4th Quarter: Environmental Science
Final Exam/Environmental Science Test #2 (35 pts)
Study guide: p. 187-188 #1-27, p. 189 #1-6
Key Terms:
fuel
energy transformation
combustion
fossil fuel
hydrocarbon
petroleum (oil)
coal
natural gas
refinery
petrochemical
solar energy
human footprint
renewable energy resource
nonrenewable energy resource
hydroelectric energy
renewable energy resource
nonrenewable energy resource
hydroelectric energy
biomass fuel
gasohol
geothermal energy
nuclear energy
meltdown
efficiency
energy conservation
keystone species
keystone species
biodiversity
extinction
endangered species
threatened species
Also know the advantages/disadvantages of using:
fossil fuels
solar energy
hydroelectric energy
geothermal energy
nuclear energy
Key terms:
renewable energy
nonrenewable energy
solar energy
hydroelectric energy
geothermal energy
nuclear energy
human footprint
fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas)
Also know advantages/disadvantages of:
fossil fuels
solar energy
hydroelectric energy
geothermal energy
nuclear energy
Practice ISAT
Practice ISAT
Practice ISAT w/Answers
Environmental Science Test #1: (35 pts)
- Test Format: 35 Multiple Choice Questions
- Look at the study guides and recommended study materials for Quizzes #1, 2 and 3 (see below)
- Make sure to make a "test help sheet" (Either one side of a 3"x5" OR one of a 1/4 sheet of lined notebook paper)
Environmental Science Quiz #3: (15 pts)
Study Materials
Biomes Worksheet
Textbook Section 2.4
You will need to know and be able to list the 6 major biomes:
Rainforest
Boreal Forest
Deciduous Forest
Desert
Tundra
Grassland
(Keep in mind that the Mountains/Ice covered areas are not considered a biome!!)
You will also need to know the following biome related vocabulary:
Biome
Ecosystem
Abiotic factor
Biotic factor
Climate
Canopy
Understory
Savanna
Deciduous Trees
Coniferous Trees
Permafrost
Environmental Science Quiz #2: (20 pts)
Study Materials:
Population 4-Square Flashcards
Food Webs Class Notes
Textbook Chapters 1.2 & 2.2
Quiz Question/Point Break-Down
14 Fill in the Blank
1 Diagram/Food Web (worth 6 pts)
Population 4-Square Flashcards
Food Webs Class Notes
Textbook Chapters 1.2 & 2.2
Quiz Question/Point Break-Down
14 Fill in the Blank
1 Diagram/Food Web (worth 6 pts)
Levels of Organization in the Environment: (smallest to largest)
Organism - Population - Community - Ecosystem
Population Vocabulary:
Abiotic Factor
Biotic Factor
Birth Rate
Carrying capacity
Death Rate
Ecology
Emigration
Estimate
Immigration
Limiting factor
Population Density
Food Webs Vocabulary:
Decomposer
Consumer/Heterotroph
Producer/Autotroph
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Scavenger
Environmental Science Quiz #1: (15 pts)
Study Materials:
Interactions Among Living Things Class Notes
Textbook Chapter 1.3
Question/Point Break-Down
11 Multiple Choice
4 Interaction Scenarios/Short Answer
Vocabulary:
Natural Selection
Adaptation
Niche
Predation
•Predator
•Prey
Competition
Symbiosis
•Mutualism
•Commensalism
•Parasitism
–Host
–Parasite
