TEST 1: MODULES 2-4 QUSTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
The "tragedy of the commons" refers to the ____. - ANSWER degradation of shared common resources
Which term best describes the overall processes provided by healthy ecosystems that support life and
human economies at no monetary cost to us? - ANSWER ecosystem services
Which term describes the capacity of the earth's natural systems to sustain life and the ability of human
economic systems to survive or adapt indefinitely as environmental conditions change? - ANSWER
sustainability
Which process best illustrates an ecosystem service? - ANSWER water purification
Which of the following is a natural resource, not an ecosystem service? - ANSWER land
The field of environmental science is considered interdisciplinary because it ____. - ANSWER
incorporates work from the fields of biology, chemistry, geology, social sciences, and the humanities
oil is a(n) - ANSWER nonrenewable resource because it cannot be formed on human time scales
which resource is nonrenewable - ANSWER copper
which of the following resources is non renewable - ANSWER oil
Rapidly growing countries have an age structure that ____. - ANSWER has a broad-based pyramid
on human time scales nonrenewable resources - ANSWER can be depleted much faster than nature can
form them
a scientific law - ANSWER is a well-tested and widely accepted description of what we find happening
repeatedly and in the same way in nature
, first law of thermodynamics - ANSWER the law of conservation energy
Which list describes the sequence scientists typically follow in the beginning stages of their investigations
about how nature works? - ANSWER identify a problem → search literature → ask a question → perform
experiment → analyze data
____ are the fundamental structural and functional units of life. - ANSWER cells
____ is a measure of the amount of energy available to do useful work. - ANSWER energy quality
An acidic solution would have ____. - ANSWER more hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions and a pH less
than 7
Energy that is greatly dispersed and low temperature is considered____ - ANSWER low quality energy
The law of conservation of matter states that whenever matter undergoes a physical or chemical change,
____. - ANSWER atoms cannot be created or destroyed
Why do we have pairs of each chromosome type in the cell nucleus? - ANSWER one is inherited from
each parent
What happens when you place a cold pot on a hot stovetop? - ANSWER energy flows from the stovetop
to the base of the pot.
Which of the following energy forms is low quality? - ANSWER heat dispersed in the ocean
Which form of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength? - ANSWER Ultraviolet (UV)
radiation
Science that is based on thorough testing with appropriate statistics and that has withstood peer review
is considered ____. - ANSWER reliable science
SOLUTIONS 2024
The "tragedy of the commons" refers to the ____. - ANSWER degradation of shared common resources
Which term best describes the overall processes provided by healthy ecosystems that support life and
human economies at no monetary cost to us? - ANSWER ecosystem services
Which term describes the capacity of the earth's natural systems to sustain life and the ability of human
economic systems to survive or adapt indefinitely as environmental conditions change? - ANSWER
sustainability
Which process best illustrates an ecosystem service? - ANSWER water purification
Which of the following is a natural resource, not an ecosystem service? - ANSWER land
The field of environmental science is considered interdisciplinary because it ____. - ANSWER
incorporates work from the fields of biology, chemistry, geology, social sciences, and the humanities
oil is a(n) - ANSWER nonrenewable resource because it cannot be formed on human time scales
which resource is nonrenewable - ANSWER copper
which of the following resources is non renewable - ANSWER oil
Rapidly growing countries have an age structure that ____. - ANSWER has a broad-based pyramid
on human time scales nonrenewable resources - ANSWER can be depleted much faster than nature can
form them
a scientific law - ANSWER is a well-tested and widely accepted description of what we find happening
repeatedly and in the same way in nature
, first law of thermodynamics - ANSWER the law of conservation energy
Which list describes the sequence scientists typically follow in the beginning stages of their investigations
about how nature works? - ANSWER identify a problem → search literature → ask a question → perform
experiment → analyze data
____ are the fundamental structural and functional units of life. - ANSWER cells
____ is a measure of the amount of energy available to do useful work. - ANSWER energy quality
An acidic solution would have ____. - ANSWER more hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions and a pH less
than 7
Energy that is greatly dispersed and low temperature is considered____ - ANSWER low quality energy
The law of conservation of matter states that whenever matter undergoes a physical or chemical change,
____. - ANSWER atoms cannot be created or destroyed
Why do we have pairs of each chromosome type in the cell nucleus? - ANSWER one is inherited from
each parent
What happens when you place a cold pot on a hot stovetop? - ANSWER energy flows from the stovetop
to the base of the pot.
Which of the following energy forms is low quality? - ANSWER heat dispersed in the ocean
Which form of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength? - ANSWER Ultraviolet (UV)
radiation
Science that is based on thorough testing with appropriate statistics and that has withstood peer review
is considered ____. - ANSWER reliable science
