Pretest - Environmental Science

Gases (e.g. CO2, methane) in Earth's atmosphere that trap heat near the surface (causes climate change)

• Non-Market Values

• Aesthetic Value

• Corporate

• Market Failure

• Greenhouse gases

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When you investigate an environmental problem, the final step is to

• gather data

• list pros and cons

• consider the consequences

• make a decision

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If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase.
• It will decrease.
• It will stay the same.
• It will fluctuate.

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Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  

• carrying capacity
• population crash
• lag phase
• mutualism

Food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space are resources that are often __________.

• limiting factors
• wet
• messy
• found in rocks

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In a forest ecosystem, which of the following is the best example of a limiting factor for a rabbit population?

• Squirrel Population
• Sunlight
• Grass available

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A resource that can only be used once and cannot be replaced once used is called a...

• Renewable resource

• Non-renewable resource

• Perpetual resource

• Infinite resource

A resource that can restore or renew itself (unless badly mismanaged) or can be used over and over is called a:

• Renewable resource

• Non-renewable resource

• Perpetual resource

• Indestructible resource

What does sustainability mean?

• Using lots of resources.

• Maintaining the world we live in for future generations.

• Cutting down trees.

• Using lots of water and electricity.

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Which of these is not a goal of environmental science?

• Learn how life on earth has lived and thrived for billions of years.

• Understand how humans interact with the environment.

• Understand how animals interact with humans.

• Find ways to deal with environmental problems.

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