Key Factors of Environmental Sustainability

Multiple Choice

How would the residential development of coast lines impact biodiversity?

• Promotes sustainable fishing practices

• Reduces pollution levels in coastal waters

• Increases habitat availability for marine species

• Leads to a decline in plant and animal populations

Multiple Choice

Local environmentalists have noticed that a bird population has decreased in a local forest. They think that pollution from the nearby chemical plant is to blame. After pressure from the community the factories put filters over their smokestacks to trap pollution before it is released into the air. Why would city officials need to monitor the bird population after the factories solved the issue?

• To ensure the public stays interested in the bird population.

• To ensure that the filters on the chemical plant stop harming the bird population.

• To make sure the bird population does not pass on a mutation to a different species.

• To make sure the pollution from the chemical plant was causing the harm to the  bird population.

Open Ended

Why are environmental parameters monitored?