Environmental Science 101 Questions with Correct
Answers
Aldo Leopold Correct Answer-wrote A Sand County Almanac published
a year after his death in 1948; promoted a "Land Ethic" in which humans
are ethically responsible for serving as the protectors of nature.
John Muir Correct Answer-founded Sierra Club in 1892; preservationist
Rachel Carson Correct Answer-one of the first people to realize the
global dangers of pesticide abuse (DDT). Wrote Silent Spring.
Fourier or Pouillet Correct Answer-Person who coined phrase
"Greenhouse Effect"
Murray Bookchin Correct Answer-social ecology
Tragedy of the Commons Correct Answer-situation in which people
acting individually and in their own interest use up commonly available
but limited resources, creating disaster for the entire community; by
Garrett Hardin
Ecology Correct Answer-Scientific study of interactions among
organisms and between organisms and their environment
Ecosystem Performs Correct Answer-Water purification, biological
control of pests, natural (good) greenhouse effects (keep us warm)
, Biosphere Correct Answer-part of Earth in which life exists including
land, water, and air or atmosphere
Biomass Correct Answer-the total mass of organisms in a given area or
volume.
Abiotic Correct Answer-Non-living things (water, air, minerals,
chemicals)
Biotic Correct Answer-living things (plants and animals)
organic substances Correct Answer-plant and animal products
inorganic substances Correct Answer-Metals, minerals, water, and air
are examples of
Law of Conservation of Matter Correct Answer-Matter is not created nor
destroyed in any chemical or physical change. The AMOUNT of matter
doesn't change
Global ecology studies Correct Answer-The study of how the earth's
ecosystems work together and predicting future problems
Answers
Aldo Leopold Correct Answer-wrote A Sand County Almanac published
a year after his death in 1948; promoted a "Land Ethic" in which humans
are ethically responsible for serving as the protectors of nature.
John Muir Correct Answer-founded Sierra Club in 1892; preservationist
Rachel Carson Correct Answer-one of the first people to realize the
global dangers of pesticide abuse (DDT). Wrote Silent Spring.
Fourier or Pouillet Correct Answer-Person who coined phrase
"Greenhouse Effect"
Murray Bookchin Correct Answer-social ecology
Tragedy of the Commons Correct Answer-situation in which people
acting individually and in their own interest use up commonly available
but limited resources, creating disaster for the entire community; by
Garrett Hardin
Ecology Correct Answer-Scientific study of interactions among
organisms and between organisms and their environment
Ecosystem Performs Correct Answer-Water purification, biological
control of pests, natural (good) greenhouse effects (keep us warm)
, Biosphere Correct Answer-part of Earth in which life exists including
land, water, and air or atmosphere
Biomass Correct Answer-the total mass of organisms in a given area or
volume.
Abiotic Correct Answer-Non-living things (water, air, minerals,
chemicals)
Biotic Correct Answer-living things (plants and animals)
organic substances Correct Answer-plant and animal products
inorganic substances Correct Answer-Metals, minerals, water, and air
are examples of
Law of Conservation of Matter Correct Answer-Matter is not created nor
destroyed in any chemical or physical change. The AMOUNT of matter
doesn't change
Global ecology studies Correct Answer-The study of how the earth's
ecosystems work together and predicting future problems
