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Science and the Environment

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Quiz for chapter 1 of the Holt Environmental Science textbook

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1
What is agriculture?
The practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants
Large-scale production of goods in factories
Plants are bred to enhance specific characteristics
2
What is the tragedy of the commons?
Not enough animals in the "commons"
Excess resources
If no one takes responsibility, resources can be overused
3
What shows the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country?
Population pressures
Consumption trends
Ecological footprint
4
What is Environmental Science?
The study of the impact of humans on the environment
The study natural disasters
The study of the weather.
5
The condition in which human needs are met so that a human population can survive infinitely.
Reproduction
Resourcefulness
Sustainability
6
What is ecology?
The study of how living things interact with each other
The study of chemicals and their interactions
The study of mater and energy
7
What is this image an example of?
biodiversity
pollution
recycling
8
The Law of Supply and Demand states...
The greater the demand, the more it is worth
The less the demand, the more it is worth.
The more the demand, the less it is worth.
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What is this image a part of?
Global Warming
Pollution
The Environment
10
What is this image showing?
Biodiversity
extinction
pollution