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1
Q
In a tragedy of the commons, an example of a "common" would include:
A) An open fishery
B) A golf course
C) Private property
D) Residential homes
E) Students
A

A) An open fishery

2
Q
All nonrenewable resources:
A) Are used for energy reproduction
B) Can be reused
C) Can be recycled
D) Are considered commons
E) Are exhaustible
A

E) Are exhaustible

3
Q

Which of the following could be considered an “ecosystem service”?
A) A parasite attains nutrients from its host
B) Wetlands provide flood control for cities
C) Copper is extracted from mines
D) Movement of tectonic plates causes volcanic activity
E) Tsunamis clear the coastline of debris

A

B) Wetlands provide flood control for cities

4
Q

Which of the following would DECREASE one’s ecological footprint?:
A) Traveling by airplane instead of driving
B) Eating more meat
C) Purchasing a larger home
D) Walking to school rather than driving
E) Eating more processed and packaged food

A

D) Walking to school rather than driving

5
Q
The book "Silent Spring" is associated with which of the following people?:
A) Gifford Pinchot
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Rachel Carson
D) John Muir
E) Aldo Leopard
A

C) Rachel Carson

6
Q
The temperature of your skin increases, which leads to an increase in perspiration. Perspiration evaporates from the surface of your skin. The temperature of your skin then decreases. This is an example of:
A) A positive feedback loop
B) A negative feedback loop
C) Synergy
D) A closed system
E) An open system
A

B) A negative feedback loop

7
Q
A project started in Kenya to replant native trees in order to reduce soil erosion and improve the quality of lives by providing renewable fuelwood sources became known as the "Green Belt Movement". The founder of this movement was:
A) Gifford Pinchot
B) Wangari Maathai
C) Elias Hootavi
D) Barry Commoner
E) John Muir
A

B) Wangari Maathai

8
Q
The idea that economic improvement for the world's poorest populatations is possible without devastating the environment is known as:
A) Tragedy of the commons
B) Conservation of resources
C) Sustainable development
D) Global environmentalism
E) International Cooperation
A

C) Sustainable development

9
Q
Approximately \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of the world's population lives in extreme poverty, making less than $1 per day:
A) 1/10
B) 1/5
C) 1/4
D) 1/3
E) 1/2
A

B) 1/5

10
Q
The majority of the dirtiest cities in the world are located in:
A) Africa
B) India
C) Russia
D) The U.S
E) China
A

E) China

11
Q
"Creation Care" or the idea of taking care of the environment because God gave it to us is:
A) Environmental justice
B) Stewardship
C) Toxic colonialism
D) Moral extensionism
E) Instrumental value
A

B) Stewardship

12
Q
There are fewer fish in one area of a lake versus others. The lake is at 65 degrees where the water that comes back from the plant is 75 degrees. An experiment was conducted with each aquarium had a different temperature level. The mortality rate was monitored for several weeks. The fish survived best in 67 degree water and the worst with 76 degree water. The dependent variable in the experiment was:
A) The water temperature
B) The species of fish
C) The mortality rate of the fish
D) The lake water
E) The latitude of the lake
A

C) The mortality rate of the fish

13
Q
There are fewer fish in one area of a lake versus others. The lake is at 65 degrees where the water that comes back from the plant is 75 degrees. An experiment was conducted with each aquarium had a different temperature level. The mortality rate was monitored for several weeks. The fish survived best in 67 degree water and the worst with 76 degree water. The independent variable in the experiment was:
A) The water temperature
B) The species of fish
C) The mortality rate of the fish
D) The lake water
E) The latitude of the lake
A

A) The water temperature

14
Q

There are fewer fish in one area of a lake versus others. The lake is at 65 degrees where the water that comes back from the plant is 75 degrees. An experiment was conducted with each aquarium had a different temperature level. The mortality rate was monitored for several weeks. The fish survived best in 67 degree water and the worst with 76 degree water. Of those listed below, the most plausible explanation for the experimental results is:
A) The biological oxygen demand in the water
B) The dissolved oxygen concentration in the water
C) Pollutants from the plant near the lake
D) Air pollutants mixing with the lake water
E) The pH of the water

A

B) The dissolved oxygen concentration in the water

15
Q
The worst nuclear accident in history occurred in which location?:
A) Love Canal, New York
B) Valdez, Alaska
C) Minamata, Japan
D) Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania
E) Chernobyl, Ukraine
A

E) Chernobyl, Ukraine

16
Q
Statistics are used in:
A) Developing hypothesis
B) Analyzing data
C) Designing experiments
D) Writing conclusions
E) System interactions
A

B) Analyzing data

17
Q
A revolution in scientific thinking is known as a(n):
A) Scientific concensus
B) State shift
C) Paradigm shift
D) Homeostatic event
E) Emergent property
A

C) Paradigm shift

18
Q
An experiment in which a test group does not receive a variable is a:
A) Natural experiment
B) Controlled study
C) Manipulative experiment
D) Blind experiment
E) Double-blind experiment
A

B) Controlled study

19
Q
A testable explanation based on research alone is a(n):
A) Observation
B) Conclusion
C) Procedure
D) Hypothesis
E) Problem
A

D) Hypothesis

20
Q
The first calculation needed to determine the standard deviation of a set of values is the:
A) Mean
B) Deviation
C) Summation of deviations
D) Square root
E) Square of deviations
A

A) Mean