Unit 1 Practice Quiz

Questions 1-3 are from one of the glossaries for unit 1. Questions 4-6 are from the
PowerPoint lecture, Human Impact on the Biosphere. Questions 7-9 are from the
study guide, part 1 and question 10 is from the video guide, the Earth Report.

This is a good representation of the types of questions that you will encounter on
the tests and final examination. You can expect about forty to forty five questions
on the first test plus three to five Yahoo readings extra credit questions.

The sources of the questions will typically come from (1) glossaries (matching); (2)
PPP lectures (T/F and multiple choices); (3) the study guides; and (4) the video
guides. They’ll be weighted in about the same ratios as the 10 questions that follow.

1-3. Matching: The following terms may be used once, more than once or
not at all.

a. green revolution b. water table c. pollutant d. industrial smog e. fusion power ab. None of these

1. ____ Release of energy from fuel (e.g., heated gas of H isotopes) that implodes when compressed to
extremely high densities. 2. _____ The conversion of grassland or irrigated or rain-fed cropland to a desert-like
condition. _____ 3. Natural or synthetic substance with which an ecosystem has no prior evolutionary
experience, in terms of kinds or amounts; it accumulates to disruptive or harmful levels.

4. (T or F) Environmentally sustainable societies meet basic needs of their people in a just and equitable manner
without degrading the natural capital that supplies these resources. 5. (T or F) Acid anhydrides: oxides of metals.

6. As a result of ozone depletion in the stratosphere, increased amount of ____ radiation reaches Earth’s surface and
damages _____ and negatively affects human health. a. infrared, DNA b. UV, RNA c. infrared, RNA d. UV, DNA
e. none of the former are correct

7. Almost _______ percent of Earth’s land is used for agriculture or grazing. a. 10 b. 21 c. 40 d. 50 e. 60

8. Who is Wangari Maathai ? Why is she famous? A. a Kenyan women; President of Kenya b. An American
women; head of the EPA c. a South African women; scientist d. a Kenyan women; winner of a Nobel Prize
e. none of the former are true

9. The number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region is a measure of:
a. biodiversity b. population density c. the carrying capacity d. growth rate e. primary productivity.

10. In the _________, about 125,000 lowland gorillas were discovered in 2008-almost tripling
the population.

a. Congo b. South African Veldt c. Yerkes primate center d. upper Angolan basin e. none of the former are true
Key: 1. e 2. ab 3. c 4. True 5. False 6. d
7. b 8. d 9. a 10. a