Title: Unit 2 Quiz
Course: BIS 105 Environmental Biology > Section: BIS 105 Environmental Biology

Q: Which aspect of the nitrogen cycle have humans impacted the most?
- sediments and rock
- fertilizer use
- emissions from vehicles
- bacterial conversion
- decomposition
A: fertilizer use

Q: Describe the two major forms of energy and give examples of each.

Q: The observation that energy cannot be created or destroyed is explained by
- First law of thermodynamics
- Second law of thermodynamics
- Third law of thermodynamics
- entropy
- kinetic energy
A: First law of thermodynamics

Q: Which aspect of the hydrologic cycle have humans impacted the most?
- precipitation
- extraction
- evaporation
- transpiration
- excitation
A: extraction

Q: Which of the following is not a pool or reservoir for phosphorus in the biosphere?
- atmosphere
- soil minerals
- phosphate rock
- dissolved phosphate in water
- organic phosphate in plants
A: atmosphere

Q: The largest pools of carbon in the carbon cycle are ________.
- hydrosphere
- plants and animals
- sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels
- oceans and freshwater
- atmosphere
A: sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels

Q: A group of individuals of the same species living and interacting in a given area is a(n)
- population
- community
- ecosystem
- biome
- niche
A: population

Q: All the populations living and interacting in a given area is known as a(n)?
- population
- community
- biosphere
- ecosystem
- species
A: community

Q: Which of the following terms includes all the others?
- community
- biome
- biosphere
- population
- ecosystem
A: biosphere