Final Exam #1

Question 1

Which of the following are considered part of the environment

Answer 1

All of these

Question 2

The variable a scientist manipulates in an experiment is called the

Answer 2

Independent variable

Question 3

Which of the following is a synonym (word with a similar definition) for the word degradation?

Answer 3

Ruin

Question 4

A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees in a forest would be considered a(n)

Answer 4

Environmentalist

Question 5

A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called

Answer 5

Nonrenewable

Question 6

Why was Minimata significant?

Answer 6

Mercury from the facatory was polluting the fish, it was the first time there was a connection between pollution and health

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?

Answer 7

Wave energy

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?

Answer 8

Natural gas

Question 9

A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment is known as

Answer 9

Anthropocentrism

Question 10

What has happened to resource consumption in the last several hundred years?

Answer 10

It has increased dramatically

Question 11

What was the 1st evidence that Rachel Carson’s theory about pesticides and DDT was correct?

Answer 11

Pelican eggshells were softening and breaking before they were hatched, lowering the number of pelican births

Question 12

Natural resources that are naturally replenished over short periods are called

Answer 12

Renewable resources

Question 13

What was the Torrey Canyon?

Answer 13

The first massive oil spill in the ocean

Question 14

Which steps are usually near the beginning of a scientific investigation

Answer 14

Observing and questioning

Question 15

In an experiment, a scientist adds fertilizer to one pond to compare the algae growth to a pond that does not receive fertilizer. The amount of algae that grows would represent a(n)

Answer 15

Dependent variable

Question 16

A set of moral principles or values held by a person or a society is called

Answer 16

Ethics

Question 17

Which of the following gives value to all living things, both human and nonhuman?

Answer 17

Biocentrism

Question 18

All the living and nonliving things with which an organism interacts

Answer 18

Environment

Question 19

Able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply

Answer 19

Sustainable

Question 20

Any of the natural materials and energy sources provided by nature that humans need to survive

Answer 20

Natural resources

Question 21

Environmentalism is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

A theory or phenomena that explains when a resource is not owned by any entity, people will deplete it

Answer 22

Tragedy of the commons

Question 23

In a controlled study, all variables are controlled except two.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

In the last several hundred years, human population has decreased dramatically.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

Hot glass looks the same as cold glass

Answer 25

True

Question 26

It's ok to pick up broken glass with you bare hands as long as the glass is placed in the trash.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Return all unused chemicals to their original containers.

Answer 27

False

Question 28

Personal eyeglasses provide as much protection as

Answer 28

None of these

Question 29

You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the tube

Answer 29

Away from all people

Question 30

Experiments or observational studies in which only one variable is manipulated are described as

Answer 30

Controlled

Question 31

Which of the following is ALWAYS a nonrenewable natural resource?

Answer 31

Oil

Question 32

The variable a scientist manipulates in an experiment is called the

Answer 32

Independent variable

Question 33

For most of human history, population has been ____ and ____.

Answer 33

low and stable

Question 34

The following footwear is best in the lab

Answer 34

Closed toed shoes

Question 35

What is one way the tragedy of the commons could be avoided?

Answer 35

Allow the government to regulate the resource **

Question 36

Describe the general trend of this graph.

Answer 36

Slow and steady population for most of history, then exponential growth after the industrial revolution

Question 37

According to the graph, Part A, what change caused the population growth to grow exponentially?

Answer 37

The industrial revolution

Question 38

What happened at the dip around the 1300/1400s? Why?

Answer 38

Population decline; bubonic plague

Question 39

What is predicted to happen to this graph as time goes on?

Answer 39

Plateau as we hit the carrying capacity

Question 40

Our ecological footprint is affected by the ______ and how much ______.

Answer 40

Number of people on earth; we consume