GENV 205 WEEK 1 QUIZ

1)    When we discuss “our environment,” we are referring to

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all conditions in the world. 

only interactions that affect human life. 

only conditions that cause negative effects on our health. 

primarily interactions that harm the atmosphere. 

the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life. 

2)    The Neuse River is considered a system because it involves

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components that influence each other irreversibly. 

specifically interacting biotic components that influence each other. 

interacting abiotic components. 

components that interact and influence one another through material or energy change. 

components that influence one another only through the water. 

3) An ecosystem is a location on Earth that includes

I. only biotic components.

II. only abiotic components.

III. interacting living and non-living components.

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