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Environmental science is an interdisciplinary area of study that deals with all of the following except
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economics.
politics.
ethics.
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Environment is defined as:
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More than one of the choices are correct.
everything that affects an organism during its lifetime.
all organisms including people affecting many components.
the surrounding conditions that affect organisms.
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Environmental science is an interdisciplinary area of study that deals with all of the following except
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ENV.ER.1a
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Environment is defined as:
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ENV.ES
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An ecosystem is
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ENV.ES
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Which is the following is a correct example of interrelatedness?
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ENV.GP.5
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The Earth Summit was
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ENV.ES.1
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The Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations include
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ENV.GP
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Energy use
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ENV.ER.1
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Biodiversity is fundamental to human welfare and economic development and plays a critical role in meeting human needs by maintaining the ecological processes upon which our survival depends.
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ENV.ES.1b
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Environmental ethics includes which of the following statements? (Check all that apply)
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ENV.GP.4
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Sustainable development occurs when social, environmental, and economic concerns are met.
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ENV.GP.4
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The scientific method is
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ENV.ES.5a
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The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
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ENV.ER.1
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Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?
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ENV.ES.1c
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Natural selection is the process that determines
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ENV.ES.1a
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When a population becomes isolated from another population of the same species over a long period of time
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ENV.ES.1a
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Extinction of organisms is
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ENV.ES.1b
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The relationship between frogs and insects is an example of
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ENV.ES.1a
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The carbon cycle is an example of how materials are cycled through ecosystems.
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ENV.ES.5e
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A food chain is a series of organisms occupying different trophic levels through which energy passes.
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ENV.ES.1c
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Human impact on temperate forests include
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ENV.GP.8
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Which is an example of a stage in secondary succession?
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ENV.ER.5a
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Primary succession is
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ENV.ER.5a
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All of the following must be in the euphotic zone EXCEPT.
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ENV.ER.5a
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Which of the following best matches the description?
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Biome that receives less than 25 cm of precipitation per year.
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ENV.ES.1b
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Tiny photosynthetic organisms that float near the ocean surface are called zooplankton.
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ENV.ES.4
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Biomes can be distinguished based on values from the two most important environmental factors. Which of the following abiotic conditions are the biggest determinants of biome location (select all that apply)?
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ENV.ES.1b
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On a population growth curve, the _____________________ phase results in a rapid increase in the size of the population.
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ENV.GP.1
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Terms used to describe factors (or sets of factors) that limit population size include
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ENV.GP.1
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Ecologists refer to the maximum sustainable population for an area as
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The human population is gradually decreasing and will soon stabilize.
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ENV.GP.1
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Which of the following characteristics typically leads to INCREASES in total fertility rates; mark all that apply.
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ENV.GP.1
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From an historical perspective, which one of the following causes the greatest alteration in people's lifestyle?
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ENV.ER.1
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The first transfer of energy on Earth occurs
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ENV.ER.1
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OPEC
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ENV.ER.1
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Which fossil fuel is the most abundant?
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ENV.ER.1
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Which of the following fossil fuels causes the least environmental problems?
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ENV.ER.1
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Since fossil fuels are ____________, as they become ______ the price _____.
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ENV.GP.3
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Environmental problems associated with wind power are:
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ENV.GP.3
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According to the definition of biofuels, which of the following would not be considered a biofuel?
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ENV.GP.3
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A species becomes extinct when
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ENV.ER.5c
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Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively in the last 50 years than in any other period.
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ENV.ES.1c
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Protection of biodiversity typically involves:
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The small amount of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere
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ENV.ES.5e
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In addition to carbon dioxide which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
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ENV.ES.5e
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According to the IPCC, all of the following are likely to happen as a result of a warming planet EXCEPT:
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ENV.ES.5e
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A policy to combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions causes some groups of people to reject such a policy. Why might this be true?
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Climate change can be natural.
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The role of the legislative branch of the U.S. government is to
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Sustainable Development Goals are designed to build upon: