Why do vines increase the damage to a forest done by selective cutting?
a. The increased light penetration causes them to grow, damaging the remaining trees.
b. They cause many of the cut trees to be discarded rather than used.
c. They are ripped out of the ground and greatly disturb the soil.
d. When the selected trees are cut, the vines pull down other trees with them.
e. They are often cut and left behind, greatly increasing the forest’s vulnerability to fire.
Simple organic molecules called monomers can be linked together by chemical bonds
to form ____.HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITY
a. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYchromosomes
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYlipids
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYpolymers
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYhydrocarbons
e. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYelements
HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYThe ____ for any given place on the planet often
fluctuates widely from day to day and from year to year.
a. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYweather
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYclimate
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYpollution level
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYglobal warming
e. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYconcentration of VOCs
An atom’s mass number is equal to the total number of ____.
a. neutrons and isotopes
b. neutrons and electrons
c. neutrons and protons
d. protons, neutrons, and electrons
e. protons only
HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYMore than 90 published studies have found a
number of significant adverse effects on test animals from exposure to very low levels
of ____.
a. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYBPA
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYmutagens
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYteratogens
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYcarcinogens
e. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYplasmodium
What is the main purpose of conservation tillage?
a. to decrease labor costs
b. to increase erosion
c. to increase energy consumption
d. to accelerate water loss from the soil
e. to decrease erosion
Phosphate can be lost from the phosphorus cycle for long periods of time when
____.HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITY
a. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYphosphoruscontaining fertilizer is applied to
agricultural soil
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYbacteria convert it into a gas
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYexposed rocks containing phosphate are eroded
by running water
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYit is taken up by plants
e. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYit is washed into the ocean and deposited as
marine sediment
What is the potential risk associated with furniture stuffing, paneling, particleboard, and
foam insulation?
a. These all contain methylene chloride.
b. These use asbestos is used in the manufacturing process.
c. These materials emit high levels of particulates.
d. These are plasticbased materials that contain lethal levels of styrene.
e. These materials contain formaldehyde.
HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYA(n) ____ is a partially enclosed body of water
where seawater mixes with freshwater from a river.
a. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYbenthic zone
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYlittoral zone
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYsea
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYestuary
e. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYcoral reef
The Basel Convention was designed to ____.HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITY
a. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYpromote international subsidies for reusing and
recycling
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYcurb greenhouse gas emission through reusing
and recycling programs
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYban participating countries from shipping
hazardous waste to or through other countries without their permission
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYwipe out hazardous waste smugglers
e. regulate the 12 widely used persistent organic
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The ____ was deliberately designed to measure outputs, without taking into account
their beneficial or harmful environmental impacts.
a. free market
b. market pricing structure
c. gross domestic product
d. genuine progress indicator
e. government subsidy system
HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYA spent fuel rod is one that has lost all of its
radioactivity.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
About how much energy is lost with each transfer from one trophic level to the next?
a. 0%
b. 10%
c. 35%
d. 65%
e. 90%
A good way to reduce exposure to indoor air pollution is to have your home tested for
radon and formaldehyde.
a. True
b. False
American alligators dig holes that many other species rely on.
a. True
b. False
Biomes are ____.HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITY
a. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYindividual ocean basins
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYlarge terrestrial regions of the earth with
distinct climate and certain species typically occurring within them
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYgroups of populations living in harmony in a
given ecosystem
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYall the biological, rather than manmade,
portions of the planet combined into one ecosystem
e. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYtypes of forests that are extensive and
widespread on a continent
In the United States, the leading cause of preventable death is tobacco use.
a. True
b. False
One of the causes of extinction is human population growth.
a. True
b. False
What do sustainable polyaquaculture and livestock agriculture have in common?
a. soil conservation
b. water
c. using less resources, i.e., grain
d. growth hormones
e. antibiotics
In order for the social changes to occur that will produce sustainable economies, fully
50% of the population of a country must support the change.
a. True
b. False
HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYApproximately 2.6 billion people do not have
sanitary toilet facilities and more than one billion have their drinking water polluted by
____.
a. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYpathogens
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYcarcinogens
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYmutagens
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYfeces
e. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYchemicals
What is an advantage of solar cells?
a. Some designs have high net energy yield.
b. No electricity storage systems or backups are needed.
c. The costs are low for older systems and dropping rapidly.
d. Solarcell power plants do not disrupt desert ecosystems.
e. There are little or no direct emissions of CO2 and other air pollutants.
