Question 1

What are the two main groups of natural resources?

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renewable and nonrenewable resources

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nonrenewable and recyclable resources

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renewable and sustainable resources

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conventional and unconventional resources

Question 2

What is an example of a renewable resource?

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solar energy

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radioactive uranium

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coal

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natural gas

Question 3

What happens when human demand exceeds the supply of a natural resource?

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the resource might become depleted

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the resource becomes renewable

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human needs are met

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the resource becomes more abundant

Question 4

What process uses living organisms to detoxify a polluted area?

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Bioremediation

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Recycling

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Habitat restoration

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Conservation

Question 5

How do conservation ecologists improve biodiversity between habitat fragments?

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by providing corridors for organisms to move

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by destroying invasive species

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by limiting human access to ecosystems

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by introducing new species

Question 6

What is required for sustainable use of resources?

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using resources at a rate they can be replaced

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using resources with no limits

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ignoring environmental health

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maximizing resource consumption

Question 7

What occurs when a species goes extinct?

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it becomes a nonrenewable resource

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it is replaced by another species

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it becomes a renewable resource

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it continues to thrive

Question 8

What is the effect of the Hydrilla plant on Florida's waterways?

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it decreases growth of native plants

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it purifies the water

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it has no significant impact

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it increases biodiversity

Question 9

What do biologists favor when discussing biological hotspots?

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focusing on limited areas to save species

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ignoring biodiversity

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focusing on every species equally

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expanding development into all areas

Question 10

What is one method of controlling invasive species?

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introducing a natural predator

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creating more invasive species

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removing all species from the area

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adding fertilizers to the ecosystem

Question 11

What is the Biodiversity

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Variety of life

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Abiotic

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genes

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Biotic

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