Exam 3 Review

Which of the following is an example of a secondary pollutant associated with the train derailment in Ohio?

• vinyl chloride

• carbon

• hydrogen chloride

• butyl acrylate

Which of the following is a chemical commonly used in the United States and long-term exposure may cause issues with blood, bone marrow, and/or the immune system?

• vinyl chloride

• benzene

• dioxins

• lead

Exposure to ____ may impact human health by increasing the risk of liver and brain cancer as well as cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma.

• vinyl chloride

• benzene

• nitrogen

• lead

Which of the following is considered a nonrenewable resource?

• solar energy

• deer

• tidal energy

• gypsum

Planting native plants and trees during stream restoration projects can help improve biodiversity by creating natural habitats for organisms.

• True

• False

Climate control is an important...

• regulating service

• cultural service

• provisioning service

• support service

All of the following are ways to reduce our impact to the environment and our ecological footprint except

• increasing our reliance on renewable resources

• protecting biodiversity

• increasing our reliance on nonrenewable resources

• restoring forests and streams

Human population is currently around...

• 4 billion

• 5 billion

• 11 billion

• 7 billion

Solar energy is most accurately described as a

• perpetual resource

• reusable resource

• renewable resource

• recyclable resource

An environmentally sustainable society...

• protects the prospects of future generations of humans and other species.

• satisfies the need of its people by harvesting without depleting Earth’s capital.

• manages its economy and population size without doing irreparable environmental harm.

• all of these answers describe an environmentally sustainable society.