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Business Development Chapter 1 1 Living systems are finite, and being sustainable means not using them up beyond their capacity to regenerate
1 In sustainability, it is important to think about systems and not just parts and pieces. (A) True (B) False 2 One property of a system is that its identity is always more than the sum of its parts. (A) […]
Business Development Chapter 10 1 Stable underground temperatures below about six feet of depth mean that geothermal energy power plants are suited for any location where there is enough land
1 Fossil fuels are so named because they are very ancient. (A) True 2 Because fossil fuels are continuously forming in the oceans, they are considered to be renewable energy sources. (A) True (B) False Answer: (B) False 3 Fracking, […]
Business Development Chapter 11 1 The same building design can provide passive heating and cooling in any climate, so that green buildings look the same whether in a desert, a tropical beach, or a temperate forest
1 One feature of green buildings is that they are easy to recognize based on architectural style. (A) True (B) False 2 The same building design can provide passive heating and cooling in any climate, so that green buildings look […]
Business Development Chapter 12 1 Planners sometimes choose transit-oriented development to avoid the necessity for walkable streets, In the next several decades, cities are expected to
1 Suburban development is more environmentally benign than urban development because it is less dense. (A) True (B) False 2 Sprawl is a contributing factor in obesity. (A) True (B) False Answer: (A) True 3 Increased density increases greenhouse gas […]
Business Development Chapter 13 1 Locally grown food, regardless of growing methods, is always environmentally preferable to organically grown food from elsewhere
1 Growing food crops as monocultures was a major advance in the sustainability of food supplies. (A) True (B) False 2 Aquaculture can be considered a type of monoculture. (A) True (B) False Answer: (A) True 3 Selective breeding is […]
Business Development Chapter 14 1 The use of adhesives to fasten parts makes products more durable and so is more sustainable than bolting
1 The results of DFE strategies are not measurable. (A) True (B) False 2 “Industrial ecology” is a term for bioremediation on industrial sites. (A) True (B) False Answer: (B) False 3 In an eco-industrial park, output from one industry […]
Business Development Chapter 15 1 Incineration is a preferable method of waste treatment because it transforms toxic materials to nontoxic ash
1 Municipal solid waste consists mostly of paper waste produced by city government offices. (A) True (B) False 2 Sealing waste within a landfill is one type of waste treatment. (A) True (B) False Answer: (A) True 3 Sanitary landfill […]
Business Development Chapter 16 1 While important for other reasons, the governance of an organization has little impact on the effectiveness of sustainability programs
1 While important for other reasons, the governance of an organization has little impact on the effectiveness of sustainability programs. (A) True (B) False 2 Organizations with traditional linear hierarchies will not be able to plan sustainability initiatives. (A) True […]
Business Development Chapter 17 1 Place-based learning is appropriate primarily in the early childhood stage of development, with limited application in later stages
1 Learning by doing is known as experiential learning. (A) True (B) False 2 Growing a food garden is an example of experiential learning. (A) True (B) False Answer: (A) True 3 Service learning is another name for experiential learning. […]
Business Development Chapter 18 1 Research shows that the most effective way to motivate people to make behavioral changes is to teach them about the crises facing the planet
1 To have significant impact on issues will require not only individual effort but people working together. (A) True (B) False 2 The pattern of networks is relevant to scientific topics but is not applicable to sustainability work. (A) True […]
Business Development Chapter 2 1 The sustainability movement differs from the environmental movement in that it also includes economics and equity
1 The science of ecology can be said to study relationships and connections, as opposed to individual objects. (A) True (B) False 2 The word “ecology” comes from the Greek word oikos, meaning “household.” (A) True (B) False Answer: (A) […]
Business Development Chapter 3 1 James Lovelock, developer of the Gaia theory, said that the presence of life on another planet could be inferred from the composition of its atmosphere
1 The Second Law of Thermodynamics is sometimes called the law of (A) True (B) False 2 Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. (A) True (B) False Answer: (A) True 3 The physical world is not static; change is […]
Business Development Chapter 4 1 Ecological economics, a discipline merging economics and ecology, sees the economy as a subsystem of the biosphere
1 Agriculture first developed during the most recent Ice Age. (A) True (B) False 2 Civilization began to develop around the end of the last Ice Age. (A) True (B) False Answer: (A) True 3 Population can continue to grow […]
Business Development Chapter 5 1 Because sustainability practitioners are professionally trained, it is generally more productive for them to work alone
1 Most jobs in sustainability are quite similar. (A) True (B) False 2 Planning for sustainability initiatives typically begins by defining a goal. (A) True (B) False Answer: (A) True 3 The first step in sustainability work in an organization […]
Business Development Chapter 6 1 Before conducting a greenhouse gas inventory, an organization must determine whether they will use Scope 1, Scope 2, or Scope 3 boundaries.
1 Scientists in the IPCC conduct original research and report their findings in periodic assessment reports. (A) True (B) False 2 Eruption of volcanoes can cause global cooling. (A) True (B) False Answer: (A) True 3 Water vapor is a […]
Business Development Chapter 7 1 Deforestation of mountain slopes can provide a permanent increase in the amount of water available for irrigation as more snowmelt flows into reservoirs
1 Scientists in the IPCC conduct original research and report their findings in periodic assessment reports. (A) True (B) False 2 The average global temperature is warmer than it has ever been in Earth’s history. (A) True (B) False Answer: […]
Business Development Chapter 8 1 One important goal of stream restoration is simply to remove obstacles in order to allow a self-sustaining, dynamic stream system
1 Earth is currently experiencing a mass extinction. (A) True (B) False 2 A small population is vulnerable to increased genetic defects. (A) True (B) False Answer: (A) True 3 Increased biodiversity has followed past mass extinctions. (A) True (B) […]
Business Development Chapter 9 1 The Precautionary Principle says that scientific certainty is essential before making any decisions about pollutants
1 Endocrine disrupters are now outlawed. (A) True (B) False 2 Endocrine disrupters are substances that can mimic hormones. (A) True (B) False Answer: (A) True 3 Through biomagnification, toxins become more concentrated in predators at higher levels in the […]