ENVS 140 Midterm 2024-2025. Questions
and 5-Star Rated Correct Answers.
Graded A+
A large proportion of antimicrobial resistant bacteria is produced as a byproduct of
intensification of antibiotic use in agriculture - ANStrue
About half of the earth's ice-free and desert-free land surface has been converted to
cropland and pasture - ANSFalse
Active reduction of CO2 from the atmosphere but using aerosols - ANSGeo-engineering
As countries become industrialized and economically developed - ANSFirst death rates
decline then birth rates decline
As global average temperatures rise, the decrease in cold-related deaths will outpace
the increase in heat-related deaths, leading to lower overall mortality from temperature-
related events. - ANSFalse
Efficient and sustainable use of resources - ANSMitigation
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) include: - ANSPharmaceuticals
Personal care products
Commercial chemicals
Extreme weather causes all of the following issues - ANSSnake bites after flooding
Vector borne illnesses
Lower mental health
Drought
Finer particulate matter (PM) with 2.5 um can enter the lungs and lead to respiratory
illness - ANSTrue
How do communities cope with ecological disturbance? - ANSResistance or succession
How does climate change affect human health? - ANSBy changing severity or
frequency of health problems that are already affected by climate or weather factors
By creating unprecedented or unanticipated health problems or health threats in places
where they have not previously occurred
How has the ENSO cycle affected human health? - ANSMore frequent climate related
disasters
Flooding events
, Droughts
Infectious disease outbreaks
How is geological time divided? - ANSEons, eras, periods and epophs
How is resilience often described? - ANSBall on a line that goes up and down and may
reach a threshold
Implementation of solar energy - ANSMitigation
In 2018, the total number of people who died due to pollution was: - ANS9 million
In an IPCC study, it was estimated that the price of food will _____ by 2050 due to
climate change. - ANSIncrease by 3%-84%
Increase in CO2 and global impacts of humans - ANSBusiness as usual
Most of the human population growth of the past 50 years occurred in developed
countries. - ANSFalse
One of the major changes in the pre-anthropocene was the transition from low-energy
to high-energy industries and societies. - ANSFalse
People are exposed to pesticides through various routes (select the ones that apply) -
ANSoccupation, food, and intentional ingestion
Plastics present both opportunities and challenges for human health. - ANSTrue
Prior to the Phase I of the anthropocene (pre-industrial revolution), humans influenced
the environment... - ANSand their impact was local and transitory, not enough to alter
the entire earth system
The biomass of livestock equals the biomass of humans and wild animals combined -
ANSTrue
The concept of embodied emissions involves: - ANSthe consideration of manufacturing
emisions generated in a country and consumed in another, rather than the emisions in
the producing country only
The El Nino Southern Oscillation is the ocean-atmospheric cycle in the tropical pacific
ocean that has two phases: El nino and la nina. - ANSTrue
The Great Acceleration is the simultaneous exponential increase in multiple indicators
that characterize both the human enterprise and its impact on the earth system -
ANSTrue
and 5-Star Rated Correct Answers.
Graded A+
A large proportion of antimicrobial resistant bacteria is produced as a byproduct of
intensification of antibiotic use in agriculture - ANStrue
About half of the earth's ice-free and desert-free land surface has been converted to
cropland and pasture - ANSFalse
Active reduction of CO2 from the atmosphere but using aerosols - ANSGeo-engineering
As countries become industrialized and economically developed - ANSFirst death rates
decline then birth rates decline
As global average temperatures rise, the decrease in cold-related deaths will outpace
the increase in heat-related deaths, leading to lower overall mortality from temperature-
related events. - ANSFalse
Efficient and sustainable use of resources - ANSMitigation
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) include: - ANSPharmaceuticals
Personal care products
Commercial chemicals
Extreme weather causes all of the following issues - ANSSnake bites after flooding
Vector borne illnesses
Lower mental health
Drought
Finer particulate matter (PM) with 2.5 um can enter the lungs and lead to respiratory
illness - ANSTrue
How do communities cope with ecological disturbance? - ANSResistance or succession
How does climate change affect human health? - ANSBy changing severity or
frequency of health problems that are already affected by climate or weather factors
By creating unprecedented or unanticipated health problems or health threats in places
where they have not previously occurred
How has the ENSO cycle affected human health? - ANSMore frequent climate related
disasters
Flooding events
, Droughts
Infectious disease outbreaks
How is geological time divided? - ANSEons, eras, periods and epophs
How is resilience often described? - ANSBall on a line that goes up and down and may
reach a threshold
Implementation of solar energy - ANSMitigation
In 2018, the total number of people who died due to pollution was: - ANS9 million
In an IPCC study, it was estimated that the price of food will _____ by 2050 due to
climate change. - ANSIncrease by 3%-84%
Increase in CO2 and global impacts of humans - ANSBusiness as usual
Most of the human population growth of the past 50 years occurred in developed
countries. - ANSFalse
One of the major changes in the pre-anthropocene was the transition from low-energy
to high-energy industries and societies. - ANSFalse
People are exposed to pesticides through various routes (select the ones that apply) -
ANSoccupation, food, and intentional ingestion
Plastics present both opportunities and challenges for human health. - ANSTrue
Prior to the Phase I of the anthropocene (pre-industrial revolution), humans influenced
the environment... - ANSand their impact was local and transitory, not enough to alter
the entire earth system
The biomass of livestock equals the biomass of humans and wild animals combined -
ANSTrue
The concept of embodied emissions involves: - ANSthe consideration of manufacturing
emisions generated in a country and consumed in another, rather than the emisions in
the producing country only
The El Nino Southern Oscillation is the ocean-atmospheric cycle in the tropical pacific
ocean that has two phases: El nino and la nina. - ANSTrue
The Great Acceleration is the simultaneous exponential increase in multiple indicators
that characterize both the human enterprise and its impact on the earth system -
ANSTrue
