Unit 2 - Sustainability Test Review

living and nonliving things interacting in an environment

• ecosystem

• natural resources

• natural capital

• pollution

Answer explanation

Which of the following is NOT a key factor of sustainability? (What does NOT contribute to sustainability?)

• solar energy

• biodiversity

• economics

• environmental degradation

spiders eating mosquitos is an example of a/an

• environmental degradation

• point source pollution

• ecosystem service

• natural resource

Check all that apply: What are ways quality of life has improved?

• lack of access to disease prevention

• solar energy

• improved food supply

• decreased infant mortality

• increased access to education

When large numbers of people exploit (overuse) a shared/open-access resource unsustainably, this is called...

• pollution

• environmental degradation

• natural capital

• nutrient cycling

Natural resources (wood, water) and ecosystem services (pollination, nutrient cycling) are examples of

• natural capital

• exponential growth

• sustainability

• recycling

Pollution can occur naturally (without human intervention) by...

• pollution cannot occur naturally

• volcanic eruptions

• clear-cutting forests

• oil spills

An advantage of using wind energy is

• wind is nonrenewable

• wind is inexhaustible

• disrupts bird migrate

• emits noise and visual pollution

Select all that apply: Examples of natural capital degradation

• climate change

• air pollution

• water pollution

• soil erosion

• over-grazing and over-fishing

An example of "tragedy of the commons" is farmers allowing their cows to graze freely on a public field. The "common" is

• the field

• the cows

• the farmer

• the government