According to environmental writer Bill McKibben, “the great environmental story of
the United States, and in some ways, the whole world” is the ____.
a. restoration of grasslands
b. regrowth of forests
c. production of biofuels on forest land
d. restoration of aquatic ecosystems
e. restoration of saguaro cactus stands
Which of the following is an example of a special interest group?
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a. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYnongovernmental organizations
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYscientific research groups
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYpoliticians
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYgovernment agencies
e. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYeconomists
What rock is formed when shale and mudstone are heated?
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a. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYcoal
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYlimestone
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYgranite
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYslate
e. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYmarble
The view that natural resources are important but not indispensable is held by
____.HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITY
a. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYenvironmental economists
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYecological economists
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYEastern European economists
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYneoclassical economists
e. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYclassical economists
HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYBiologists warn that human activities might
actually increase the ____ for various weeds and pests.
a. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYecological services
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYhabitat fragmentation
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYextinction rates
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYbiodiversity
e. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYspeciation rate
HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYThe greatest threat to species habitat loss is ____.
a. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYclimate change
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYpollution
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYtropical deforestation
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYdesertification
e. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYinvasive species
In the natural world, where humans are not dominant, there is essentially no waste.
a. True
b. False
What topographic feature is left behind at unreclaimed surface mines?
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a. vegetated terraces
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYcontours
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYtailings
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYdecrepit buildings
e. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYhighwalls
The fastest growing solid waste in the world is from
____.HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITY
a. automobilesHTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITY
b. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYtires
c. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYdiapers
d. HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYcarpet
e. electronicsHTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITY
Some experts cite the failure to include the harmful environmental costs in the ____ of
the goods and services as one of the major causes of the environmental problems we
face.
a. stock prices
b. indirect prices
c. partialcost prices
d. market prices
e. fullcost prices
A(n) ____________________ is a chemical used to control or kill populations of
organisms that we consider undesirable such as insects, weeds, or rodents.
HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYThe circulation of chemicals necessary for the
life from the environment (mostly from soil and water) through organisms and back to
the environment is called ____________________.
ANSWER: HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITY
List the four components of biodiversity.
A(n) ____________ is a group of interbreeding individuals of the same species.
HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITYBecause of the ____________________, air
masses moving north or south from the equator are deflected to the east.
ANSWER: HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITY
Give two reasons why larger families are still common in India, despite access to
modern birth control methods.
What lifestyle choice does Gandhi’s principle of enoughness address and how does it
help the environment?
A(n) ____________________ is a disease caused by a pathogen such as a bacterium,
virus, or parasite that invades the body and multiplies in its cells and tissues.
What trophic level does the blue whale occupy in this food web?
In the spring and summer of each year a(n) ____________________ occurs off the U.S.
coast in the Gulf of Mexico mostly because of nitrates and crop fertilizers.
Stop cutting down tropical forests and plant trees to help remove more CO2 from the
atmosphere.
The amount of power produced by nuclear power plants is regulated by
____________________, which can be moved into the reactor core to absorb
neutrons.HTMLENTITY#8203HTMLENTITY
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____________________ loading washers are more efficient than
____________________ loading washers.
Oregon and Washington have wet, dry, and high elevation regions.
The third largest viral killer in the world is ____________________.
Earth’s variety of deserts, forests, and grasslands are all examples of
_____________________.
Explain how demographic transition changes a country’s population growth rate over
time.
Win____ solutions are based on compromise in light of our interdependence, and they
benefit both people and the environment.
Briefly describe the concept of functional diversity.
Briefly explain how the concept of microlending can help people get out of poverty.