Environmental Exam 1 (Multiple Choice)
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1. 1) Global population is projected to be about B. 9 billion
________ in 2050.
A) 10 billion
B) 9 billion
C) 7 billion
D) 8 billion
E) 11 billion
2. 2) To determine your total impact on the environment, c. calculate your
you can ________. ecological foot-
A) measure the volume and type of all the wastes you print
contribute to the municipal waste stream
B) measure local air pollution and its impacts on your
health
C) calculate your ecological footprint
D) determine your current water pollution impact
E) calculate the biodiversity of your local community
3. 3) Which of the following terms best describes the c. integrative and
practice of environmental science? interdisciplinary
A) Highly specialized and focused
B) Theoretical and controversial
C) Integrative and interdisciplinary
D) Elitist and unnecessary
E) Abstract and theoretical
4. 4) Solutions to environmental problems ________. b. must be de-
A) must be short term signed with sus-
B) must be designed with sustainable goals tainable goals
C) must be on a local scale
D) can be implemented only by scientists
E) are best designed and discussed in the political
arena
5. 5) Nonrenewable natural resources include e. coal, crude oil,
________. wind
A) coal
B) crude oil
C) minerals
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D) wind
E) A, B, and C
6. 6) The study of environmental science is concerned a. the interac-
with tions among hu-
A) the interactions among human systems and those man systems and
found in nature those found in na-
B) biotic and abiotic interactions with human sys- ture
tems
C) only abiotic factors
D) only biotic factors
E) Both A and B
7. 7) By studying ancient civilizations, such as the d. environmental
Greek and Roman empires and the Angkor civiliza- degradation due
tion of Southeast Asia, historians have concluded to unsustainable
that these civilizations declined partly because of use of resources
________.
A) sustainable practices
B) fires
C) overabundance of resources
D) environmental degradation due to unsustainable
use of resources
E) flood
8. 8) ________ gives inherent value to certain living E. Biocentrism
things or to the biotic (living) realm of the earth in
general; both human and nonhuman lives have ethi-
cal standing.
A) Relativism
B) Realism
C) Anthropocentrism
D) Ecocentrism
E) Biocentrism
9. 9) A paradigm ________. a. is synonymous
A) is synonymous with the scientific method with the scientific
B) is a means of evaluating scientific hypotheses method
C) is a group of several hypotheses that can be tested
together
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D) is a dominant world view in science
E) can only come from qualitative data
10. 10) Advances in agriculture ________. c. have often re-
A) did not increase the amount of food per person sulted in alteration
from a global perspective and destruction of
B) have resulted in a smaller global population natural systems
C) have often resulted in alteration and destruction of
natural systems
D) are always sustainable, since they are based on
natural ecosystems
E) do not rely on ecosystem services
11. 11) The scientific process and knowledge is based on a. a systematic
________. process of learn-
A) a systematic process of learning about and testing ing about and test-
our understanding of the world ing our under-
B) observation alone standing of the
C) quantitative data alone world
D) guesses based our personal feelings about the
subject under inquiry
E) the fact that all hypotheses can be proven true
12. 12) Scientific inquiry is based on ________. b. expanding
A) the production of technological advances knowledge based
B) an expanding knowledge based on observation, on observation,
questioning, testing and discovery questioning, test-
C) making huge leaps of knowledge with scientific ing and discovery
insights
D) facts that can be proven true without experimental
manipulation
E) designing experiments that have never been done
before
13. 13) A hypothesis is ________. e. a testable
A) an instrument that is used to examine environmen- proposition that
tal conditions explains an ob-
B) a prediction about something that has not yet been served phenome-
observed non or answers a
C) the design of an experiment that can be used in question
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scientific inquiry
D) a proven scientific fact
E) a testable proposition that explains an observed
phenomenon or answers a question
14. 14) Which is a correct statement from the point of c. Human manip-
view of an environmental scientist? ulation of the en-
A) Human manipulation of the environment is com- vironment is out-
pletely acceptable in any modern society pacing the rate at
B) Human manipulation of the environment is outpac- which natural sys-
ing the rate at which natural systems can evolve tems can evolve
C) Natural systems will evolve at an appropriate rate
to compensate for human manipulation
D) Natural systems will be undamaged by human
interference because engineering discoveries will fix
the problems
E) Adaptation and relocation are acceptable and re-
liable solutions for organisms that are affected by
climate change
15. 15) An experiment ________. d. is an activity de-
A) does not need to be repeated if well designed signed to test the
B) involves only collection of quantitative data validity of a hy-
C) is designed to generate new scientific hypothesis pothesis
D) is an activity designed to test the validity of a
hypothesis
E) often involves manipulating as many variables as
possible
16. 16) In a manipulative experiment ________. c. researchers ma-
A) replication of the experiment is not necessary nipulate the inde-
B) the peer review process is bypassed pendent variable
C) researchers manipulate the independent variable
D) the motive is economic gain
E) researchers manipulate as many variables as pos-
sible
17. 17) A(n) ________ is best defined as one who con- a. ecocentrist
siders the impacts on the whole ecosystem, both the
living and non-living, when considering an action.
