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S-SCEN001TP BSA32 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2nd Sem (2022-2023)

Midterms: Summative Exam
Question 1
NIPAS stands for _____.

Response: National Integrated Protected Areas System

Question 2
_____ refers to the variety of life at every hierarchical level and spatial scale of biological organizations: genes
within populations, population within species, species within communities, communities within landscapes,
landscapes within biomes, and biomes within the biosphere”.

Response: bodiversity

Question 3
It is the variety of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems found in an area or on the earth.

Response: Ecosystem Diversity

Question 4
_____ is a simple mathematical model of population showing Exponential Growth. In the real world there are
limits to growth that each population will encounter. Eventually, shortages of food or other resources lead to a
reduction in the population size.

Response: k-selected species

Question 5
Match the following examples with the correct ecosystem service category.

Response: Fruits and vegetables => Provisioning service

Response: Water purification and waste treatment => Regulating service

Response: Photosynthesis => Regulating service

Response: Nutrient cycling => Supporting service

Response: Mountain climbing as recreation => Cultural Service

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Question 6
Age-structure diagram where the pre-reproductive age is the most populous

Response: Rapid Growth

Question 7
_____ is the number of organisms of the same species living in the same area at the same time.

Response: population

Question 8
Carrying capacity is the maximum population that can be supported on a given amount of resources for an extended
period of time.

Response: True

Question 9
_____ species rely upon a high reproductive rate to overcome the high mortality of offspring with little or no
parental care. For example: a clam can release a million eggs in a lifetime, with few surviving to maturity.
Response: r-selected

Question 10
Match the following questions with the correct answers.

Response: Deals with the variation in time and space of population size and density for one or more species. =>
Population dynamics

Response: Addition and removal of individuals from populations => Population dynamics

Response: Usually expressed as a lack of a particular resource. => Limiting Factors

Response: Anything that drives a population's size and slows or stops it from growing. => Limiting Factors

Question 11
Ecosystem goods such as food, clothing, and shelter are examples of indirect benefits from nature.

Response: False

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Question 12
Type of distribution where individuals are clustered for food, protection, and reproduction.

Response: Clumped Distribution

Question 13
The following are threats to species diversity, except:

Response: Habitat Regeneration

Question 14
_____ is the maximum growth rate of a population if all individuals survived and produce the maximum number of
offspring.

Response: biotic potential

Question 15
Age structure consisting of individuals normally too young to have children

Response: Pre-reproductive

Question 16
_____ is the number of individuals of the same species per area or volume.

Response: Population density

Question 17
Density independent factors are regulation of the size of a population by mechanisms whose effectiveness increases
as population size increases (ex: contagious disease).

Response: False

Question 18
The number of organisms that move into the population from another population.

Response: Immigration

Question 19
Match the following questions with the correct answers.

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Response: Refers to the amount by which a population’s size changes in a given time. => Population growth

Response: The number of species that are born. => Natality

Response: The number of species that die. => Mortality

Response: The number of species that leave the land. => Emigration

Response: The number of species that entered the land. => Immigration

Question 20
Match the following questions with the correct answers.

Response: Affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of the population size. => Density-independent factor

Response: Natural catastrophes ex. volcanic eruption and earthquakes => Density-independent factor

Response: This factor become limiting only when the population density reaches a certain level. => Density-
dependent factor

Response: Parasitism and diseases => Density-dependent factor

Question 21
Density dependent factors are condition of a population in which regulation of growth is not tied to the population
density (ex: a storm). Response: False

Question 22
_____ is defined as the benefits people obtain from ecosystems.

Response: ecosystem service

Question 23
Deforestation is the natural or anthropogenic that converts forest land to non-forest.

Response: True

Question 24
The number of organisms that move out of the population to another population.

Response: Emmigration

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Question 25
IUCN stands for _____.

Response: International Union for the Conservation of Nature

Question 26
An ecosystem is said to be healthy if it can maintain its structure and functions over a period of time even in the
presence of environmental stress.

Response: True

Question 27
A _____ community is the final stage of succession.

Response: climax

Question 28
_____ diversity refers to the variety of genetic material within a species or a population.

Response: Genetic

Question 29
Overshoot occurs when a population exceeds its carrying capacity.

Response: True

Question 30
The CITES Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity.

Response: False

Question 31
Logistic growth refers to the population growth where the rate of growth is constantly changing as a result of
environmental resistance as the population approaches the carrying capacity.

Response: True

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Question 32
Tolerant Species are species that can be used to assess the extent of pollution due to their tolerance to varying levels
of pollutants.

Response: True

Question 33
BONUS QUESTION: The surname of your Environmental Science teacher is _____.

Response: Obra

Question 34
CITES stands for _____.

Response: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Question 35
Under the IUCN Red List, species whose last individual has died is classified as extinct.

Response: True

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