ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE B TEST STUDY
GUIDE 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
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1. Ecology - ANSWER ✓ The study of the interactions between living things
and their environment
2. Organisms - ANSWER ✓ Any living thing made up of at least one cell that
can live on its own
3. Biotic - ANSWER ✓ Part of the environment that includes all of the living
organisms that live and interact with one another
-all of the living parts
4. Abiotic - ANSWER ✓ Part of the environment that includes the physical
features of the environment that affect the organisms living in a particular
area
-any non living part
-water, sunlight, soil, temperature, etc.
5. What does every food chain or web begin with? - ANSWER ✓ -a producer
such as a plant that uses the sun's light to make food for itself
6. Population - ANSWER ✓ Group of individuals of the same species that live
together in the same area at the same time
7. Community - ANSWER ✓ Many populations of species that live in the same
area at the same time and interact with one another
,8. Ecosystem - ANSWER ✓ Made up of a community of organisms and how
they interact with the abiotic environment
-all of the living and non-living things
9. EXAMPLE: Forest ecosystem and all of the animals, plants, water, soil, sun
that affect it
10.Biosphere - ANSWER ✓ Part of Earth where all life exists
11.The _____ works with the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce
marine biology regulations along the coast and in the Great Lakes channels.
- ANSWER ✓ Coast Guard
12.A main division of the Department of Health, the _____, is responsible for
efforts to prevent diseases, disabilities, and environmental health threats. -
ANSWER ✓ CDC
13.The ____ is the branch of the Department of Health that is responsible for
overseeing food inspection processes, prohibits the shipping of mislabeled
products, and checks quality controls and labels for cosmetics and
pharmaceuticals. - ANSWER ✓ FDA
14.This division is in charge of recycling water for reuse on agricultural areas
and landscape areas in National Parks. - ANSWER ✓ Bureau of
Reclamation
15._____ is the waste that is created in the process of making products. -
ANSWER ✓ pre-consumer waste
16.Compost is a rich soil amendment of organic matter that is made form
decomposed plant parts collected from kitchen or yard waste. - ANSWER ✓
True
17.It is estimated that there are thousands of satellites, pieces of old booster
rockets, nuts and bolts, and a long list of scrap material left in orbit above
the Earth. - ANSWER ✓ True
,18.The DOT is in charge of all forms of transport systems and vehicles. -
ANSWER ✓ True
19.Modern thermal power plants generate power basically the same way that
old steam engines do. - ANSWER ✓ True
20.The great TAPS began oil transport in 1977. At its peak production levels,
the pipeline carried 5 million barrels of oil per day. - ANSWER ✓ False
21.All of the following power plants are considered thermal power plants
because they heat the steam that works the generators, except - ANSWER ✓
Hydroelectric power plants
22.Which of the following best describes the use of rainforest plants as
anticancer drugs?
a.
Most rainforest plants have been tested for their cancer fighting properties.
b.
Twenty-five percent of the active ingredients in cancer drugs are exclusively
rainforest plants.
c.
The most powerful anticancer drugs are not rainforest plants.
d.
All of the above - ANSWER ✓ B
23.The sustainable use of rainforest resources is exemplified by _______.
a.
lumber harvesting
b.
ranching
c.
harvesting nuts
d.
none of the above - ANSWER ✓ C
24.Which of the following is not a method used to improve management of
tropical rainforests?
a.
increased logging
, b.
establishing special reserves for critical species
c.
utilize better agricultural techniques
d.
the use of plantations - ANSWER ✓ A
25.Rainforests are principally responsible for global oxygen turnover. -
ANSWER ✓ F
26.Which of the following is not true concerning rainforests?
a.
Rainforests are responsible for most global oxygen turnover.
b.
The undergrowth of rainforests is choked by weeds and plants.
c.
Rainforests are characterized by high levels of rainfall.
d.
Not all rainforests are tropical rainforests. - ANSWER ✓ A
27.Which of the following is not true concerning rainforests?
a.
Twenty-five percent of western pharmaceuticals are derived from rainforest
ingredients.
b.
Almost 50,000 rainforest species are lost every year due to deforestation.
c.
Half of all rainforest plants have been tested for their medicinal properties.
d.
