envi sci fuck Flashcards by Myles Manalastas

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Sustainable Development Goal number 3 is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.

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It is the depletion of trees and forests at an alarming rate.

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deforestation

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The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

Ecosystem
Environmental Science
Ecology
Environmental Engineering

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Ecology

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It refers to the human-made environment that provides the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from buildings to cities and beyond.

urban areas
megacity
ecosystem
built environment

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built environment

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Ecology is the scientific study of relationships between organisms and their environment.
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TRUEE

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Emigration is the movement of individuals out of a population.

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TRUEE

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It is the systematic study of our environment and our proper place in it.

Environmental Science
Environmental Engineering
Biology
Ecology

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Environmental Science

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Processes made by nature

artificial
natural
neutral
environmental

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natural

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The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is between the sun and Earth.
solar eclipse
crescent moon
gibbous moon
lunar eclipse

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solar eclipse

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Scientific studies indicate that extreme weather events such as heat waves and large storms are likely to become more frequent or more intense with human-induced climate change.

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TRUEE

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It is the state of the atmosphere at any given time and place.

climate
seasons
weather
atmospheric fallout

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weather

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Lions and cheetahs of the African savanna compete for the same antelope as prey. This is an example of interspecific competition.

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TRUEE

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A few examples of abiotic components include bacteria, animals, birds, fungi, plants, etc.

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FALSEE

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Pertains to interacting groups of organisms in which each organism has a specific niche or role to play.

habitat
population
ecosystem
community

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community

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A power derived from the energy of falling water and running water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes.

hydropower energy
solar energy
geothermal energy
tidal energy

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hydropower energy

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The following processes occur in an ecosystem except

soil formation
fusion process
nutrient cycling
primary production

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fusion process

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Pertains to interacting groups of organisms in which each organism has a specific niche or role to play.
population
habitat
community
ecosystem

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community

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Characteristics of Life include

Responds to their environment
Grow and Change
All of the above
Reproduce and have offspring

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All of the above

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Dynamics in secondary succession are strongly influenced by pre-disturbance conditions, including soil development, seed banks, remaining organic matter, and residual living organisms.

T/F

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TRUEE

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Characteristics of life include

all of the above
homeostasis
growth and change
metabolism

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all of the above

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Force that creates new landforms on earth

weathering
constructive force
deposition
destructive force

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constructive force

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Sustainable Development Goal number 6 is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

T/F

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TRUEE

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The following are considered environmental issues except

climate change
ozone layer depletion
global warming
reforestation

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reforestation

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The other environmental issues including pollution, waste management, deforestation, climate change, and global warming are all associated with overpopulation.

T/F

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TRUEE

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The scientific study of relationships between organisms and their environment. Habitat Population Ecology Community

Ecology

It is the movement of individuals into a population Emigration Displacement Immigration Transportation

Immigration

The Law of Conservation of Matter states that matter is transformed and combined in different ways, but it does not disappear, everything goes somewhere. T/F

TRUEE

It is an interdisciplinary academic field that draws on ecology, geology, meteorology, biology, chemistry, engineering, and physics to study environmental problems and human impacts on the environment. Environmental Science Environmental Management Environmental Awareness Environmental Engineering

Environmental Science

These are endless interactions that shape our planet and support life. interactions symbiosis natural processes seasonal change

natural processes

Hurricanes, tropical storms, and other intense rotating storms fall into a general category called cyclones. TRUEE FALSEE

TRUEE

Environmental factors created by living organisms and the aspects of the environment pertaining directly to them. abiotic habitat biotic niche

biotic

It is any biological living system that functions as an individual life form population organism niche animal

organism

Excretion is the process by which organisms take in and utilize food material. FALSEE TRUEE

FALSEE

Soil is an example of an abiotic component of an ecosystem. TRUEE FALSEE

TRUEE

The following processes occur in an ecosystem except nutrient cycling soil formation fusion process primary production

fusion process

The first organisms to arrive in an area. first species pioneer species primary species apex species

pioneer species

Human activity plays an important role in the health of ecosystems all around the world. TRUEE FALSEE

TRUEE

Which two cycles depend on photosynthesis for part of the recycling process? water and oxygen carbon and oxygen carbon and nitrogen water and nitrogen

carbon and oxygen

Which is NOT a way that carbon cycles through the biosphere? transpiration photosynthesis combustion of fossil fuels decomposition

transpiration

The formation of fossil fuels and sedimentary rocks contributes to the carbon cycle for very long periods. TRUEE FALSEE

