Ecotoxicology Quiz

(Old Paradigm): The solution to pollution is _ ?

• Infusion

• Dilution

• Confusion

• Institution

This paradigm suggests what you throw away can come back and hurt you.

• Return

• Curveball

• Boomerang

• Revenge

Who authored "Silent Spring"?

• Rachel Carson

• Ryan Carlson

• Reagan Clarkson

• Rylie Chopin

This is the study of contaminants in the biosphere and their effects on constituents of the biosphere, including humans.

• Ecotoxicology

• Ecology

• Exology

• Endocrinology

If a contaminant's effects are felt at the level of populations and communities, which is most likely the response time?

• Seconds-days

• Minutes-years

• days-years

• Weeks-decades

Which was not listed as a cause of environmental degradation?

• Population growth

• Effective and cautious resource use

• Over-development

• Pollution

An exponential curve can also be called a _-shaped curve.

• U

• L

• S

• J

If pollution is caused by human activities, it is said to be _ ?

• Mundane

• Humanic

• Arthropodic

• Anthropogenic

Which of these gases was not listed as contributing to the Greenhouse Effect?

• He

• CH₄

• NO₂

• CO₂

True or False: Methane has a lower global warming potential than Carbon Dioxide.

• True

• False