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ENVR 1301 EXAM 1 REVIEW (QUIZZES)
ACTUAL QUESTIONS 2026 WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1. The average consumer can reduce his or her ecological
footprint *the most* by - correct answer-eating less meat and
dairy products
2. Overgrazing can result in all of the following except - correct
answer-increased water infiltration
3. The breakdown of large rocks into smaller pieces is - correct
answer-affected by rainfall, freezing, thawing
4. A species realized niche - correct answer-cannot be larger
than its fundamental niche
5. The energy content and biomass of ______ is lowest in a
terrestrial foodweb - correct answer-top carnivores
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6. It is more energy efficient to eat more - correct answer-plant
based foods
7. What kind of distribution do we typically see within a
population of a species that maintains nesting territories -
correct answer-uniform
8. _________ refers to the agricultural practice in which
members of a farming family produce only enough food for
their family's own subsistence and do not make use of large
scale irrigation, chemical fertilizer, machinery or tech? -
correct answer-traditional agriculture
9. Key mechanisms that generate and maintain genetic
variation among individuals in most populations - correct
answer-mutations and sexual reproduction
10. Which of the following is an ecosystem - correct answer-
colony of ants, the leaves they harvest, the fungi they
cultivate, and the soil and nutrients needed for cultivation
ENVR 1301 EXAM 1 REVIEW (QUIZZES)
ACTUAL QUESTIONS 2026 WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1. The average consumer can reduce his or her ecological
footprint *the most* by - correct answer-eating less meat and
dairy products
2. Overgrazing can result in all of the following except - correct
answer-increased water infiltration
3. The breakdown of large rocks into smaller pieces is - correct
answer-affected by rainfall, freezing, thawing
4. A species realized niche - correct answer-cannot be larger
than its fundamental niche
5. The energy content and biomass of ______ is lowest in a
terrestrial foodweb - correct answer-top carnivores
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6. It is more energy efficient to eat more - correct answer-plant
based foods
7. What kind of distribution do we typically see within a
population of a species that maintains nesting territories -
correct answer-uniform
8. _________ refers to the agricultural practice in which
members of a farming family produce only enough food for
their family's own subsistence and do not make use of large
scale irrigation, chemical fertilizer, machinery or tech? -
correct answer-traditional agriculture
9. Key mechanisms that generate and maintain genetic
variation among individuals in most populations - correct
answer-mutations and sexual reproduction
10. Which of the following is an ecosystem - correct answer-
colony of ants, the leaves they harvest, the fungi they
cultivate, and the soil and nutrients needed for cultivation
