16 Questions
What is the main difference between biotic and abiotic?
Biotic refers to living things, while abiotic refers to non-living or once living things
What is the role of an environmental scientist?
To study unbiased knowledge about how the environment works
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
Wind energy
Can renewable resources become nonrenewable?
Yes, if they are used faster than they are replenished
What are the problems associated with human population growth?
Increased resource consumption leading to scarcity for everyone
What does ecological footprint measure?
The land and water needed for a person's resource consumption and waste production
What do ecolabels on products indicate?
How the product was made with respect to the environment
In a controlled experiment, how many variables are altered?
One
What is the basic unit of matter?
Atom
Which macromolecule is responsible for providing energy?
Carbohydrates
What is the chemical formula for water?
$H_2O$
What type of bond forms within a water molecule?
Covalent bond
What does it mean that water is polar?
It has slight positive and negative charges
Which atom in a water molecule is slightly negative and why?
$O$ because it's more electronegative
What type of bond forms between water molecules?
Hydrogen bond
Why is it important to life on Earth that water has a high specific heat?
It helps in controlling Earth's temperature by soaking up heat
This quiz covers the definitions and examples of biotic and abiotic components, as well as the distinctions between environmental scientists and environmentalists. It also discusses the trends in resource consumption over the last few centuries.
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