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1. Sustainability refers to _____.
a. the way in which the natural world works
b. how we interact with the environment
c. human methods of coping with environmental problems
d. refusing, reducing, reusing, and recycling
e. the capacity of the earth’s natural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Core Case Study: A vision of a more sustainable world in 2065
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
NOTES: New
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2. Which discipline is most associated with environmental science?
a. botany
b. political science
c. sociology
d. ecology
e. psychology
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
NOTES: Modified
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DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
3. A forest with plants, animals, and various other organisms is an example of a(n) _____.
a. ecosystem
b. species
c. ecology
d. life-support system
e. nutrient
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
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4. Using normally renewable resources faster than nature can renew them is called ____.
a. nutrient cycling
b. nutrient deficit
c. sustainability
d. trade-offs
e. degrading natural capital
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
5. Solar energy is known as a(n) ____.
a. renewable resource
b. recyclable resource
c. inexhaustible resource
d. reusable resource
e. nonrenewable resource
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
6. What is one of the three social science principles of sustainability?
a. A dependence on solar energy
b. A focus on chemical cycling
c. The degradation of natural capital
d. A responsibility to future generations
e. The ability to retain biodiversity
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
NOTES: New
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DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
7. Topsoil is an important component of _____.
a. biodiversity
b. ecosystems
c. natural resources
d. win-win solutions
e. nutrient cycling
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
NOTES: New
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
8. According to a number of environmental scientists, we already know how to reuse or recycle at least _____ of the
nonrenewable resources we use.
a. 80%
b. 65%
c. 50%
d. 40%
e. 25%
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
NOTES: New
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
9. What are the priorities for more sustainable use of renewable resources, in order?
a. refuse, renew, reduce, and recycle
b. recycle, renew, reuse, and reduce
c. resource, recycle, renew, and reduce
d. refuse, reduce, reuse, and recycle
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1. Sustainability refers to _____.
a. the way in which the natural world works
b. how we interact with the environment
c. human methods of coping with environmental problems
d. refusing, reducing, reusing, and recycling
e. the capacity of the earth’s natural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Core Case Study: A vision of a more sustainable world in 2065
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
NOTES: New
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
2. Which discipline is most associated with environmental science?
a. botany
b. political science
c. sociology
d. ecology
e. psychology
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
NOTES: Modified
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
3. A forest with plants, animals, and various other organisms is an example of a(n) _____.
a. ecosystem
b. species
c. ecology
d. life-support system
e. nutrient
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
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NOTES: New
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
4. Using normally renewable resources faster than nature can renew them is called ____.
a. nutrient cycling
b. nutrient deficit
c. sustainability
d. trade-offs
e. degrading natural capital
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
5. Solar energy is known as a(n) ____.
a. renewable resource
b. recyclable resource
c. inexhaustible resource
d. reusable resource
e. nonrenewable resource
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
6. What is one of the three social science principles of sustainability?
a. A dependence on solar energy
b. A focus on chemical cycling
c. The degradation of natural capital
d. A responsibility to future generations
e. The ability to retain biodiversity
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
NOTES: New
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
7. Topsoil is an important component of _____.
a. biodiversity
b. ecosystems
c. natural resources
d. win-win solutions
e. nutrient cycling
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
NOTES: New
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
8. According to a number of environmental scientists, we already know how to reuse or recycle at least _____ of the
nonrenewable resources we use.
a. 80%
b. 65%
c. 50%
d. 40%
e. 25%
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 What Are Some Principles of Sustainability?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
NOTES: New
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
9. What are the priorities for more sustainable use of renewable resources, in order?
a. refuse, renew, reduce, and recycle
b. recycle, renew, reuse, and reduce
c. resource, recycle, renew, and reduce
d. refuse, reduce, reuse, and recycle
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