INTRO TO APES QUIZ Chapter 1

WHICH IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF AN ABIOTIC FACTOR? A – pH B – Solar Radiation C – Wind D – Plants

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DEFINE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. A – Evolution of a new species B – The study of how the world works C – Describes the current state of an environmental system D – The study of Earth’s history E – Interactions human & nature systems

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WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS? A – Natural disasters B – Killing bears for fur C – Vegetarians eating too much crops D – Over depletion of fisheries

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WHICH IS NOT A WAY TO REDUCE YOUR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT? A – Buy smaller houses B – Carpooling to reduce carbon emissions C – Eat less meat D – Increase anthropogenic emissions

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WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT GREENHOUSE GAS? A – CO 4 B – CO 2 C – NO 2 D – H 2 O

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WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP TO THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD? A – hypothesis B – Observe and Question C – Null hypothesis D – Conducting the experiment

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THE PROCESS OF MAKING GENERAL STATEMENTS FROM SPECIFIC FACTS OR EXAMPLES IS ALSO KNOWN AS A – Critical Thinking B – Inductive Reasoning C – Deductive Reasoning D – Replication

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WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF A “GREEN” CITY A – Chicago B – New York City C – San Francisco D – Los Angeles

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS DOES NOT INCREASE THE IMPACT OF HUMANS ON THE ENVIRONMENT? A – Advances in technology B – Use of tools for hunting C – Increased human population growth D – Decreased human population growth

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WHAT IS A NULL HYPOTHESIS? A – A statement or idea that can be falsified, or proven wrong B – An educated guess C – A testable theory or supposition about how something works

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WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN A SCIENTIST TAKES SEVERAL SETS OF MEASUREMENTS? A – Uncertainty B – Precision C – Accuracy D – Replication

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WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF MAKING GENERAL STATEMENTS FROM SPECIFIC FACTS OR EXAMPLES? A – Supductive reasoning B – Inductive reasoning C – Reductive reasoning D – Deductive reasoning

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WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOUR HYPOTHESIS IS REJECTED? A – Conduct another experiment B – Collect more data C – Go back and form another testable hypothesis D – Observe and question

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SCIENCE IS A _______ A – Class B – Question C – Method D – Process

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WHICH DOESN’T CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT? A – Energy B – Fertilizer C – Seafood D – Timber and paper

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WHAT IS NOT REQUIRED TO LIVE SUSTAINABLE? A – Renewable resources must not be depleted faster than they can regenerate B – Environmental systems must not be damaged beyond their ability to recover C – Nonrenewable resources must be used sparingly D – Taxes increases the countries profit in international warfare

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ON AVERAGE, IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE BORN AND HOW MANY PEOPLE DIE? A – 150,000 are born and 360,000 die B – 1.2 billion are born and 500,000 die C – 364,000 are born and 152,000 die D – 1 million are born and 500,000 die

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WHAT IS ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY? A – When there is an invasive species present B – When there are more animals than plants C – The ratio of plants to animals D – Measure of the diversity of an ecosystem or a habitat

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WHAT IS A SYSTEM? A – Any set of interacting components that influence one another by exchanging energy or materials B – A field that looks at interactions among human systems and those found in nature C – In an ecosystem, it is what circulates the nutrients from plant to soil D – The process by which life supporting resources, such as clean water, are produced

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WHAT IS ANTHROPOGENIC? A – Keystone species B – Derived from human activities C – Animal waste D – Global warming

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DEFINE DEVELOPMENT. A – Changes in ecosystem diversity B – Puberty C – Improvement in human well-being through economic advancements D – Fertilization rate of uneducated women in under developed countries

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