ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 101- MIDTERM
Questions with Correct Answers
The main advantage of observational studies and natural experiments
over manipulative studies is that natural experiments
a. are able to test hypotheses in the field and with large study areas
b. show causation
c. can prove hypotheses
d. always limit the independent variables to one Correct Answer-a. are
able to test hypotheses in the field and with large study areas
Members of the __________ movement would be very concerned about
the unequal exposure of members of a certain race to pollution.
a. human population
b. conservationist
c. preservationist
d. environmental justice Correct Answer-d. environmental justice
Water purification, nutrient cycling, and plant pollution are all examples
of Earth's
a. ecosystem services
b. renewable resources
,c. nonrenewable resources
d. capital services Correct Answer-a. ecosystem services
All of the following contribute to twenty-first century sustainability
EXCEPT
a. protecting soil on highly erodible lands in agricultural areas
b. recycling materials
c. increasing the energy
efficiency of light bulbs
d. lowering the federal tax on gasoline to lessen the financial burden on
citizens living below the poverty line Correct Answer-d. lowering the
federal tax on gasoline to lessen the financial burden on citizens living
below the poverty line.
anthropocentric worldview Correct Answer-A worldview that focuses on
human welfare and well-being. Evaluates the costs and benefits of
actions solely according to their impact on people.
biocentric worldview Correct Answer-A worldview that considers
human beings to be just one of many species on Earth, all of which have
equal intrinsic value.
ecocentric worldview Correct Answer-a worldview that places equal
value on all living organisms and the ecosystems in which they live.
, John Muir Correct Answer-(1838-1914) Naturalist who believed the
wilderness should be preserved in its natural state. He was largely
responsible for the creation of Yosemite National Park in California.
preservation ethic Correct Answer-An ethic holding that we should
protect the natural environment in a pristine, unaltered state.
Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946) Correct Answer-first chief of the Forest
Service (1905-1910)
using nature without destroying it --->"wise use"
conservation ethic Correct Answer-An ethic holding that humans should
put natural resources to use but also have a responsibility to manage
them wisely.
Aldo Leopold and his 1949 Essay on Wilderness Preservation. Correct
Answer-"land ethic"
"A thing is right," he wrote, "when it tends to preserve the integrity,
stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends
otherwise."
Define the term environment Correct Answer-consists of all the living
and nonliving things around us.
explain the importance of natural resources and ecosystem services to
our lives Correct Answer-the substances and energy sources we take
from our environment and that we rely on to survive.
Questions with Correct Answers
The main advantage of observational studies and natural experiments
over manipulative studies is that natural experiments
a. are able to test hypotheses in the field and with large study areas
b. show causation
c. can prove hypotheses
d. always limit the independent variables to one Correct Answer-a. are
able to test hypotheses in the field and with large study areas
Members of the __________ movement would be very concerned about
the unequal exposure of members of a certain race to pollution.
a. human population
b. conservationist
c. preservationist
d. environmental justice Correct Answer-d. environmental justice
Water purification, nutrient cycling, and plant pollution are all examples
of Earth's
a. ecosystem services
b. renewable resources
,c. nonrenewable resources
d. capital services Correct Answer-a. ecosystem services
All of the following contribute to twenty-first century sustainability
EXCEPT
a. protecting soil on highly erodible lands in agricultural areas
b. recycling materials
c. increasing the energy
efficiency of light bulbs
d. lowering the federal tax on gasoline to lessen the financial burden on
citizens living below the poverty line Correct Answer-d. lowering the
federal tax on gasoline to lessen the financial burden on citizens living
below the poverty line.
anthropocentric worldview Correct Answer-A worldview that focuses on
human welfare and well-being. Evaluates the costs and benefits of
actions solely according to their impact on people.
biocentric worldview Correct Answer-A worldview that considers
human beings to be just one of many species on Earth, all of which have
equal intrinsic value.
ecocentric worldview Correct Answer-a worldview that places equal
value on all living organisms and the ecosystems in which they live.
, John Muir Correct Answer-(1838-1914) Naturalist who believed the
wilderness should be preserved in its natural state. He was largely
responsible for the creation of Yosemite National Park in California.
preservation ethic Correct Answer-An ethic holding that we should
protect the natural environment in a pristine, unaltered state.
Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946) Correct Answer-first chief of the Forest
Service (1905-1910)
using nature without destroying it --->"wise use"
conservation ethic Correct Answer-An ethic holding that humans should
put natural resources to use but also have a responsibility to manage
them wisely.
Aldo Leopold and his 1949 Essay on Wilderness Preservation. Correct
Answer-"land ethic"
"A thing is right," he wrote, "when it tends to preserve the integrity,
stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends
otherwise."
Define the term environment Correct Answer-consists of all the living
and nonliving things around us.
explain the importance of natural resources and ecosystem services to
our lives Correct Answer-the substances and energy sources we take
from our environment and that we rely on to survive.
