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Environmental Science Quiz

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Why must organisms in estuaries tolerate varying salinity?

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What do controlled fires help accomplish?

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Why are endemic species especially vulnerable to extinction?

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What is an aquifer?

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What is the San Andreas fault?

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Environmental Science Knowledge Test

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Why is protecting entire ecosystems better than saving individual species?

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What is an open system?

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What are epiphytes?

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What role do decomposers play in succession?

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Invertebrates are animals that lack backbones.

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How can rivers change landscapes?

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What is the core?

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What is the biosphere?

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Corals live in all ocean waters regardless of temperature or depth.

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Between what latitudes are temperate deciduous forests located?

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Biological magnification causes poisons to become more concentrated up the food chain.

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What is an endangered species?

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What are the four main parts of the Earth system?

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What is precipitation?

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What is the smallest earthquake magnitude that can be felt?

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What is the law of supply and demand?

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How many biodiversity hotspots have been identified worldwide?

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Where do corals live?

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The geosphere makes up all the water on or near Earth's surface.

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How long is the growing season in temperate deciduous forests?

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