TRUEE

Through which process do living organisms release carbon into the atmosphere? combustion photosynthesis transpiration cellular respiration

cellular respiration

Evaporation of water from plants transpiration condensation evaporation respiration

transpiration

It is the recycling of water on earth, including atmospheric, surface and underground phases. oxygen cycle sulfur cycle water cycle carbon cycle

water cycle

It describes how water evaporates from the surface of the Earth, rises into the atmosphere, cools and condenses into rain or snow in clouds, and falls again to the surface through precipitation. nitrogen cycle phosphorus cycle water cycle carbon cycle

water cycle

It is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers. percolation evaporation precipitation transpiration

transpiration

Evaporation of water from plants condensation evaporation respiration transpiration

transpiration

This process of decomposition produces ammonia, which is further used for other biological processes. denitrification nitrogen fixation nitrification ammonification

ammonification

In this process, the ammonia is converted into nitrate by the presence of bacteria in the soil. nitrogen fixation ammonification denitrification nitrification

nitrification

Temperature, soil, and the amount of light and water help determine what life exists in a biome. TRUEE FALSEE

TRUEE

One important abiotic factor in marine ecosystems is the water depth amount of plankton size of animals kinds of algae

water depth

It has the greatest biological diversity of any land biome. desert savanna temperate grassland new moon tropical rain forest

tropical rain forest

The diets of hyenas and wild dogs overlap extensively. This is an example of commensalism competition predation mutualism

competition

It is the functional role of an organism in a habitat. habitat niche community bio-indicator

niche

Interspecific competition is found in coastal marine environments, like coral reefs. TRUEE FALSEE

TRUEE

Which is a primary consumer dung beetle termites earthworm fungi

termites

Which is a primary consumer aphid earthworm fungi dung beetle

aphid

Ruminants such as cows, sheep, deer, giraffes and goats are herbivore primary consumers. FALSEE TRUEE

TRUEE

It is an integral component of every life form on earth. carbon water phosphorus nitrogen

carbon

It is the movement of matter within or between ecosystems; caused by living organisms, geological forces, or chemical reactions. environment biogeochemical cycles life cycle biosphere

biogeochemical cycles

Carbon present in the atmosphere is absorbed by plants for transpiration. TRUEE FALSEE

FALSEE

Water covers about 81% of the Earth's surface. TRUEE FALSEE

FALSEE

It is the circulation and utilization of nitrogen in both organic and inorganic phases. water cycle nitrogen cycle carbon cycle oxygen cycle

nitrogen cycle

It constitutes many cellular components like amino acids that form building blocks that make up various components of the human body such as hair, tissues and muscles. nitrogen water Phosphorus carbon dioxide

nitrogen

Plants undergo the process of photosynthesis and produce oxygen. carbon dioxide. nitrogen. phosphorus

oxygen

High tide is when water advances to its furthest extent onto the shoreline. TRUEE FALSEE

TRUEE

These biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. T/F

TRUEE

Anemone fish, or “clownfish”, are certain species of fish that live inside of anemones. Unlike all other fish, they are protected from the stings of the anemone’s tentacles. The anemone fish uses the anemone for protection and feeds off of the scraps the anemone leaves behind. Sometimes, the anemone gets parasites that the anemone fish can pick off, and the anemone fish chases away fish that like to eat anemones. How would you classify their symbiosis?

commensalism

An impala and a spotted hyena in an African savanna. This is an example of competition predation mutualism commensalism

predation

Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship between individuals of two different species in which both species benefit from the association T?F

FALSEE

The feeding levels in a food chain. food chain trophic levels energy levels food web

trophic levels

A population is a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other in different ways. T/F

FALSEE

A consumer that eats ONLY plants. omnivore cannibal carnivore herbivore

herbivore

The following are examples of a water body except

savanna

Any identifiable source of pollution with specific point of discharge into a particular water body.

point source

The process of removing harmful pollutants and contaminants from water discarded by homes and businesses, so the water is safe for most uses.

sewage treatment

It is the term given to anything that is suspended in a water supply.

turbidity

All owners or operators of facilities that discharge wastewater are required to get a permit to discharge from the DENR or the Laguna Lake Development Authority.

TRUEE

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) consist mainly of all of the above bicarbonates sulfates chlorides

all of the above

Also known as the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Clean Water Act of 2004.

DAO 2005-10

Also known as Water Quality Guidelines and General Effluent Standards of 2016

DAO 2016-08

Anyone discharging wastewater into a water body will have to be imprisoned.

FALSEE

Water from the surface - rain or melting snow - moves slowly down through the ground to the aquifers. This is called discharge.

FALSEE

It is an underground layer of permeable rock, sediment, or soil that yields water.

aquifer

Examples of volatile organic compounds include

paints

This complex mixture includes both organic and inorganic particles, such as dust, pollen, soot, smoke, and liquid droplets.

PARTICULATE MATTER

Air pollutants include the following except

inert gases

An odorless, colorless gas produced by appliances or heaters that burn natural gas, oil, wood, propane or kerosene

carbon monoxide

People experience a wide range of health effects from being exposed to air pollution.

TRUEE

It is the impulse to vomit.

nausea

All stationary sources must comply with the National Emission Standards for Source Specific Air Pollutants (NESSAP) and National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

TRUEE

Mobile sources refer to vehicles like cars, trucks, buses, jeepneys, tricycles, motorcycles, and vans.

TRUEE

Results of an incident or behavior that last for years or a lifetime.

long-term effects

EARL; 2

Water contamination is often used to refer to impurities in water regardless of the source or events that led to the impurities being in the water. TRUEE FALSEE

TRUEE

It is the introduction of harmful materials into the water environment. noise pollution land pollution water pollution air pollution

water pollution

Uses of water include industrial domestic fisheries all of the above

all of the above

A common impurity or contamination in water is its Total Dissolves Solids count. t/F

TRUEE

Discharging untreated wastewater to any water body will have a fine of P 500,000 to P 1,000,000. t/f

FALSEE

The amount of space in between sediments grains, cracks or fractures in rocks. porosity permeability void ratio particle size

porosity

The property of the soil to transmit water and air particle size void ratio permeability porosity

permeability

Hydrocarbons that contain only carbon (C), hydrogen (H), chlorine (Cl), and fluorine (F), produced as volatile derivative of methane. ethane and propane. volatile organic compounds photochemical smog particulate matter chlorofluorocarbons

chlorofluorocarbons

Air pollution sources that have relatively fixed location.

STATIONARY SOURCES

These are a group of gases and compounds composed of nitrogen and oxygen. chlorofluorocarbons volatile organic compounds particulate matter nitrogen oxides

nitrogen oxides

Illness having to do with the lungs and breathing. lung cancer emphysema respiratory disease nausea

respiratory disease

Results of an incident or behavior that last for years or a lifetime. short-term effects environmental effects positive effects long-term effects

long-term effects

These include smoking, burning of garbage, and dust from construction, unpaved grounds, etc. mobile sources source emissions point sources area sources

area sources

The major sources of indoor air pollution include combustion and building materials.

TRUEE

Hydrocarbons that contain only carbon (C), hydrogen (H), chlorine (Cl), and fluorine (F), produced as volatile derivative of methane. ethane and propane.

chlorofloro carbons

Water contamination is often used to refer to impurities in water regardless of the source or events that led to the impurities being in the water.

TRUEE

A common impurity or contamination in water is its Total Dissolves Solids count.

TRUEE

Lake is an example of a surface water.

TRUEE

t is also known as Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004

9275

These are a group of gases and compounds composed of nitrogen and oxygen.

nitrogen oxides

Tropospheric ozone is considered as an air pollutant.

TRUEE

Air pollution consists of chemicals or particles in the air that can harm the health of humans, animals, and plants. It also damages buildings.

TRUEE

Otherwise known as the Philippine Clean Air Act

8749

Pollutants damage the quality of air, water, and land. T/F

TRUEE

It is also known as Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 RA 9003 RA 9275 RA 6969 RA 8749

RA 9275

It is the introduction of harmful materials into the water environment. noise pollution land pollution water pollution air pollution

water pollution

Tropospheric ozone is considered as an air pollutant. t/f

TRUEE

Harmful chemicals coming from or accumulating inside a building. indoor air pollutant ozone particulate matter photochemical smog

indoor air pollutant

Precipitation with high levels of nitric and sulfuric acids. acid rain smog particulate matter dust

acid rain

Not all potential sources of air pollution (mobile, point and area sources) must comply with the provisions of the Clean Air Act. t/f

FALSEE

A type of solid waste that comes from manufacturing facilities Group of answer choices industrial wastes pathological wastes domestic waste commercial waste

industrial wastes

Solid waste refers to all discarded Group of answer choices all of the above non-hazardous institutional and industrial waste commercial waste household waste

all of the above

Solid waste refers to all discarded materials from the following except Group of answer choices commercial wastes household waste construction debris pathological wastes

pathological wastes

Solid waste refers to all discarded Group of answer choices construction debris all of the above commercial waste household waste

all of the above

Solid waste refers to all discarded Group of answer choices household waste non-hazardous institutional and industrial waste commercial waste all of the above

all of the above

Waste transfer and transport is the final stage of waste management.

FALSEE

RA 9003 declares the systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste management program that ensures the protection of public health and the environment and the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment and disposal of solid.

TRUEE

These are wastes produced from activities within local government units which include a combination of domestic, commercial, institutional, and industrial wastes and street litters. Group of answer choices municipal solid wastes pathological wastes industrial wastes domestic wastes

municipal solid wastes

Otherwise known as RA 9003 Group of answer choices Clean Air Act Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act Clean Water Act Ecological Solid Waste Management Act

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act

These wastes includes animal manure, wastes from crop harvesting and slaughter houses, etc. Group of answer choices domestic wastes agricultural wastes non biodegradable wastes industrial wastes

agricultural wastes

Based on the latest report from DENR, more than 50% of the municipal solid wastes are biodegradable materials.

