Biology 105 Exam 3 Review- preliminary- it will be updated with more information later
Fossil Fuels
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What are the three different kinds of fossil fuels? How where they formed? What were they
made of? For each of the three fossil fuels where are the found on the planet? ie. -What do we
have the most of in the US? Where is most oil found on the planet?
What energy source is the most widely used on the global scale?
Which fossil fuel emits the most CO2 per amount of heat produced?
What are some of the dangers of producing fossil fuels and transporting them?
How are fossil fuels linked to climate change?
What is the world's main energy source (which fossil fuel)?
How much do we have left? How long will our fossil fuels last?
What are fossil fuels used to make (what types of items)?
Renewable Energy/Alternative Energy
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What are different examples of renewable energy?
What is the definition of alternative/renewable energy?
What are the pros and cons of: biofuels, hydroelectric power, solar power, wind energy etc.?
What are some energy saving features that you could use in your own home?
Nuclear Power
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What is radioactive waste? How is it disposed of? Why is it made? Where is it made?
What are the pros and cons of nuclear energy?
What are some of the more famous nuclear power emergencies in the world?
How is nuclear energy made (at the atomic level)?
Soil Resources
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What are the four things soil is made of?
What are the different sizes of soil particles that exist?
What are the layers of the soil? Think about the important layers I pointed out and why they are
important.
What are the four soil problems that were discussed? What were the causes of the soil
problems and what are some solutions? What kind of effects can these problems have on the
environment?
What is the difference between organic and inorganic fertilizers?
What are some soil conservation methods?
Food Resources
 Subsistence agriculture vs. industrialized agriculture. What are the definitions of each and what
are the problems associated with each.
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What is the relationship between food and developing nations? Malnutrition/undernutritioncauses
What are the issues with livestock raised in factory farms? What methods are used to feed our
increasing population and our increasing demand for meat? What are the problems with those
methods- human health? Why is livestock (meat) so expensive (not necessarily money
expensive, but real cost to environment and people)
What are different methods of fishing? Which are illegal?
What is the problem with our current domesticated plants and animals (think genetics)
genetically modified organisms- what are they? What are the issues with GMOs? How does the
US deal with GMOs, how does Europe?
sustainable agriculture- what is it? what are the goals? what are some methods?
ecosystem services