Holt Environmental Science Ch. 1

Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource?

• filling a car with gasoline

• building wooden furniture

• mining copper

• burning coal in a power plant

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During the _____ period(s), humans altered their habitats.

• Industrial Revolution

• agricultural revolution

• hunter-gatherer

• All answers are correct

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The _____ was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.

• overhunting of large mammals

• shift in the use of fossil fuels

• improved quality of life

• growth of cities

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All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science except

• linguistics.

• biology and earth sciences.

• social sciences.

• physics and chemistry.

In which country is the population likely to be increasing most rapidly?

• Kenya

• Germany

• Australia

• Norway

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Using scientific information from chemistry and biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it healthy again describes

• ecology.

• environmental science.

• earth science.

• social science.

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Why is the world’s loss of biodiversity a source of concern?

• Loss of biodiversity is not a concern because extinctions are common.

• Species extinctions have been rare throughout history.

• Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen.

• All of these answers are correct

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A focus of environmental science NOT studied in ecology is the

• interaction among living things.

• use of natural resources.

• influence of humans on the environment.

• All of these answers are correct

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During the agricultural revolution,

• plants and animals were domesticated.

• fossil fuel use increased.

• human populations decreased due to disease.

• All of these answers are correct

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_____ is a biodegradable material that becomes a pollutant if allowed to accumulate more rapidly than it can decompose.

• Plastic

• Newspaper

• Mercury

• Metal from junk cars