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Question 1 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following books cites the danger of pesticides to food, wildlife, and humans? Select one: a. Sand County Almanac b. Wa ... lden c. Silent Spring d. Nature Question 2 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text In the wilderness North much of the land Select one: a. is owned by individuals. b. has little economic value. c. is characterized by a long growing season. d. is owned by the government. Question 3 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? Cartel of oil-exporting countries. Select one: a. OPEC b. fossil fuels c. hunter-gatherer d. OECD e. methanol f. Industrial Revolution g. gross domestic product h. Carboniferous period i. hydrogen fuel cell j. compressed natural gas Question 4 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Radioactive waste from the Hanford Plant in Washington leaked into Select one: a. wildlife, humans, birds, and mosquitoes. b. the Columbia River and towns within a 100 mile radius. c. soil, sediment, groundwater, and air. d. city office buildings and drinking water. Question 5 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text What is the proposed alternative to drilling for oil in ANWAR? Select one: a. increased energy conservation b. greater reliance on tidal and wind power c. lower oil prices from Nigeria d. an oil treaty with Venezuela Question 6 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? Remains of plants, animals, and microorganisms that lived millions of years ago. Select one: a. OPEC b. fossil fuels c. hunter-gatherer d. OECD e. methanol f. Industrial Revolution g. gross domestic product h. Carboniferous period i. hydrogen fuel cell j. compressed natural gas Question 7 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following is released as a product of respiration? Select one: a. energy for growth and reproduction b. fats, sugars, and proteins c. oxygen d. chlorine ions Question 8 Incorrect Question text Which of the following reactors produces heat and a new supply of the radioactive isotope, Pu-239? Select one: a. nuclear breeder reactor b. light-water reactor c. boiling-water reactor d. pressurized-water reactor Question 9 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? System that traps sunlight energy as heat energy and uses machines to move it. Select one: a. underground mining b. resources c. active solar system d. photovoltaic cell e. surface mining f. acid mine drainage g. geothermal energy h. secondary recovery i. liquefied natural gas j. black lung disease k. nonrenewable energy sources l. reserves m. renewable energy sources n. passive solar system o. overburden Question 10 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Savannas are found in Select one: a. Europe. b. tropical parts of Africa. c. Canada. d. None of these are correct. Question 11 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? Timber companies maintain that they must have access to old-growth forests. Select one: a. wilderness North b. industrial Northeast c. agricultural Middle d. diverse South e. dry West f. forested West Question 12 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? Early critic of rampant economic development and the "invasion of nature by trade." Select one: a. Henry David Thoreau b. preservation ethic c. Rachel Carson d. development ethic e. conservation ethic f. Ralph Waldo Emerson g. Aldo Leopold h. industrial ecology i. John Muir j. ethics k. morals l. environmental justice m. deep ecology Question 13 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? Limiting factors that become more severe as the size of the population increases. Select one: a. stable equilibrium phase b. exponential growth phase c. biotic potential d. carrying capacity e. r-strategist f. lag phase g. K-strategist h. environmental resistance i. population density j. density-dependent limiting factor k. death phase l. density-independent factor m. dispersal n. age distribution o. emigration p. immigration Question 14 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Acid mine drainage occurs when Select one: a. sulfur is released into the atmosphere during mining. b. oxygen, water, and bacteria cause sulfur to form sulfuric acid. c. oil is separated in a distillation tower. d. biomass is burned to generate methane. Question 15 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text The shift from using wood as a source of fuel to coal was caused Select one: a. by a decline in local supplies of wood. b. the start of World War I. c. an increase in wood prices. d. a decrease in coal prices. Question 16 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? Comparative percentages of different age groups within a population. Select one: a. stable equilibrium phase b. exponential growth phase c. biotic potential d. carrying capacity e. r-strategist f. lag phase g. K-strategist h. environmental resistance i. population density j. density-dependent limiting factor k. death phase l. density-independent factor m. dispersal n. age distribution o. emigration p. immigration Question 17 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text "Matter" is made up of Select one: a. atoms. b. proteins. c. bases. d. pseudo electrons. Question 18 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which group of organisms forms the base of the energy pyramid in a pelagic marine ecosystem? Select one: a. plankton b. zooplankton c. bacteria d. sea grass Question 19 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? An organism that can manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. Select one: a. denitrifying bacteria b. herbivore c. omnivore d. producer e. trophic level f. community g. ectoparasite h. limiting factor i. secondary consumer j. nitrogen cycle k. biomass l. habitat m. carbon cycle n. interspecific competition o. nitrogen-fixing bacteria p. intraspecific competition Question 20 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? The energy contained by moving objects, such as running water. Select one: a. respiration b. pH c. enzyme d. ion e. photosynthesis f. acid g. combustion h. potential energy i. base j. proton k. electron l. isotope m. neutron n. kinetic energy o. nucleus p. entropy q. latent heat Question 21 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text What is the name of the theory which suggests that the environment has direct rights and qualifies for moral personhood? Select one: a. environmental justice b. resource exploitation c. ecocentrism d. comprehensive environmental response Question 22 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? Phase in a population growth pattern in which the death rate and birthrate become equal. Select one: a. stable equilibrium phase b. exponential growth phase c. biotic potential d. carrying capacity e. r-strategist f. lag phase g. K-strategist h. environmental resistance i. population density j. density-dependent limiting factor k. death phase l. density-independent factor m. dispersal n. age distribution o. emigration p. immigration Question 23 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? Native American culture is changed through government policy and technology. Select one: a. wilderness North b. industrial Northeast c. agricultural Middle d. diverse South e. dry West f. forested West Question 24 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following is NOT a source of radioactivity from uranium mine tailings? Select one: a. gamma radiation b. leaching c. radon gas d. None of these are correct. Question 25 