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1. 1) Global population is projected to be about B. 9 billion
________ in 2050.
A) 10 billion
B) 9 billion
C) 7 billion
D) 8 billion
E) 11 billion
2. 2) To determine your total impact on the environment, c. calculate your
you can ________. ecological foot-
A) measure the volume and type of all the wastes you print
contribute to the municipal waste stream
B) measure local air pollution and its impacts on your
health
C) calculate your ecological footprint
D) determine your current water pollution impact
E) calculate the biodiversity of your local community
3. 3) Which of the following terms best describes the c. integrative and
practice of environmental science? interdisciplinary
A) Highly specialized and focused
B) Theoretical and controversial
C) Integrative and interdisciplinary
D) Elitist and unnecessary
E) Abstract and theoretical
4. 4) Solutions to environmental problems ________. b. must be de-
A) must be short term signed with sus-
B) must be designed with sustainable goals tainable goals
C) must be on a local scale
D) can be implemented only by scientists
E) are best designed and discussed in the political
arena
5. 5) Nonrenewable natural resources include e. coal, crude oil,
________. wind
A) coal
B) crude oil
C) minerals
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D) wind
E) A, B, and C
6. 6) The study of environmental science is concerned a. the interac-
with tions among hu-
A) the interactions among human systems and those man systems and
found in nature those found in na-
B) biotic and abiotic interactions with human sys- ture
tems
C) only abiotic factors
D) only biotic factors
E) Both A and B
7. 7) By studying ancient civilizations, such as the d. environmental
Greek and Roman empires and the Angkor civiliza- degradation due
tion of Southeast Asia, historians have concluded to unsustainable
that these civilizations declined partly because of use of resources
________.
A) sustainable practices
B) fires
C) overabundance of resources
D) environmental degradation due to unsustainable
use of resources
E) flood
8. 8) ________ gives inherent value to certain living E. Biocentrism
things or to the biotic (living) realm of the earth in
general; both human and nonhuman lives have ethi-
cal standing.
A) Relativism
B) Realism
C) Anthropocentrism
D) Ecocentrism
E) Biocentrism
9. 9) A paradigm ________. a. is synonymous
A) is synonymous with the scientific method with the scientific
B) is a means of evaluating scientific hypotheses method
C) is a group of several hypotheses that can be tested
together
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D) is a dominant world view in science
E) can only come from qualitative data
10. 10) Advances in agriculture ________. c. have often re-
A) did not increase the amount of food per person sulted in alteration
from a global perspective and destruction of
B) have resulted in a smaller global population natural systems
C) have often resulted in alteration and destruction of
natural systems
D) are always sustainable, since they are based on
natural ecosystems
E) do not rely on ecosystem services
11. 11) The scientific process and knowledge is based on a. a systematic
________. process of learn-
A) a systematic process of learning about and testing ing about and test-
our understanding of the world ing our under-
B) observation alone standing of the
C) quantitative data alone world
D) guesses based our personal feelings about the
subject under inquiry
E) the fact that all hypotheses can be proven true
12. 12) Scientific inquiry is based on ________. b. expanding
A) the production of technological advances knowledge based
B) an expanding knowledge based on observation, on observation,
questioning, testing and discovery questioning, test-
C) making huge leaps of knowledge with scientific ing and discovery
insights
D) facts that can be proven true without experimental
manipulation
E) designing experiments that have never been done
before
13. 13) A hypothesis is ________. e. a testable
A) an instrument that is used to examine environmen- proposition that
tal conditions explains an ob-
B) a prediction about something that has not yet been served phenome-
observed non or answers a
C) the design of an experiment that can be used in question
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scientific inquiry
D) a proven scientific fact
E) a testable proposition that explains an observed
phenomenon or answers a question
14. 14) Which is a correct statement from the point of c. Human manip-
view of an environmental scientist? ulation of the en-
A) Human manipulation of the environment is com- vironment is out-
pletely acceptable in any modern society pacing the rate at
B) Human manipulation of the environment is outpac- which natural sys-
ing the rate at which natural systems can evolve tems can evolve
C) Natural systems will evolve at an appropriate rate
to compensate for human manipulation
D) Natural systems will be undamaged by human
interference because engineering discoveries will fix
the problems
E) Adaptation and relocation are acceptable and re-
liable solutions for organisms that are affected by
climate change
15. 15) An experiment ________. d. is an activity de-
A) does not need to be repeated if well designed signed to test the
B) involves only collection of quantitative data validity of a hy-
C) is designed to generate new scientific hypothesis pothesis
D) is an activity designed to test the validity of a
hypothesis
E) often involves manipulating as many variables as
possible
16. 16) In a manipulative experiment ________. c. researchers ma-
A) replication of the experiment is not necessary nipulate the inde-
B) the peer review process is bypassed pendent variable
C) researchers manipulate the independent variable
D) the motive is economic gain
E) researchers manipulate as many variables as pos-
sible
17. 17) A(n) ________ is best defined as one who con- a. ecocentrist
siders the impacts on the whole ecosystem, both the
living and non-living, when considering an action.
