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Midyear Exam Overall Review!. Chapter 1- Introducing Environmental Science and Sustainability. The World Bank estimates that________ of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty . a) hardly any b ) nearly half c ) most d ) nearly all . How many people are on Earth now? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Midyear Exam Overall Review!
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The World Bank estimates that________ of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty.
a) hardly any b) nearly halfc) mostd) nearly all
Chapter 1- Introducing Environmental Science and Sustainability
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How many people are on Earth now?
a) 1 billionb) 2 billionc) 7 billiond) 9 billione) 100 million billion kagillion
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Which is a non-renewable resource?a) oilb) soilc) fresh waterd) wind
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What is this?
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Chapter 2: Environmental Laws, Economics, and Ethics
Who are they and what did they do (environment-wise)?
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Chapter 3: Ecosystems and Energy
Where does energy go once it has been used?a) it is destroyedb) it ceases to existc) it dissipates as low grade heat into the Universed) it is used indefinitelye) it is recycled as new stars
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Chapter 4: Ecosystems and Living Organisms
The following relationships are:
humans + mosquitoshumans + pigeonsHumans + dogs
a) mutualb) commensual c) parasitic
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A keystone species fills a niche that isa) most abundantb) most irreplaceablec) most resilientd) most irrelevant
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Chapter 5: Ecosystems and the Physical Environment
Which of the following IS NOT one of the five main biogeochemical cycles of matter?
a) carbonb) nitrogenc) phosphorousd) irone) sulfurf) water
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In which level of the atmosphere do we experience our weather?
a) Troposphereb) Stratospherec) Mesosphered) Thermosphere
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Chapter 6: Major Ecosystems of the World
A terrestrial biome is defined primarily by:a) temperatureb) moisturec) lightd) a and b.e) all of the above
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What is it?
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What determines the seasons here?
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Chapter 7: Human Health and Environmental Toxicology
Predators at the top of the food chain are susceptible to ________ of a toxin
a) metabolismb) solubilizationc) biomagnificationd) excretione) all of the above
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What determines the threshold level?
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Infants and children can be more sensitive to environmental pollution because
a) They weigh lessb) They can have higher exposure to pesticide treated soil and vegetationc) They tend to put things in their mouthsd) They are still developinge) all of the above
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Chapter 8: Population Change
When a population exceeds the carrying capacity, it
a) may suddenly crash to a low levelb) will grow exponentiallyc) will level offd) all of the above
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Are following characteristics of an r or a K adapted species?
Small sizeFew offspringMuch parental care of the youngLiving in stable environments
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Chapter 9: The Problems of Overpopulation
What is the lesson seen by this data?
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Chapter 10: The Urban World
Where could this picture have been taken? Why?
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Urban ecologists use four variables (acronym POET) to study urban trends and patterns. Population, Organization, Environment: What does the T stand for?
a) Transportationb) Territoryc) Technologyd) Terrain
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Which of the following is a characteristic of an ideal sustainable city?a) automobile-centeredb) plenty of pavementc) low levels of energy consumptiond) very spread oute) all of the above