Chapter 1 Environmental Science Quiz

(a)   refers to the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

• Ecosystem
• Environment
• Pollution
• Natural Resource

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What is the study of interactions among organisms and their environment called?

• Environmental Science

• Ecology

• Environmentalism

• Sustainability

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(a)   describes the practice of protecting the natural environment for the benefit of all living organisms.

• Environmental Science
• Environmentalism
• Nonrenewable Resource
• Point Source

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What is the term for a resource that can be replenished naturally over time?

• Nonrenewable Resource

• Inexhaustible Resource

• Renewable Resource

• Pollution

The term that refers to the total amount of living matter within a given unit of environmental area is (a)  

• Natural Capital
• Ecosystem Service
• Ecological Footprint
• Biomass

What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

• Sustainability

• Biodiversity

• Environmental Degradation

• Exponential Growth

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Match the following terms with their definitions:

• The philosophical study of the moral relationship of human beings to the environment

• Environmental Ethics

• A single, identifiable source of pollution, such as a pipe or a drain

• Pollution

• The harmful contamination of the natural environment by substances or energy

• Nonpoint Source

• Diffuse pollution sources that are not from a single point of origin

• Point Source

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Match the following terms with their definitions.

• A perspective that prioritizes human needs and interests over the environment.

• Ecological Footprint

• The perspective that considers the environment as a system that includes humans and their activities.

• Life-Centered Worldview

• The measure of the impact of human activities on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced.

• Environmental Worldview

• A perspective that emphasizes the importance of all living organisms and their ecosystems.

• Human-Centered Worldview

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What is the study of how living organisms, including humans, interact with each other and their environment?

• Ecology

• Biology

• Environmental Science

• Sociology

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Match the following terms with their definitions:

• The sum of all living things and their nonliving physical surroundings

• Ecosystem

• The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism

• Habitat

• The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates

• Environment

• The global sum of all ecosystems

• Biosphere