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DUPILCATE ~ ENSCI-99 : Exam 1 (Fall 2024)
DUPILCATE ~ ENSCI-99 : Exam 1 (Fall 2024)
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1
Which of the following is not environmental degradation?
Biodiversity loss
Pollution
Overconsumption
Habitat destruction
2
Effective study habits include all EXCEPT:
Reflect on the concepts taught and write them in my own words
Discuss/Teach the concepts to others
Cramming the night before the test
Minimize distractions when studying
3
What is environmental policy?
How a person should change their habits to deal with environmental issues
Making policies, laws, and regulations that are sustainable
How we deal with environmental issues on a small scale level
Making statments about environmental disasters
4
What is a hypothesis?
A theory based on observations
Testable (via experiment) explanations of observations.
A way to process environmental data
A series of tests
5
Why do we care about the FACE project?
It underpins everything we do in class
It is a good example of the scientific method in use.
Professor Ramadhin was involved with the research
It was done at Queens college
6
How is sustainable development related to the planetary boundaries?
disregarding environmental regulation
fostering social equity and environmental stewardship
promoting overexploitation of natural resources
prioritizing short-term economic gains
7
What is sustainability?
A search for ecological stability and human development that can last
How to efficently extract resources
The hit mobile game among us
How to grow the environemnt at all costs, including human
8
The FACE project is looking at how increased atmospheric ___ affects the growth of crops.
nitrous oxide
oxygen
sulfur oxide
carbon dioxide
9
Resource depletion is consuming resources ........ than they can be replenished.
leisurely Rate
slower
consumable
faster
10
What is the precautionary principle?
Assumes a substance is harmless until shown to be harmful
Assumes asubstance is harmful until it is shown to be harmless
Assumes a substance is helpful until it is shown to be harmful
Assumes a substance is harmful until it is shown to be helpful
11
What is the independent variable
The outcome
The variable measured
The variable being tested and changed
When you hold something constant
12
What do green laws and their taxes do?
Green laws are a scam made by oil companies to defraud the people
Encourage people to act eco-friendly and subsidize environmental activities
Nothing
Punish small buisnesses
13
Environmental science is interdisciplinary requiring input from multiple disciplines.
True
False
14
What is meant by trophic cascade?
Minor issues in the ocean
Nothing of significance
changes in 1 level of a food chain affect others
Sea floor spreading leading to large oceans
15
Which animal is the apex predator in this food web?
spider
eagle
snake
mouse
16
What are the steps of the scientific method?
Observation, question, data analysis, research, hypothesis, report findings
Question, research, hypothesis, data analysis, observation, report findings
Observation, question, research, hypothesis, data analysis, report findings
Report findings, question, research, hypothesis, observation, data analysis
17
Which one of these is a service ecosystems DO NOT provide?
Foods and fuels
Clean air and temperature regulation
Tourism and cultural sites
Industry
18
Which of the following is a planetary boundary?
Noise pollution
Ozone depletion
Social structures
Light pollution
19
What is an ecological footprint?
the amount of land and water needed to support one person
how large an ecosystem is and what lives there
how much energy a person uses in a month of living
how many organisms are found in a square hectare of land
20
An ecological reserve (excess) occurs when the
biocapacity
..... its population footprint.
squanders
exceeds
disperses
upholds
21
Critical thinking is describing an event.
False
True
22
Which of the following is anecdotal evidence?
Global temperatures are predicted to rise over 100 years
My friend smokes, and his lungs are ok
There are over 8,000,000,000 people on Earth
108 out of 200 people in the hallway have on hoodies
23
What is biocapacity?
The amount of resources used by each person
How much land each person lives on
The ability for Earth to give us resources
The amount of life in an area
24
What was the agricultural revolution?
a decrease in the use of fossil fuel use
a gradual transition to a more civilized and upright society
a shift from hunter gatherers to farming
an increase in the use of fossil fuel powered tools
25
importance of biodiversity
all choices correct
ensures that ecosystem services are maintained
increases resilience to disturbances (fires, storms)
improves ecosystem stability
26
Which of the following is an example of a testable hypothesis?
Beagles are the best dog
Persian cats are nicer than Sphinx cats
Tan beagles are prettier than black beagles
A beagle can jump higher than a Persian cat
27
ENSCI99 first exam is on the 30th September!
True
False
28
A transferable skill is
A skill learned in one course that can benefit you in another environment
When you leave one job and go to the next one.
Something you are born with
Skills you learn to do a task (like a woodworking machine)
29
Which of these is NOT an example of critical thinking?
Attacking your opponent personally while arguing
Listening to the other person in an argument and reaching an agreement
Using rational and arguing against their arguments
Pointing out flaws in their logic
30
Why do we need environmental policies?
To prevent the planet from getting a bad Yelp review.
Because trees deserve a set of rules to leaf by
ensure the sustainable use of natural resources
To ensure that Nature doesn't file a complaint with HR.
