BIOL 2030 A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Most of the environmental progress made over the past few decades has come
about through __________ methods. - ✔✔command-in-control
✔✔When polluters buy, sell, and trade permits with other polluters, this is called a
__________. - ✔✔cap-and-trade emissions trading system
✔✔Which decision sets a legal precedent that if pollution control is more expensive than
the damage pollution causes, the pollution can continue? - ✔✔Boomer v. Atlantic
Cement Co.
✔✔How can marketable emissions permits decrease the amount of a pollutant being
generated by industry? - ✔✔The Environmental Defense Fund or similar organizations
can purchase pollution units and retire them, thus reducing the total amount of emission
✔✔One of the reasons that U.S. environmental policy is so difficult to pass is because
_______ - ✔✔human behavior tends to focus on short-term needs over long-term
processes
✔✔Which of the following requires those responsible for pollution to cover the cost of
repairing the damage? - ✔✔the polluter-pays principle
✔✔Anyone who spends time or money trying to influence an elected official's decisions
about legislation is engaging in __________. - ✔✔lobbying
✔✔What consist(s) of a formal set of general plans and principles intended to address
problems and guide decision making? - ✔✔policy
✔✔Which of the following is a true statement about the relationship between state and
federal laws? - ✔✔If state and federal laws conflict with each other, federal laws take
precedence.
, ✔✔If state and federal laws conflict with each other, federal laws take precedence. -
✔✔the Fifth Amendment
✔✔The only branch of government that can make environmental laws is the ______. -
✔✔legislative branch
✔✔What type of law results from conventions and treaties between nations? -
✔✔conventional law
✔✔From 1930 to 1939 fire ants spread inland about 60 miles from their point of
introduction in Mobile, Alabama. What was the cause of their spread over this distance?
- ✔✔a natural spread
✔✔From 1940 to 1970 fire ants spread through many southern states, sometimes at a
rate of 100 miles in a year. What was the cause of their spread over this distance? -
✔✔being transported along with plants and soil
✔✔In 1958 federal law restricted the movement of soil and plants from areas where fire
ants were established. Why was this law unsuccessful in stopping the spread of fire ant
colonies? - ✔✔People were unaware of the federal law and, when they moved,
transported plants bearing fire ant colonies; a single mated queen can be transported
without being noticed; and many states thought to be free of fire ant colonies already
had them.
✔✔Techniques used in controlling the spread of fire ants include _____. - ✔✔setting
baits that kill the queen when they are carried back to the nest, applying chemical
powders that kill the colony, introducing a protist to infect the fire ant queen and her
eggs, and introducing a fly that lays eggs in fire ants so that the eggs will hatch into
larvae that eat their way into the ants' heads, which will then fall off
✔✔David Orr holds great hope for a sustainable future. What does Orr think is needed
to achieve this sustainable future? - ✔✔People must see the connections between the
cars they drive and the wars they fight.
✔✔Nan Jenks-Jay describes a number of ways colleges and universities can advance
goals for global sustainability. Which examples does she include in her essay? -
✔✔Certify building design and construction through LEED standards.
✔✔Although Jenks-Jay focuses on the role of colleges and universities in promoting
sustainability, she does not discuss specific educational topics for students. Which
topics does Orr consider essential knowledge? - ✔✔the fundamentals of carrying
capacity
✔✔Most of the environmental progress made over the past few decades has come
about through __________ methods. - ✔✔command-in-control
✔✔When polluters buy, sell, and trade permits with other polluters, this is called a
__________. - ✔✔cap-and-trade emissions trading system
✔✔Which decision sets a legal precedent that if pollution control is more expensive than
the damage pollution causes, the pollution can continue? - ✔✔Boomer v. Atlantic
Cement Co.
✔✔How can marketable emissions permits decrease the amount of a pollutant being
generated by industry? - ✔✔The Environmental Defense Fund or similar organizations
can purchase pollution units and retire them, thus reducing the total amount of emission
✔✔One of the reasons that U.S. environmental policy is so difficult to pass is because
_______ - ✔✔human behavior tends to focus on short-term needs over long-term
processes
✔✔Which of the following requires those responsible for pollution to cover the cost of
repairing the damage? - ✔✔the polluter-pays principle
✔✔Anyone who spends time or money trying to influence an elected official's decisions
about legislation is engaging in __________. - ✔✔lobbying
✔✔What consist(s) of a formal set of general plans and principles intended to address
problems and guide decision making? - ✔✔policy
✔✔Which of the following is a true statement about the relationship between state and
federal laws? - ✔✔If state and federal laws conflict with each other, federal laws take
precedence.
, ✔✔If state and federal laws conflict with each other, federal laws take precedence. -
✔✔the Fifth Amendment
✔✔The only branch of government that can make environmental laws is the ______. -
✔✔legislative branch
✔✔What type of law results from conventions and treaties between nations? -
✔✔conventional law
✔✔From 1930 to 1939 fire ants spread inland about 60 miles from their point of
introduction in Mobile, Alabama. What was the cause of their spread over this distance?
- ✔✔a natural spread
✔✔From 1940 to 1970 fire ants spread through many southern states, sometimes at a
rate of 100 miles in a year. What was the cause of their spread over this distance? -
✔✔being transported along with plants and soil
✔✔In 1958 federal law restricted the movement of soil and plants from areas where fire
ants were established. Why was this law unsuccessful in stopping the spread of fire ant
colonies? - ✔✔People were unaware of the federal law and, when they moved,
transported plants bearing fire ant colonies; a single mated queen can be transported
without being noticed; and many states thought to be free of fire ant colonies already
had them.
✔✔Techniques used in controlling the spread of fire ants include _____. - ✔✔setting
baits that kill the queen when they are carried back to the nest, applying chemical
powders that kill the colony, introducing a protist to infect the fire ant queen and her
eggs, and introducing a fly that lays eggs in fire ants so that the eggs will hatch into
larvae that eat their way into the ants' heads, which will then fall off
✔✔David Orr holds great hope for a sustainable future. What does Orr think is needed
to achieve this sustainable future? - ✔✔People must see the connections between the
cars they drive and the wars they fight.
✔✔Nan Jenks-Jay describes a number of ways colleges and universities can advance
goals for global sustainability. Which examples does she include in her essay? -
✔✔Certify building design and construction through LEED standards.
✔✔Although Jenks-Jay focuses on the role of colleges and universities in promoting
sustainability, she does not discuss specific educational topics for students. Which
topics does Orr consider essential knowledge? - ✔✔the fundamentals of carrying
capacity
