Understanding Our Environment

Field of study involving the physical, biological, and social sciences

• "The Tragedy of the Commons"
• Environmental Science
• Ecology
• Sustainability

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Study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environments

• Sustainability
• Ecology
• Environmental Science
• Renewable Resource

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The practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals used for a variety of purposes

• Loss of biodiversity
• Supply and demand
• Agriculture
• Ecology

Declining number and variety of the species in an area

• Sustainability
• Developed nation
• Loss of biodiversity
• Renewable resource

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State in which a human population can survive indefinitely

• Sustainability
• Environmental Science
• Ecology
• "Tragedy of the Commons"

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Natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through natural processes

• Nonrenewable resource
• Renewable resource
• Fossil fuels
• Loss of biodiversity

Energy from the Sun

• Biodegradable
• Nonbiodegradable
• Renewable resource
• Nonrenewable resource

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Which of the following sciences contribute to the field of environmental science?

• Physics and Chemistry
• Biology and Earth Science
• Social Sciences
• All options are correct

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During the period of human history known as the _____________, human populations grew rapidly because of advances in farming methods.

• Industrial Revolution
• Agricultural Revolution
• "Tragedy of the Commons"
• Hunter-gatherer period

What did hunter-gatherers do to alter the environment?

• Introduce new plants to new regions
• Over-hunt large mammals
• Burn prairie to maintain grassland
• All options are correct

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