Test Bank for Living in the Environment 20th Edition by Miller

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Test Bank for Living in the Environment 20th Edition by Miller
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CHAPTER 1—ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, THEIR CAUSES, AND SUSTAINABILITY

(MULTIPLE CHOICE)

1. Sustainability refers to?

a. the way in which the natural world works

b. how we interact with the environment

c. human methods of coping with environmental problems

d. refusing, reducing, reusing, and recycling
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e. the capacity of the earth’s natural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt

ANS: E PTS: 1

TOP: Core Case Study: A vision of a more sustainable world in 2065
KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New




2. Which discipline is most associated with environmental science?

a. botany

b. political science

c. sociology

d. ecology

e. psychology

ANS: D PTS: 1
TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: Modified

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3. A forest with plants, animals, and various other organisms is an example of a(n).

a. ecosystem

b. species

c. ecology

d. life-support system

e. nutrient

ANS: A PTS: 1
TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
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KEY: Bloom's: Understand NOT: New

4. Using normally renewable resources faster than nature can renew them is called.

a. nutrient cycling

b. nutrient deficit

c. sustainability

d. trade-offs

e. degrading natural capital

ANS: E PTS: 1
TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
KEY: Bloom's: Remember

5. Solar energy is known as a(n).

a. renewable resource

b. recyclable resource

c. inexhaustible resource

d. reusable resource

e. nonrenewable resource

ANS: C PTS: 1
TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
KEY: Bloom's: Remember

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6. What is one of the three social science principles of sustainability?

a. A dependence on solar energy

b. A focus on chemical cycling

c. The degradation of natural capital

d. A responsibility to future generations

e. The ability to retain biodiversity

ANS: D PTS: 1
TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
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KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New

7. Topsoil is an important component of.

a. biodiversity

b. ecosystems

c. natural resources

d. win-win solutions

e. nutrient cycling

ANS: E PTS: 1
TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New

8. According to a number of environmental scientists, we already know how to reuse or
recycle at least ____________of the nonrenewable resources we use.

a. 80%

b. 65%

c. 50%

d. 40%

e. 25%

ANS: A PTS: 1
TOP: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New