TRUEE

It involves the study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms. Group of answer choices Medicine Pharmacology Toxicity Toxicology

Toxicology

It is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism. Group of answer choices Medicine Pharmacology Toxicology Toxicity

Toxicity

Emerging diseases are illnesses that are not previously observed in humans and usually jumps from animal host.

TRUEE

What are the two indicators of human health? Group of answer choices birth rate and death rate life expectancy and diseases population and demography life expectancy and infant mortality

life expectancy and infant mortality

COVID-19 is considered as a reemerging disease. T/F

FALSEE

Paints, thinners, batteries, lead-acid batteries, spray canisters are considered hazardous wastes.

TRUEE

What are the two indicators of human health? Group of answer choices life expectancy and infant mortality birth rate and death rate population and demography life expectancy and diseases

life expectancy and infant mortality

A chemical with adverse human health effects Group of answer choices poison toxicant hazard irritant

toxicant

Failure or refusal to submit reports, notices or on the information, access to records is not a prohibited act under RA 6969.

FALSEE

EARL 2

It is the control of generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport, processing, and disposal of solid wastes. greener production 3R’s solid waste management pollution control

solid waste management

Methane gases from dumpsites can affect the health of exposed populations and contribute to global warming. FALSEE TRUEE

TRUEE

Sewage, food scraps and vegetable peelings are considered as biodegradable wastes. FALSEE TRUEE

TRUEE

Which of the following would result of improper solid waste disposal contamination of water supplies soil contamination all of the above affects marine habitats

all of the above

It describes solid waste management as a discipline associated with the control of generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport, processing, and disposal of solid wastes. Ecological Solid Waste Management Act Clean Water Act Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act Clean Air Act

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act

Malaria is considered as a reemerging disease. TRUEE FALSEE

TRUEE

Reemerging diseases are illnesses that existed in the past and are recently increasing in incidence. TRUEE FALSEE

TRUEE

The number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or environmental factor. physical development morbidity mortality health

mortality

Materials from building demolition containing asbestos are not considered as hazardous wastes. TRUEE FALSEE

FALSEE

Acids or alkalis that are capable of dissolving human flesh and corroding metal such as storage tanks and drums. This characteristic pertains to being

CORROSOVE

These are substances that are without any safe commercial, industrial, agricultural or economic usage that present unreasonable risk and/or injury to health and safety and to the environment. e-wastes air pollutant hazardous wastes water pollutant

hazardous wastes

Hazardous wastes pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed. t/f

TRUEE

Major source of municipal solid wastes in the Philippines comes from Group of answer choices Commercial Industrial Institutional Residential

Residential

Aluminum cans, glass and plastics are considered as biodegradable wastes.

FALSEE

Sewage, food scraps and vegetable peelings are considered as biodegradable wastes.

TRUEE

A crucial phase of waste management, this includes activities such as placing waste collection bins, collecting waste from those bins, and accumulating trash in the location where the collection vehicles are emptied. Group of answer choices onsite handling, storage and processing waste disposal waste generation waste collection

waste collection

Solid waste refers to all discarded materials from the following except Group of answer choices commercial wastes construction debris household waste pathological wastes

pathological wastes

Major source of municipal solid wastes in the Philippines comes from Group of answer choices Commercial Residential Institutional Industrial

Residential

It describes solid waste management as a discipline associated with the control of generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport, processing, and disposal of solid wastes. Group of answer choices Ecological Solid Waste Management Act Clean Water Act Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act Clean Air Act

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act

It declares the systematic, comprehensive, and ecological solid waste management program that ensures the protection of public health and the environment and the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment and disposal of solid.

ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT

It mandates local government units to exercise powers, functions and responsibilities in providing basic services and facilities related to general hygiene, sanitation, beautification and solid waste collection, transport and disposal. Group of answer choices RA 9275 RA 7160 RA 6969 Ra 9003

Ra 9003

What are the two indicators of human health? Group of answer choices life expectancy and infant mortality population and demography life expectancy and diseases birth rate and death rate

life expectancy and infant mortality

Reactive wastes will readily explode or undergo violent reactions.

TRUEE

Health issues in developing countries include Group of answer choices poor sanitation malnutrition unsafe water all of the above

all of the above

Any toxic substance that may be man-made or naturally occurring Group of answer choices toxicant toxin hazard irritant

toxicant

Otherwise known as the Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act Ecological Solid Waste Management Act Group of answer choices RA 9275 RA 9003 RA 6969 RA 8749

RA 6969