unit 1 Review

Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons" essay addressed the conflicts associated with which environmental challenge?

• Preventing pollution
• Preserving biodiversity
• Curbing overpopulation
• Protecting shared resources

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Consider a scenario where a popular toy is released in limited quantities during the holiday season. In this context, the law of supply and demand states that

• the more toys are available, the more people will want them

• the more people want the toy and the less it is available, the less the toy is worth

• the more people want the toy and the less it is available, the more the toy is worth

• without regulation, individuals will buy too many toys and not leave enough for others

Select the best definition for the term sustainable.

• able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply
• the amount of a product or service offered for sale at a given price
• the amount of a product or service people will buy at a given price if free to do so
• upsetting the ecological balance by depleting natural resources

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What is the definition of ecological footprint?

• is the footprint of ecologist

• is a measure of the impact living things have on the environment.

• is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest.

• a measure of the amount of land needed to support one person in a particular country.

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A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment. 

• population
• niche
• abitotic
• ecosystem

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What is an example of a biotic factor?

• skunk
• rocks
• soil
• water

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each step in a food chain or food web

• trophic level

• feeding level

• ecological level

• biosphere

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Where do crickets get their energy?

• Cattails
• Marsh Grass
• Grasshoppers
• Shrews

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If 25,000 kg of vegetation is planted in this ecosystem, how would the lion population change?

• Decrease by 2,500 kg
• Decrease by 25,000 kg
• Increase by 250 kg
• Increase by 250,000

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Which of the following is an example of the Tragedy of the Commons?

• A public library

• Overfishing in international waters

• A private garden

• A toll road

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