Ecological vocabulary test
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- Q1What is the term used to describe the natural environment in which an organism lives?ecosystembiomehabitatbiosphere30s
- Q2What is the term used to describe the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll?evaporationphotosynthesistranspirationrespiration30s
- Q3What is the term used to describe the slow movement of earth's crust?volcanismerosionplate tectonicscontinental drift30s
- Q4What is the term used to describe the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area?drainageaerationfertilizationirrigation30s
- Q5What is the term used to describe the gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere due to the greenhouse effect?ozone depletiondeforestationglobal warmingacid rain30s
- Q6What is the term used to describe the process by which a substance (usually a metal) is destroyed or weakened by corrosion?sublimationreductionoxidationevaporation30s
- Q7What is the term used to describe the practice of cultivating crops and raising livestock for human use and consumption?fishingforestryfarmingmining30s
- Q8What is the term used to describe the wide variety of life forms on Earth, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems?sustainabilitymulticulturalismbiodiversityglobalism30s
- Q9What is the term used to describe the amount of time it takes for half the atoms of a radioactive material to decay?half-liferadioactivitydecay rateisotopic fractionation30s
- Q10What is the term used to describe the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that a particular environment can support?carrying capacityreproductive potentialemigration rategrowth rate30s