intertidal zone
c. pond g. sunlit zone
d. estuary h. coral reef
____ 6. warm, shallow freshwater body that is high in nutrients
____ 7. where freshwater in rivers meets salt water in oceans
____ 8. narrow, often fast-flowing body of freshwater
____ 9. area that has a thin, layer of water over soil that is wet most of the time
____ 10. has organisms that are adapted to surviving in open air and heavy waves
____ 11. many fish swim from here to the ocean surface at night to feed
____ 12. structure in shallow, tropical waters that is made of animal skeletons
____ 13. ocean zone that has abundant algae and other producers

4. Match each term with the correct definitions below.
a. desert f. biome
b. grassland g. freshwater
c. taiga h. ocean
d. temperate rain forest i. permafrost
e. tropical rain forest j. wetland
____ 14. forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees; exists only in the northern
hemisphere
____ 15. coastal forest biome with abundant rain and mild winters
____ 16. biome in which the dominant plants are grasses
____ 17. a layer of soil that remains frozen all year
____ 18. ecosystems such as rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds
____ 19. aquatic ecosystem that covers most of Earth’s surface
____ 20. contains ecosystems that have similar biotic and abiotic factors
Choose the letter of the term that matches it correctly. Each term is used only once.
a. deforestation d. reclamation
b. desertification e. reforestation
c. urban sprawl
____ 21. the process of restoring land disturbed by mining
____ 22. removal of large numbers of trees for human purposes
____ 23. high rates of soil erosion can lead to this condition
____ 24. process that replaces trees that have been cut or burned down
____ 25. development of land for housing and other buildings near a city

5. L Class Quiz
Answer Section
MODIFIED TRUE/FALSE
1. ANS: T PTS: 1
2. ANS: F, producing electricity
PTS: 1
3. ANS: T PTS: 1
4. ANS: T PTS: 1
5. ANS: F, harder
PTS: 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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18. ANS: A PTS: 1
19. ANS: D PTS: 1
20. ANS: A PTS: 1
MATCHING
1. ANS: F PTS: 1
2. ANS: B PTS: 1
3. ANS: D PTS: 1
4. ANS: A PTS: 1
5. ANS: C PTS: 1

6. 6. ANS: C PTS: 1
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17. ANS: I PTS: 1
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20. ANS: F PTS: 1
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25. ANS: C PTS: 1