The term “biodiversity” refers to

The number and variety of species that live in an area.

Which of the following describes the depletion of a renewable resource?

intensive cultivation of land that exhausts soil nutrients

Why is the world’s loss of biodiversity a source of concern?

Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen.

A sustainable world would be characterized by the

indefinite existence of humans in a healthy condition.

Using economic considerations of resource use, the law of supply and demand describes

the relationship of availability and the worth of resources.

An ecological footprint is the

amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person.

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1
What is the main reason that species are being lost to extinction?
Human created diseases
Both A and B
destruction of habitat
pollution of habitat
2
The term “biodiversity” refers to
The number/variety of species considered renewable.
The number of species living on Earth.
The number and variety of species that live in an area.
The number and variety of species living on Earth.
3
Which of the following describes the depletion of a renewable resource?
mining coal
intensive cultivation of land that exhausts soil nutrients
increasing use of solar energy to create electrical power
hunting of excess deer to maintain a healthy population size
4
Most of today’s environmental problems began during which period(s) in human history?
Industrial Revolution
hunter-gatherer period
agricultural revolution
Both (a) and (c)
5
Using chemistry and biology to clean up a lake and make it healthy again describes
social science.
ecology.
earth science.
environmental science.
6
Which of the following is a developing nation?
the United States
France
Canada
Ethiopia
7
“Tragedy of the Commons” addresses the conflicts associated with what environmental challenge?
protecting shared resources
preserving biodiversity
preventing pollution
curbing overpopulation
8
The fact that useful man-made substances can cause unforeseen damage is illustrated by
the detection of Oscillatoria rubescens in Lake Washington.
the pollution of the Gulf of Mexico from farm chemicals.
the condition of the atmosphere’s protective ozone layer.
All of the above
9
The _____ was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.
growth of cities
shift in the use of fossil fuels
over hunting of large mammals
improved quality of life
10
Why is the world’s loss of biodiversity a source of concern?
Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen.
Both (a) and (b)
Species extinctions have been rare throughout history.
Loss of biodiversity isn't a concern, extincts are common.
11
During the agricultural revolution,
plants and animals were domesticated.
Both (a) and (c)
human populations decreased due to disease.
fossil fuel use increased.
12
Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource?
filling a car with gasoline
burning coal in a power plant
mining copper
building wooden furniture
13
Biodegradable material that becomes a pollutant if it accumulate quicker than it decompose.
Metal from junk cars
Plastic
Newspaper
Mercury
14
Accord to supply and demand, if the supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same __
oil usage would drop
oil prices would increase
oil usage would increase
oil prices would drop
15
The “Tragedy of the Commons” describes the conflict between.
Canada and Mexico
individuals and society.
farmers and industrialized society.
developing and developed nations.
16
A resident of _____ is likely to leave the largest ecological footprint.
Britain
the United States
India
Indonesia
17
A sustainable world would be characterized by the
preserving animals by moving from natural habitats to labs.
max exploitation of natural resources using advanced tech.
indefinite existence of humans in a healthy condition.
invention of storage for increased amounts of toxic wastes.
18
Using economic considerations of resource use, the law of supply and demand describes
the relationship of availability and the worth of resources.
the availability of abundant resources.d.
the worth of nonrenewable resources.
reduced demand resulting from a lack of available resources.
19
All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science except
linguistics.
biology and earth sciences.
social sciences.
physics and chemistry.
20
An ecological footprint is the
number of animals a person has killed.
number of trees people cut down.
amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person.
mark a person’s shoe makes in soft earth.

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