Final EES Exam questions with
complete solutions
Label all the components of the structure (atom things)
High-speed [ ] (- charge)
[ ] (+ charge)
[ ] (no charge) - correct answer ✔✔high-speed [electron] (- charge)
proton (+ charge)
neutron (no charge)
For one of our first group investigations we divided up the impact of humans into 3 distinct
"revolutions".
List these 3 revolutions and provide 2 examples for each on how the human population impacted the
environment during that time. - correct answer ✔✔These 3 human revolutions were the Hunter Gather,
the Acriculture Revolution, and the Industrial Revolution.
2 impacts hunter gathers had 1. the displacement and created sparsity of wild plants. Because of the
plant scarcity 2. some of the herbivores in the area had a hard time finding food, throwing off the food
web.
2 impacts the Agriculture Revolution 1 land conversion of previously undisturbed forests for farmland 2
This cause biodiversity loss.
2 impacts of the Industrial Revolution 1 even more land conversion not only for the agriculture 2 needed
but to mine fossil fuels like coal. This started to cause water and air pollution as well.
In lab we debated on if ANWR should be drilled for oil or if it should remain a wildlife reserve.
Pick one group that was for drilling in ANWR and pick one group that was against drilling in ANWR and
provide 2 reasons per group for their stance. - correct answer ✔✔Drilling for ANWR: congress said it
would help break away from foreign-produced fuel to ensure energy security and drilling would create
jobs for Alaskans.
Drilling against ANWR was Native Americans of Alaska. would effectively harm their way of life with the
environment and because or the permafrost melting from climate change, they get more severe storms
and will have to move and will contribute to displacement.
, Pick two of the three case studies below and describe the series of events that lead to the the
population exceeding's its carrying capacity.
1. Kaibab Deer
2. Asian Carp
3. Crown of Thorns Starfish - correct answer ✔✔1. Kaibab Deer: the population at an all-time low bc of
lack of vegetation bc of other grazing animals that were not local to the envrionment. Gov noticed and
tried to solve the issue by killing off deer predators instead of mitigating the issue slowly. Because of this
the deer population exploded and esceeded their carrying capacity leading to hundereds of them sarving
to death because of overgrazing.
Crowns of Thorns Starfish: starfish are native to Australia but tourists poached all their predators
aditionally the government cut them up and threw them back not realizing that would lead them to
multiply.
4 direct and 4 indirect factors that influence population growth. - correct answer ✔✔Direct: births,
immigration, death, emigration
Indirect: healthcare, family planning, good education, income and work
4 things Greenville can do to become an eco city. - correct answer ✔✔create affordable homes
downtown on top of grocery stores and restaurants to keep essentials within walking distance. Start
recycleing plastics more efficiently and tecycle glass. Make a bigger incentive to transfer to renewables
with high potential. Can maximize energy efficiency for things that cannot be switched to renewables.
Water cycle diagram - correct answer ✔✔low pressure top left: cool dry air
high pressure top right: condensation and precipitation
low pressure bottom right: warm, dry air
high pressure bottom left: hot, wet air
Enzymes in the soil transform ______ to ________. Mineralization then transforms this form of nitrogen
into _______. This form of nitrogen must first be converted to ______ and finally ________ through
nitrification before it is bioavailable for plants to use. - correct answer ✔✔Enzymes in the soil transform
Urea to Ammonia. Mineralization then transforms this form of nitrogen into ammonium. This form of
nitrogen must first be converted to nitrite and finally nitrate through nitrification before it is bioavailable
for plants to use.
complete solutions
Label all the components of the structure (atom things)
High-speed [ ] (- charge)
[ ] (+ charge)
[ ] (no charge) - correct answer ✔✔high-speed [electron] (- charge)
proton (+ charge)
neutron (no charge)
For one of our first group investigations we divided up the impact of humans into 3 distinct
"revolutions".
List these 3 revolutions and provide 2 examples for each on how the human population impacted the
environment during that time. - correct answer ✔✔These 3 human revolutions were the Hunter Gather,
the Acriculture Revolution, and the Industrial Revolution.
2 impacts hunter gathers had 1. the displacement and created sparsity of wild plants. Because of the
plant scarcity 2. some of the herbivores in the area had a hard time finding food, throwing off the food
web.
2 impacts the Agriculture Revolution 1 land conversion of previously undisturbed forests for farmland 2
This cause biodiversity loss.
2 impacts of the Industrial Revolution 1 even more land conversion not only for the agriculture 2 needed
but to mine fossil fuels like coal. This started to cause water and air pollution as well.
In lab we debated on if ANWR should be drilled for oil or if it should remain a wildlife reserve.
Pick one group that was for drilling in ANWR and pick one group that was against drilling in ANWR and
provide 2 reasons per group for their stance. - correct answer ✔✔Drilling for ANWR: congress said it
would help break away from foreign-produced fuel to ensure energy security and drilling would create
jobs for Alaskans.
Drilling against ANWR was Native Americans of Alaska. would effectively harm their way of life with the
environment and because or the permafrost melting from climate change, they get more severe storms
and will have to move and will contribute to displacement.
, Pick two of the three case studies below and describe the series of events that lead to the the
population exceeding's its carrying capacity.
1. Kaibab Deer
2. Asian Carp
3. Crown of Thorns Starfish - correct answer ✔✔1. Kaibab Deer: the population at an all-time low bc of
lack of vegetation bc of other grazing animals that were not local to the envrionment. Gov noticed and
tried to solve the issue by killing off deer predators instead of mitigating the issue slowly. Because of this
the deer population exploded and esceeded their carrying capacity leading to hundereds of them sarving
to death because of overgrazing.
Crowns of Thorns Starfish: starfish are native to Australia but tourists poached all their predators
aditionally the government cut them up and threw them back not realizing that would lead them to
multiply.
4 direct and 4 indirect factors that influence population growth. - correct answer ✔✔Direct: births,
immigration, death, emigration
Indirect: healthcare, family planning, good education, income and work
4 things Greenville can do to become an eco city. - correct answer ✔✔create affordable homes
downtown on top of grocery stores and restaurants to keep essentials within walking distance. Start
recycleing plastics more efficiently and tecycle glass. Make a bigger incentive to transfer to renewables
with high potential. Can maximize energy efficiency for things that cannot be switched to renewables.
Water cycle diagram - correct answer ✔✔low pressure top left: cool dry air
high pressure top right: condensation and precipitation
low pressure bottom right: warm, dry air
high pressure bottom left: hot, wet air
Enzymes in the soil transform ______ to ________. Mineralization then transforms this form of nitrogen
into _______. This form of nitrogen must first be converted to ______ and finally ________ through
nitrification before it is bioavailable for plants to use. - correct answer ✔✔Enzymes in the soil transform
Urea to Ammonia. Mineralization then transforms this form of nitrogen into ammonium. This form of
nitrogen must first be converted to nitrite and finally nitrate through nitrification before it is bioavailable
for plants to use.
