Environmental Science - Study Mode
[#121] If a glass of water were surrounded by saturated air:
Correct Answer
(C) The level of the water in the glass would not change
Explanation
Solution: If a glass of water were surrounded by saturated air the level of the water in the glass would not change.
[#122] In the food relationship where the lion eats the wild beast, and the wild beast eats plants
Correct Answer
(D) The lion is the secondary consumer and the wilde beast is the primary consumer
Explanation
Solution: Predators are the animals which kill or hunt other animals for food and the animal which is killed is called as prey. So, the lion is the predator which hunts for the wild beast for their food.
Secondary consumers are carnivores or omnivores which feed on the primary consumer which are herbivores. Therefore, the lion is a secondary consumer and wild beast is the primary.
[#123] Two-thirds of the world's known oil reserves are located in
Correct Answer
(C) The middle east
Explanation
Solution: Addressing a major energy conference organised by the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in central London, he said about two-thirds of the world proven oil reserves are located in the Middle East.
[#124] Suppose yesterday morning you noticed ice crystals (frost) on the grass, yet the minimum temperature reported in the newspaper was only 35 o F. The most likely reason for this apparent discrepancy is that:
Correct Answer
(A) Temperature readings are taken in instrument shelters more than 5 feet above the ground
Explanation
Solution: Temperature readings are taken in instrument shelters more than 5 feet above the ground.
[#125] Definition of ecosystem is
Correct Answer
(A) The community of organisms together with the environment in which they live
Explanation
Solution: A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.