2025/2026 APES Unit 5 Updated Assessment
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Many communities experience the tragedy of the commons.
One way a local community might regulate a shared and limited resource and reduce the tragedy
of the commons is to - correct answer✔✔divide the resources into parcels and assign them to
individuals
Which of the following scenarios best explains the concept of the tragedy of the commons? -
correct answer✔✔Fish are shared resources, and as the fishing industry competes for the fish, the
resource extraction is no longer sustainable.
One example of the tragedy of the commons occurs when trees are harvested from tropical rain
forests without any regulations. Which of the following best describes why this is an example of
the tragedy of the commons? - correct answer✔✔Timber producers remove as much timber as
possible as cheaply as possible.
Which of the following statements best describes the most unsustainable method of clear-cutting
forests to harvest timber? - correct answer✔✔All of the trees in a forest are cut down and
removed in one operation.
Industrial logging threatens many forested ecosystems. Which of the following environmental
consequences will most likely result from clear-cutting deciduous forests for logging? - correct
answer✔✔More carbon dioxide will be added to the atmosphere and increase anthropogenic
climate change.
Which of the following changes to the local hydrologic cycle will result if large areas of land
experienced clear-cutting? - correct answer✔✔Evaporation of water from the soil will increase.
Which of the following identifies and describes the equipment needed to best determine the
amount of water that infiltrated the soil? - correct answer✔✔A ruler should be used to measure
the level of water above the pavers in both pallets immediately after pouring the water over the
pavers and immediately after the one-hour wait time.
, Which of the following is the dependent variable in the study? - correct answer✔✔The
infiltration rate of the water
Which of the following is the independent variable in the study? - correct answer✔✔The type of
pavers used in the pallets
Which of the following statements best identifies the author's perspective in terms of utilizing
science technology for future agricultural advances? - correct answer✔✔The only way to meet
the global demand for more food is to fully utilize new science technologies to advance
agriculture.
The green revolution has improved global agricultural output. Which of the following best
describes the author's perspective on the beginning of the green revolution in the 1970s and
1980s? - correct answer✔✔The green revolution was successful because of selective breeding,
which improved nutritional value and crop yield to increase food production.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the author's predictions for how humans will
meet the future nutritional needs of a growing population using current agricultural technology? -
correct answer✔✔Humans have maximized the crop yield with improving technology and the
implementation of modern genetic techniques to further increase crop productivity and resilience
in order to meet the demand.
Which of the following is an assumption made by the author regarding the use of genetically
modified crops? - correct answer✔✔The amount of arable land will remain relatively constant,
and the growing human population will have enough food if more crops can be harvested from
the same amount of land.
Which of the following techniques could best reduce the harmful effects of overfishing if it were
to be widely adopted by the fishing industry? - correct answer✔✔Increased use of large-mesh
gill nets for harvesting salmon and trout
Various nations have adopted policies designed to combat overfishing. Which of the following
approaches is commonly used to combat the problem of overfishing? - correct
answer✔✔Enforcing minimum-size requirements for the capture of some commercial species
Questions & Verified Correct answers (A+
Guarantee)
Many communities experience the tragedy of the commons.
One way a local community might regulate a shared and limited resource and reduce the tragedy
of the commons is to - correct answer✔✔divide the resources into parcels and assign them to
individuals
Which of the following scenarios best explains the concept of the tragedy of the commons? -
correct answer✔✔Fish are shared resources, and as the fishing industry competes for the fish, the
resource extraction is no longer sustainable.
One example of the tragedy of the commons occurs when trees are harvested from tropical rain
forests without any regulations. Which of the following best describes why this is an example of
the tragedy of the commons? - correct answer✔✔Timber producers remove as much timber as
possible as cheaply as possible.
Which of the following statements best describes the most unsustainable method of clear-cutting
forests to harvest timber? - correct answer✔✔All of the trees in a forest are cut down and
removed in one operation.
Industrial logging threatens many forested ecosystems. Which of the following environmental
consequences will most likely result from clear-cutting deciduous forests for logging? - correct
answer✔✔More carbon dioxide will be added to the atmosphere and increase anthropogenic
climate change.
Which of the following changes to the local hydrologic cycle will result if large areas of land
experienced clear-cutting? - correct answer✔✔Evaporation of water from the soil will increase.
Which of the following identifies and describes the equipment needed to best determine the
amount of water that infiltrated the soil? - correct answer✔✔A ruler should be used to measure
the level of water above the pavers in both pallets immediately after pouring the water over the
pavers and immediately after the one-hour wait time.
, Which of the following is the dependent variable in the study? - correct answer✔✔The
infiltration rate of the water
Which of the following is the independent variable in the study? - correct answer✔✔The type of
pavers used in the pallets
Which of the following statements best identifies the author's perspective in terms of utilizing
science technology for future agricultural advances? - correct answer✔✔The only way to meet
the global demand for more food is to fully utilize new science technologies to advance
agriculture.
The green revolution has improved global agricultural output. Which of the following best
describes the author's perspective on the beginning of the green revolution in the 1970s and
1980s? - correct answer✔✔The green revolution was successful because of selective breeding,
which improved nutritional value and crop yield to increase food production.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the author's predictions for how humans will
meet the future nutritional needs of a growing population using current agricultural technology? -
correct answer✔✔Humans have maximized the crop yield with improving technology and the
implementation of modern genetic techniques to further increase crop productivity and resilience
in order to meet the demand.
Which of the following is an assumption made by the author regarding the use of genetically
modified crops? - correct answer✔✔The amount of arable land will remain relatively constant,
and the growing human population will have enough food if more crops can be harvested from
the same amount of land.
Which of the following techniques could best reduce the harmful effects of overfishing if it were
to be widely adopted by the fishing industry? - correct answer✔✔Increased use of large-mesh
gill nets for harvesting salmon and trout
Various nations have adopted policies designed to combat overfishing. Which of the following
approaches is commonly used to combat the problem of overfishing? - correct
answer✔✔Enforcing minimum-size requirements for the capture of some commercial species
