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Ecological vocabulary test

Quiz by Anna Shapovalova

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  • Q1
    What is the term used to describe the natural environment in which an organism lives?
    ecosystem
    biome
    habitat
    biosphere
    30s
  • Q2
    What 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?
    evaporation
    photosynthesis
    transpiration
    respiration
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the term used to describe the slow movement of earth's crust?
    volcanism
    erosion
    plate tectonics
    continental drift
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the term used to describe the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area?
    drainage
    aeration
    fertilization
    irrigation
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the term used to describe the gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere due to the greenhouse effect?
    ozone depletion
    deforestation
    global warming
    acid rain
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the term used to describe the process by which a substance (usually a metal) is destroyed or weakened by corrosion?
    sublimation
    reduction
    oxidation
    evaporation
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the term used to describe the practice of cultivating crops and raising livestock for human use and consumption?
    fishing
    forestry
    farming
    mining
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the term used to describe the wide variety of life forms on Earth, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems?
    sustainability
    multiculturalism
    biodiversity
    globalism
    30s
  • Q9
    What is the term used to describe the amount of time it takes for half the atoms of a radioactive material to decay?
    half-life
    radioactivity
    decay rate
    isotopic fractionation
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the term used to describe the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that a particular environment can support?
    carrying capacity
    reproductive potential
    emigration rate
    growth rate
    30s

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