Ecology Unit 2 Practice

energy from the sun

• biodegradable

• biodiversity

• renewable resource

• nondegradable

mercury, lead, and some plastics

• biodegradable

• biodiversity

• renewable resource

• nondegradable

may be broken down by natural processes

• biodegradable

• biodiversity

• renewable resource

• nondegradable

the number and variety of species that live in an area

• biodegradable

• biodiversity

• renewable resource

• nondegradable

“If I don’t use this resource, someone else will.”

• cost - benefit analysis

• sustainability

• tragedy of the commons

• developed nation

• law of supply and demand

helps determine a product’s worth

• cost - benefit analysis

• sustainability

• tragedy of the commons

• developed nation

• law of supply and demand

may be used to determine how much to spend to control pollution

• cost - benefit analysis

• sustainability

• tragedy of the commons

• developed nation

• law of supply and demand

diverse individual economies

• cost - benefit analysis

• sustainability

• tragedy of the commons

• developed nation

• law of supply and demand

human needs may be met indefinitely

• cost - benefit analysis

• sustainability

• tragedy of the commons

• developed nation

• law of supply and demand

Which period in human history occurred prior to the others listed below?

• hunter-gatherer

• post-Industrial revolution

• agricultural revolution

• Industrial Revolution