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Question 1
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True or false? In 2010, the world population was estimated to be around 7 billion.
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- True
- False
Question 2
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Which of these factors can explain the human population growth?
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Higher breeding rate
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Agricultural developments
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Medicines to cure disease
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Lower crime figures
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Lack of natural predators
Question 3
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Why do heavy metal ions present such a danger to the land?
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The poisons may accumulate up the food chain
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The poisons kill many weeds growing on the land
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The poisons make agricultural land infertile
Question 4
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What is eutrophication?
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An old-fashioned term for natural selection
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The "killing" of rivers and lakes through excessive algal blooms and increased bacterial presence denying organisms of oxygen
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The cleaning up of rivers and lakes through the removal of fertilisers
Question 5
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Which air pollutants cause acid rain?
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Carbon dioxide
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Sulphur dioxide
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Nitrogen oxides
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Lead oxide
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Carbon monoxide
Question 6
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What type of air pollution are particulates responsible for?
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Global warming
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Acid rain
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Global dimming
Question 7
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True or false? The slash-and-burn process is often associated with peat bog destruction.
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- True
- False
Question 8
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Which processes contribute greatly to excessive methane levels in the atmosphere?
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Deforestation
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Rice farming in paddy fields
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Cattle farming
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Peat bog destruction
Question 9
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True or false? Plants and water sequester carbon dioxide.
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- True
- False
Question 10
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True or false? The presence of any kind of greenhouse effect has negative impact on the environment.
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- True
- False
Question 11
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Which chemical is used as a biofuel to replace petrol?
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Ethanol
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Toluene
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Butyric acid
Question 12
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What type of process is using biofuels as a fuel source?
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Carbon-positive
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Carbon-neutral
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Carbon-negative
Question 13
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True or false? Biogas production is dependent on the anaerobic fermentation of waste.
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- True
- False
Question 14
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What is the main, inflammable, component of biogas?
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Hydrogen
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Hydrogen sulphide
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Water vapour
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Carbon dioxide
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Methane
Question 15
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True or false? It is more energy-efficient for humans to eat meat than it is to eat plants.
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- True
- False
Question 16
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Which of these processes are typical in factory farming?
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Allowing animals to move around
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Keeping animals physically restrained in small sheds
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Keeping animals outdoors
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Keeping animals in warm sheds
Question 17
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True or false? Fishing quotas can be ineffective as fisherman throw back dead fish that they are not allowed to catch.
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- True
- False
Question 18
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Which fungus produces mycoprotein (Quorn)?
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Fusarium
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Penicillium
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Aspergillus
Question 19
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True or false? Dams have no negative environmental impact.
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- True
- False
Question 20
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True or false? In 2009, there was a scandal when some British scientists hid data that did not support the theory of global warming.
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- True
- False
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