Quiz 1 Learning Activity
1. Ecotourism is an approach to tourism that .
Actually bans tourism so that ecological systems have a chance to recover
Involved mainly ecologists and other scientists so that they can focus on research
Removed local people from natural environments so that tourists alone can enjoy them
Is focused on natural environments in an effort to help conserve them and benefit
the local economy
2. The phrases “everything must go somewhere” and “there is no away” are used to
summarize the basic idea behind the .
Law of conservation matter
Biogeochemical cycles
Flow of energy through ecosystems
Law of thermodynamics
3. Primary producers such as plants and algae use energy from the sun to produce organic
plant material through a process known as .
Bioaccumulation
Photosynthesis
Reproduction
Decomposition
4. It has been observed that some moth species emit high-frequency noises to confuse bats
that prey on them. In response, the bats have changed their flight patterns to confuse the
moths. This is an example of .
Succession
Trophic cascade
Coevolution
Competition
5. Environmental science and environmentalism are essentially the same thing.
True
False
6. Whenever we encounter an environmental issue or challenge that is characterized by a
high level of uncertainty, the best approach is to .
Do nothing because its too dangerous
Wait until we have complete certainty be acting
Completely ban the activity causing the issue
Address the issue with the best science available
7. Which of the following is not a major threat to biodiversity?
Climate change
Evolution
Invasive species
Pollution
8. A “biodiversity hotspot” is a region of the world that has BOTH .
High rates of biodiversity and significant environmental destruction
A serious wildfire problem and large numbers of endangered species
High rates of biodiversity and a large number of national parks
Significant environmental destruction and growing interested in ecotourism
1. Ecotourism is an approach to tourism that .
Actually bans tourism so that ecological systems have a chance to recover
Involved mainly ecologists and other scientists so that they can focus on research
Removed local people from natural environments so that tourists alone can enjoy them
Is focused on natural environments in an effort to help conserve them and benefit
the local economy
2. The phrases “everything must go somewhere” and “there is no away” are used to
summarize the basic idea behind the .
Law of conservation matter
Biogeochemical cycles
Flow of energy through ecosystems
Law of thermodynamics
3. Primary producers such as plants and algae use energy from the sun to produce organic
plant material through a process known as .
Bioaccumulation
Photosynthesis
Reproduction
Decomposition
4. It has been observed that some moth species emit high-frequency noises to confuse bats
that prey on them. In response, the bats have changed their flight patterns to confuse the
moths. This is an example of .
Succession
Trophic cascade
Coevolution
Competition
5. Environmental science and environmentalism are essentially the same thing.
True
False
6. Whenever we encounter an environmental issue or challenge that is characterized by a
high level of uncertainty, the best approach is to .
Do nothing because its too dangerous
Wait until we have complete certainty be acting
Completely ban the activity causing the issue
Address the issue with the best science available
7. Which of the following is not a major threat to biodiversity?
Climate change
Evolution
Invasive species
Pollution
8. A “biodiversity hotspot” is a region of the world that has BOTH .
High rates of biodiversity and significant environmental destruction
A serious wildfire problem and large numbers of endangered species
High rates of biodiversity and a large number of national parks
Significant environmental destruction and growing interested in ecotourism
