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Biology 201
Environmental Needs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following factors is as important as population in determining the environmental impact of humans? | Consumption |
| How do moderately developed countries most differ from highly developed countries? | They have fewer opportunities for income, education, and healthcare. |
| What does the phrase "Environmental sustainability" imply? | Future generations will have the resources necessary for quality of life |
| What is the usual result of a successful NIMBY Campaign? | Polluting facilities are places in poor or less populated communities. |
| The issue that racial and ethnic minorities face unusually high exposure to environmental hazards is a central argument to...? | Environmental injustice |
| Which of the following is key to the elimination of world poverty and stabilizing global population? | Educating Women and Children. |
| Which of the following would be an example of multi-cropping? | Growing wheat in the winter and soybeans in the Summer. |
| What is the best way to get rid of squatter communities? | Develop plans for the eventual improvement of squatter settlements. |
| What is the best definition of conservation? | Careful management of land and resources. |
| What is the best definition of preservation? | setting aside land and natural resources. |
| Who among the following would most likely believe that natural resources would be used for the greatest good for the most people for the longest time. | Pinchot? |
| The soil conservation service was formed after what environmental crisis? | Severe erosion following windstorms in the 1930s. |
| Which of the following pieces of literature helped foster support for the wilderness act of 1964? | Wilderness Essay |
| What important environmental book about problems associated with pesticide use was written by Rachel Carson? | Silent Spring |
| What was one positive thing that came from the establishment of Earth Day? | Signing of the National Environment Policy Act. |
| The 1900s were best known for which of the following environmental events. | It was the decade of some of the worst environmental disasters. |
| What is the environmental significance of the process of "consumption"? | Consumption can outstrip the natural resources available and lead to over-exploitation of the environment. |
| Which of the following parameters are needed to estimate humans impact on the environment? | All of these are necessary. |
| What one central problem in environmental science links all other problems together? | Human population continues to increase. |
| How do subsidies for the fishing industry contribute to environmental destruction? | Trawler fishing is heavily subsidized and the method itself strips the seafloor of anything in the path of the trawler nets. |
| Which of the following global environmental concerns is most directly linked to poverty? | Desertification. |
| Which of the following statements about sustainable development is true. | Sustainable development can only support limited levels of consumption. |
| Natures contirbution to the global economy can be measured in trillions of dollars per year. Which of the below are services provided by nature? | Air and water purification, soil generation, and waste detoxification. |
| If economic decisions are to be sustainable they will have to consider which of the following? | environmental and societal costs must both be considered |
| To what does the "tragedy of the Commons" refer? | The struggle between short-term individual welfare and long term environmental stability. |
| What is deep ecology? | A worldwide view based on the idea that all species have equal worth. |
| Which of the following represents an example of an external cost? | Soil erosion from clear cutting forests. |
| Why do we need to be careful when interpreting IPAT equation results? | We often do not understand all of the environmental impact of a particular technology. |
| Corporations and governments affecting environmental resources began to take NEPA seriously after which of the following events? | Environmental groups began suing individuals and organizations based on environmental impact statements. |
| What measures are being taken to protect wildlife in threatened areas? | All of the above |
| Which of the following is an example of resource degradation? | Collapse of the wild salmon fishery. |
| Global sustainable development depends on eradication of poverty in the developing world. What is the consequence of this? | Poor people in developing countries need to increase their consumption of certain essential resources. |
| Pollution such as the emissions from this oil refinery is considered an external cost because? | Its cost to the environment is not reflected in the price of the product that produces it. |
| How would an ecologist classify bacteria, worms, and fungi? | Decomposer |
| What is a species? | A group of similar organisms whose members freely interbreed with one another. |
| What important role do decomposers play in the ecosystem? | Nutrient cycling |
| What layer of our planet is made of rock and soil? | The lithosphere |
| An environmental impact statement must include which of the following? | Short-and-long-term effects and any adverse environmental effects. |
| Which of the following would environmental economists consider natural capital? | Water purification by a cattail marsh |
| Which of the following best describe an ecosystem? | all of the biological interactions, plus interactions with the abiotic environment, in a given area. |
| What is landscape ecology? | THe study of the connections among various ecosystems |
| Which of the following do incentive-based strategies depend on most. | Economic forces |
| Which term encompasses the other four? | biosphere |
| What type of chemical energy is stored in a plant? | Potential |
| Which of the following statements about energy is true. | It flows in only one direction through an ecosystem |
| Which of the following statements about biochemistry cycles is true? | They describe the movement of water and other materials through the biosphere |
| Which of the following in an example of a biotic component of an ecosystem? | A community |
| How would an ecologist classify an herbivore? | Primary consumer |
| Mushrooms get their nutrition from...? | Decomposing dead organic material |
| Which of the following is a good example of a producer? | an alga |
| What is each level or "link" in a food chain or a food web called? | Tropic level |
| How is carbon transferred from living organisms to the atmosphere? | Cellular respiration |
| What is the first step in the nitrogen cycle, in which gaseous nitrogen is converted into ammonia? | Nitrogen Fixation |
| Which of the following process plays an important role in the phosphorus cycle? | Erosion |
| Conservation groups and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have created a reserve to protect what endangered animal | Bonobo Ape |
| The eight South Asian nations agreed to cooperate more in addressing what conservation issue? | Wildlife trade |
| What important process might be severely impacted by colony collapse syndrome? | Pollination |
| Mercury in seafood has been associated with | Nervous system impairment |
| Why have some plants evolved mutualistic relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria? | The bacteria transform nitrogen into useful forms for the plants; the plants then provide water and a place for the bacteria to live. |
| Why do we call an area of land that runoff drains into? | Watershed |
| What is an organism's role or lifestyle within the structure of an ecosystem called? | Ecological niche |
| What is co-evolution? | The interdependent evolution of two interacting species. |
| Global subsidies for commodity production are said to contribute to global obesity. What is the relationship between government subsidies and food production? | Subsidies for corn makes feed cheaper and allows beef to be produced at relatively low prices. This makes meat more affordable for more people. |
| Which of the following describes inter-specific competition? | Two or more species attempt to use an essential common resource. |
| Which of the following is anm adaptation of flowers resulting from the co-evolution of plants and pollinators? | Nectar |
| How do "green" GDP systems differ from traditional GDP measures? | Green GDP systems include costs and benefits of economic activity on environmental and socail dimensions. |
| Subsidies for fishing? | All of the above are correct. |
| Keystone species: | Are usually not the most abundant species in the ecosystem. |
| Which of the following plant is a legume which may have nitrogen fixing bacteria attached to their roots? | beans |
| How can humans interfere with the phosphorus cycle? | By mining for fertilizers |
| Scientists report that a waterborne fungus is responsible for the decline of more than fprty amphibian species in Central Amercia. For a thorough investigation, which of the following questions should be answered. | All of the above. |
| What are some signs of serious climate change? | All of the above. |
| What are some of the potential impacts of climate change on health, agricultrue, forests, water resources, coastal areas, and species or natural areas? | Infectious disease and respiratory illness will increase our health risks. |
| According to World Bank what are the three functions are served by economic indicators? | Provide a measure of wealth, help shape development policies, and inform citizens about economic management. |
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