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AQA A-Level Environmental Science 3.1 The living environment overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which feature of Earth is most directly responsible for allowing liquid water to exist on much of its surface?

  2. The Gaia hypothesis proposes that the Earth behaves in which way?

  3. An index of diversity is preferred over a simple species count because it also accounts for which factor?

  4. Which process converts unreactive atmospheric nitrogen gas into ammonium?

  5. Which process returns nitrates to the atmosphere as nitrogen gas?

  6. Which is the largest single cause of global biodiversity loss?

  7. Which is an example of ex-situ conservation?

  8. Approximately what fraction of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next?

  9. Net primary productivity (NPP) is best described as which of the following?

  10. Which statement about energy and matter in ecosystems is correct?

  11. How did early photosynthesising organisms change the Earth's atmosphere?

  12. Heavy use of nitrogen fertiliser most directly causes which environmental problem when it runs off into water?