Environmental Ethics

Which of these problems could happen if we don't look after the resources we have?

• Loss of animal homes

• Climate change

• Increase in pollution

• All of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

A set of moral principles or values held by a person or a society is called

• ethics
• culture
• justice
• biocentrism

Which of the following gives value to all living things, both human and nonhuman?

• biocentrism
• environmentalism
• anthropocentrism
• ecocentrism

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-3

A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment is known as

• biocentrism
• environmentalism
• anthropocentrism
• ecocentrism

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Which of these is not a philosophical approach to ecology.

• anthropocentrism
• ecocentrism
• biocentrism
• bioegalitarianism

There is always a clear line between "right & wrong" where ethics is concerned.

• True

• False

Biocentrism and ecocentrism differ in that:

• ecocentrism includes both the living things & their interactions

• ecocentrism is focused on the uses we make of plants & animals.

• ecocentrism is primarily concerned with preserving the places where endangered species live

• None of the statements is correct.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Which environmentalist argued that the criterion for moral standing is sentience?

• Lovelock
• Leopold
• Singer
• Naess

Which environmentalist believed that the land is a fountain of energy that should have moral standing?

• Schweitzer
• Singer
• Leopold
• Regan