SVN3M Exam Review Topics

Exam Breakdown

Multiple Choice (33 marks)

True and False with Correction (8 marks)

Match-Up (8 marks)

Short & Long Answer (55 marks)

Essay Format - Intro, argument, wrap it up (5 marks)

Enviro Challenges / Human health / Soil, Agriculture, Forestry
Multiple Choice / 5 / 10 / 18
True/False / 3 / 2 / 3
Match UP / 4 / 0 / 4
Long/short answer / 9 / 20 / 27
essay / 0 / 0 / 5

Terminology

Abiotic

Biotic

Eutrophication

Cultural eutrophication

Indicator species

Biodiversity

Sustainability

Carrying capacity

Exponential Growth

Ecocentric worldview

Biocentric worldview

Anthropocentric worldview

Environmentalism

Leaching

Ecology

Acid rain

Sediment pollution

Erosion

Hypothesis

Control variable

Independent & dependent variables

Environmental Challenges Unit

  • Environmental Challenges – causes, effects on the environment and solutions
  • Greenhouse Gas Effect – its contribution to Climate change
  • be able to explain it, draw it etc….
  • Trophic Levels – bioaccumulation & biomagnification
  • Oil Spills – safe ways to remove oil if spilled in an ecosystem
  • Carrying Capacity
  • Exponential Growth
  • Worldviews
  • Dams – benefits & potential environmental problems

Human Health and the Environment Unit

  • Pesticides & Fertilizers
  • Eutrophication
  • How to determine if a pesticide is toxic to a species
  • Biological, cultural, chemical hazards
  • Mutagens, carcinogens, teratogens
  • Pesticides
  • Fertilizers
  • Eutrophication – causes, effects to the ecosystem/environment

-species likely to find if low dissolved oxygen or high DO

  • Contaminants – PCBs, mercury, lead
  • Hinkley, Minamata, Grassy Narrows
  • Sources of the contaminants
  • How the contaminants enter the human body and specific effects it has
  • Ways to reduce the threat besides just banning it.
  • Who are the most susceptible to contaminants and why
  • Point & non-point sources of water pollution
  • Examples of each
  • Water quality
  • Main sources of freshwater on earth (3)
  • How to monitor and test for water quality
  • Water Pollution
  • Groundwater – why it is more vulnerable to pollutants

Agriculture and Forestry Unit

  • Plants
  • Factors that affect plant growth
  • Soil
  • Horizons – draw, name & describe the layers
  • Soil Formation – Biological, Mechanical & Chemical Weathering
  • Permeability, porosity
  • Soil types
  • Determining soil type – using a soil triangle
  • Techniques to prevent soil erosion (terraces,
  • Sustainable Farming
  • Know the sustainable farming practices especially the ones that improve soil quality.
  • Monoculture vspolyculture
  • Traditional vs Industrial
  • GMOs (Genetically modified organisms)
  • Environmental advantages and disadvantages of their use
  • Economic advantages and disadvantages of their use
  • Forestry
  • Who owns the most land in Canada
  • Deforestation
  • Human activities that contribute to deforestation
  • Pests
  • Ecological concerns with the use of invasive species to reduce pest problems.
  • Examples of invasive species and their effects
  • Examples of native species and their effects
  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
    -specific pest-control approaches they use

-environmental benefits of using IPMs

  • Abiotic/biotic threats