Projections say rainforest deforestation could eliminate half of the world's
species. - ANSWER ✓ C
28.Which of the following is the most likely cause for future water shortages? -
ANSWER ✓ Water pollution
29.More than 50% of ecosystems are currently being used unsustainably. -
ANSWER ✓ True
GUIDE 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Ecology - ANSWER ✓ The study of the interactions between living things
and their environment
2. Organisms - ANSWER ✓ Any living thing made up of at least one cell that
can live on its own
3. Biotic - ANSWER ✓ Part of the environment that includes all of the living
organisms that live and interact with one another
-all of the living parts
4. Abiotic - ANSWER ✓ Part of the environment that includes the physical
features of the environment that affect the organisms living in a particular
area
-any non living part
-water, sunlight, soil, temperature, etc.
5. What does every food chain or web begin with? - ANSWER ✓ -a producer
such as a plant that uses the sun's light to make food for itself
6. Population - ANSWER ✓ Group of individuals of the same species that live
together in the same area at the same time
7. Community - ANSWER ✓ Many populations of species that live in the same
area at the same time and interact with one another
,8. Ecosystem - ANSWER ✓ Made up of a community of organisms and how
they interact with the abiotic environment
-all of the living and non-living things
9. EXAMPLE: Forest ecosystem and all of the animals, plants, water, soil, sun
that affect it
10.Biosphere - ANSWER ✓ Part of Earth where all life exists
11.The _____ works with the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce
marine biology regulations along the coast and in the Great Lakes channels.
- ANSWER ✓ Coast Guard
12.A main division of the Department of Health, the _____, is responsible for
efforts to prevent diseases, disabilities, and environmental health threats. -
ANSWER ✓ CDC
13.The ____ is the branch of the Department of Health that is responsible for
overseeing food inspection processes, prohibits the shipping of mislabeled
products, and checks quality controls and labels for cosmetics and
pharmaceuticals. - ANSWER ✓ FDA
14.This division is in charge of recycling water for reuse on agricultural areas
and landscape areas in National Parks. - ANSWER ✓ Bureau of
Reclamation
15._____ is the waste that is created in the process of making products. -
ANSWER ✓ pre-consumer waste
16.Compost is a rich soil amendment of organic matter that is made form
decomposed plant parts collected from kitchen or yard waste. - ANSWER ✓
True
17.It is estimated that there are thousands of satellites, pieces of old booster
rockets, nuts and bolts, and a long list of scrap material left in orbit above
the Earth. - ANSWER ✓ True
,18.The DOT is in charge of all forms of transport systems and vehicles. -
ANSWER ✓ True
19.Modern thermal power plants generate power basically the same way that
old steam engines do. - ANSWER ✓ True
20.The great TAPS began oil transport in 1977. At its peak production levels,
the pipeline carried 5 million barrels of oil per day. - ANSWER ✓ False
21.All of the following power plants are considered thermal power plants
because they heat the steam that works the generators, except - ANSWER ✓
Hydroelectric power plants
22.Which of the following best describes the use of rainforest plants as
anticancer drugs?
a.
Most rainforest plants have been tested for their cancer fighting properties.
b.
Twenty-five percent of the active ingredients in cancer drugs are exclusively
rainforest plants.
c.
The most powerful anticancer drugs are not rainforest plants.
d.
All of the above - ANSWER ✓ B
23.The sustainable use of rainforest resources is exemplified by _______.
a.
lumber harvesting
b.
ranching
c.
harvesting nuts
d.
none of the above - ANSWER ✓ C
24.Which of the following is not a method used to improve management of
tropical rainforests?
a.
increased logging
, b.
establishing special reserves for critical species
c.
utilize better agricultural techniques
d.
the use of plantations - ANSWER ✓ A
25.Rainforests are principally responsible for global oxygen turnover. -
ANSWER ✓ F
26.Which of the following is not true concerning rainforests?
a.
Rainforests are responsible for most global oxygen turnover.
b.
The undergrowth of rainforests is choked by weeds and plants.
c.
Rainforests are characterized by high levels of rainfall.
d.
Not all rainforests are tropical rainforests. - ANSWER ✓ A
27.Which of the following is not true concerning rainforests?
a.
Twenty-five percent of western pharmaceuticals are derived from rainforest
ingredients.
b.
Almost 50,000 rainforest species are lost every year due to deforestation.
c.
Half of all rainforest plants have been tested for their medicinal properties.
d.
Projections say rainforest deforestation could eliminate half of the world's
species. - ANSWER ✓ C
28.Which of the following is the most likely cause for future water shortages? -
ANSWER ✓ Water pollution
29.More than 50% of ecosystems are currently being used unsustainably. -
ANSWER ✓ True
