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quiz 1
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- 1In general, natural resources ________.should be used efficiently and conserved
- 2A(n) ________ is best defined as one who considers the impacts on the whole ecosystem, both the living and non-living, when considering an actionecocentrist
- 3Qualitative data ________.can be acquired in the detailed examination of personal interviews or observations
- 4Which of the following is an expectation of experimental outcome?Prediction
- 5The average footprint per person has increased from 2.2 to 2.7 since 2008, and the footprints of many developing nations, such as India and China, have also increased. This means that ________Our collective lifestyle is even more unsustainable than before
- 6Sustainable developmentmean consuming resources without compromising future availability
- 7In 2011, the human population totals were about______.7 billion
- 8an experiment_____.is an activity designed to test the validity of a hypothesis
- 9The Endangered Species Act, passed by Congress nearly four decades ago, has spawned a continuous series of debates between those who feel the ethical necessity to protect species at the brink of extinction and others who feel that if we have to protect every habitat of every species at risk, then there will be a loss of jobs and a blow to an already shaky economy. This boils down to a conflict between ________.anthropocentrists and ecocentrists
- 10Which of the following is the best description of a sustainable system component?one which is in balance with the system as a whole
- 11The term environment includes which of the following?nonliving things and living things
- 12The job of an environmental scientist is most likely to involve which of the following?Pursuing knowledge to understand the natural world
- 13which is the correct order of the scientific method?Observation-hypothesis-predictions-testing-results
- 14An ecocentric worldview would consider the impact of an action onwhole ecological systems
- 15The concept that stealing jewelry is bad whereas stealing a loaf of bread may not be bad is related to aRelativist ethic
- 16What is the definition of sustainable development?Using resources to satisfy current needs without compromising future availability
- 17If you were to look at a graph of human population from the beginning of human history to the present, what would be apparent about what has happened to the population over the last 500 years?It has grown enormously
- 18What happens if test results support a scientist's hypothesis?Other scientists may try to replicate the results
- 19Which of the following is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment?environmental science
- 20Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?wave energy
- 21Which renewable resource can be depleted if it is overused?fresh water
- 22A(n) ______ expresses environmental impact in terms of the cumulative area of land and water required to provide the resources a person consumes.ecological footprint
- 23_____ is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from the undesirable changes brought about by human actions.environmentalism
- 24In scientific research, the strongest form of evidence comes from ___________.experimentation
- 25Ethics can best be described as ____________.a branch of philosophy that involves the study of good and bad, right, and wrong.
- 26The triple bottom line seeks to combine ___________.environmental protection, economic well-being, and social equity
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