Practice/ Review - Quiz 1 (Intro to Env Sci)

Which feature makes environmental science unique?

• Focuses only on animals

• Connects natural sciences and human society

• Ignores chemistry

• Studies only Earth's rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which regulating service helps keep the environment stable?

• Recreation

• Food

• Water purification by wetlands

• Timber supply

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which example shows overuse of shared resources?

• Villagers each taking too many fish from one pond

• Farmers rotating crops

• Citizens protecting a park

• A company planting trees

Which result followed the Agricultural Revolution?

• Larger populations, resource depletion, and soil loss

• Greater dependence on fossil fuels

• Smaller communities

• Less farming activity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which is a cultural service from ecosystems?

• Recreational hiking

• Timber harvesting

• Food crops

• Freshwater supply

Why did the Industrial Revolution pollute the environment more?

• More fossil fuels were used for machines

• Populations decreased

• Hunters expanded

• Farming ended

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which philosophy values nature and ecosystems first?

• Ecocentrism

• Anthropocentrism

• Economics

• Politics

Which is the best example of provisioning services?

• Crops for food

• Recreation in parks

• Oxygen regulation

• Scenic beauty

Which description fits developed nations?

• High income, slow population growth, strong support systems

• Low income, farming-based economies

• Rapid population growth

• Few industries

What does cost-benefit analysis do in environmental protection?

• Balances expected costs and benefits to guide decisions

• Ignores costs

• Produces the same answer always

• Works only for biology

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3