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? Water is an extremely valuable resource. Select one: a. wilderness North b. industrial Northeast c. agricultural Middle d. diverse South e. dry West f. forested West Question 26 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text The current (2004) human population is about Select one: a. 4.6 billion. b. 6.4 billion. c. 4 billion. d. 10 billion. Question 27 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text The small amount of dissolved oxygen found in warm water is considered a _______ to the success of many fish species. Select one: a. biotic factor b. limiting factor c. niche d. None of these are correct. Question 28 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text The primary source of energy in much of the developing world is Select one: a. natural gas. b. coal. c. peat. d. biomass. Question 29 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? Organisms that swim in the open ocean water. Select one: a. phytoplankton b. littoral zone c. desert d. pioneer community e. grassland f. boreal forest g. pelagic h. tundra i. benthic j. deciduous forest k. biochemical oxygen demand l. periphyton m. marsh n. savanna o. euphotic Question 30 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text The concept of putting aside land for the continuation of a traditional lifestyle is referred to as Select one: a. the preservation ethic. b. extractive reserve. c. industrial ecology. d. resource exploitation. Question 31 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which biome is characterized by tree frogs, large vines, and fruit-eating birds and bats? Select one: a. grassland b. savanna c. tropical rainforest d. tundra Question 32 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which biome is characterized by organisms which are inactive during the day and burrow underground? Select one: a. tundra b. taiga c. rainforest d. desert Question 33 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following limiting factors is NOT a component of environmental resistance? Select one: a. availability of raw materials b. organismal biotic potential c. availability of energy d. accumulation of waste products e. All of these are correct. Question 34 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Gasoline engines are Select one: a. less efficient than diesel engines. b. more efficient than diesel engines. c. more likely to last longer than diesel engines. d. 58% more efficient than hybrid engines. Question 35 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text The Middle East and Eurasia (primarily Russia) have about 76% of the worlds Select one: a. natural gas reserves. b. coal reserves. c. oil reserves. d. peat reserves. Question 36 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Seaweed and other attached marine organisms prefer to grow in which of the following regions? Select one: a. benthic b. pelagic c. abyssal d. neritic Question 37 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Economist Julian Simon and Ecologist Paul Ehrlich made a bet in 1980 about whether human ingenuity or use of natural resources limits economic growth. Who won and why? Select one: a. Ehrlich won because the prices of the five metals they tracked were regulated by an international treaty. b. Ehrlich lost because the prices of the five metals they tracked went up due to a global recession. c. Simon lost because the prices of the five metals they tracked went up since they became scarcer. d. Simon won because the prices of the five metals they tracked went down due to competition from new materials such as fiber optics and plastics. Question 38 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Factors that control populations that come from outside the population are known as Select one: a. extrinsic limiting factors. b. intrinsic limiting factors. c. environmental resistance d. density dependant limiting factors. Question 39 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text What type of currently available car engine is the only one with zero emissions? Select one: a. gasoline powered b. methanol powered c. solar powered d. electric Question 40 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan of 2000 would Select one: a. store water and release it slowly into the system to allow recovery of native species. b. transport water to population centers in northern Florida. c. be very inexpensive. d. drain more water out of the system to control flooding. Question 41 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text How many years does it take spent nuclear fuel rods to reach safe levels of radioactivity? Select one: a. 1,000 b. 10,000 c. 100,000 d. 1 billion Question 42 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? Type of electromagnetic radiation that comes from disintegrating atomic nuclei. Select one: a. thermal pollution b. alpha radiation c. nuclear fission d. light-water reactor e. nuclear breeder reactor f. radiation g. beta radiation h. decommissioning i. radioactive half-life j. nuclear fusion k. heavy-water reactor l. gamma radiation m. moderator n. rem o. U-235 p. transuranic waste Question 43 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Grazing animals and the grasses they eat have both evolved in response to each other's influence. This process is known as Select one: a. coevolution. b. extinction. c. competitive exclusion principle. d. interspecific competition. Question 44 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text What is the name of the process in which the fuel is removed from a nuclear plant, its surfaces are cleaned, and people are permanently prevented from coming in contact with the building? Select one: a. decommissioning b. demolition c. nuclear chain reaction d. nuclear regulation Question 45 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Natural selection is the process that determines Select one: a. who an individual mates with. b. which scientist publishes their experiments. c. which individuals within a species will reproduce and pass their genes to the next generation. d. how active an animal is at night. Question 46 Incorrect Question text Which country has the highest per capita energy use for transportation? Select one: a. India b. Mexico c. Japan d. United States Question 47 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text An area of land in which there is little or no human development is referred to as a Select one: a. tract development. b. reserve. c. wilderness. d. multiple land use. Question 48 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Which of the following best matches the description? Interacting groups of different species in a given area. Select one: a. denitrifying bacteria b. herbivore c. omnivore d. producer e. trophic level f. community g. ectoparasite h. limiting factor i. secondary consumer j. nitrogen cycle k. biomass l. habitat m. carbon cycle n. interspecific competition o. nitrogen-fixing bacteria p. intraspecific competition Question 49 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Environmental problems associated with large hydroelectric dams include Select one: a. air and water pollution and higher crime. b. global warming, ozone destruction, and private land rights. c. loss of forests, streams, and native peoples. d. loss of fertile farmland, destruction of aquatic communities, and relocation of people. Question 50 Question text Current development and construction of nuclear power plants is occurring mostly in Select one: a. the U.S. b. Asia. c. South America. d. Canada. [Show More]

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