APES Final (ucscout) Exam |171 Q’s and A’s |
100% Accurate
What is the approximate doubling time of a population growing exponentially at a rate of
7% annually?
10 years
14 years
7 years
5 years - -10 years
-The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established by which US president?
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt - -Nixon
-John Muir founded the Sierra Club in 1892. His _________ worldview clashed with the
__________ view the government had long held. He lead the preservationist movement
encouraging protection from exploitation of public land wilderness and proposed the
establishment of a national park system on public lands.
eco-centric; anthropogenic
live green; preservationist
wise-use; exploitative
conservationist; environmentalist - -eco-centric; anthropogenic
-High-quality energy is not required for:
Heating a home
Running an electric motor
Running an electric appliance
Running electric lights - -Heating a home
-A 'J' shaped curve indicates linear growth.
True
False - -False
-Which of the following is the best example of a situation where an environmental
degradation has had a delayed reaction?
Damage and depletion to the ozone layer
,Aquatic destruction resulting from an oil spill
The clear-cutting of a forest for farming
Clearing a wide swath of land to build a four-lane highway - -Damage and depletion to the
ozone layer
-The overuse of common property resources, which are owned by no one, but available to
everyone describes the concept of:
The Tragedy of the Commons
Natural capital
Perpetual resources
Economic incentive - -The Tragedy of the Commons
-A change that causes a lessening of the original path of change is an example of a:
negative feedback loop
positive feedback loop
environmental threshold
synergistic interaction - -negative feedback loop
-Which of these is an example of non-point source pollution?
A wind-blown pesticide
The smoke from the smokestack of a coal burning factory
Car exhaust
A sewage pipe leaking into a rive - -A wind-blown pesticide
-Fresh air, clean water, fertile healthy soil, sustainable forests, and rich biodiversity all
describe:
renewable resources
idyllic living
sustainable yield
nonrenewable resources - -renewable resources
-Refer to the lettered points of the curves plotted on this graph. The curves show two
possible patterns of change in population size over time for a certain species of a small
mammal in an ecosystem. At which lettered point do you see the population growing
exponentially?
A
B
C
D - -A
, -An entomologist noticed an absence of ants in an area of land that is known to have
received applications of a certain group of pesticides. The entomologists collects a quantity
of ants and repeats this experiment in the laboratory.
The entomologist sets up a control group of ants in a terrarium with no pesticide, and a
group of experimental ants in a terrarium with the pesticides applied to a portion of the
space. The experimental ants are observed to avoid the pesticide applied area, and the
control group of ants roam their terrarium freely.
In this scenario, what is the dependent variable?
Where in the terrarium the ants roam
The amount of pesticide applied
The location of the pesticide in the terrarium
The number of ants in each terrarium - -Where in the terrarium the ants roam
-The Forest Reserve Act of 1891:
—established the federal government as custodians of the land, protecting it from
exploitation, and ideally preserving it for future generations
—was not supported by John Muir.
—prevents the federal government from making changes in land-use boundaries.
—was initiated by John Muir. - -established the federal government as custodians of the
land, protecting it from exploitation, and ideally preserving it for future generations
-A/an __________ is someone who is primarily interested in establishing new wilderness
areas.
Preservationist
Ecologist
Restorationist
Conservationist - -Preservationist
-Which of the following is true regarding the comparison of nuclear fission to nuclear
fusion?
—Nuclear fusion is more difficult to initiate than nuclear fission.
—Nuclear fusion produces less energy than nuclear fission.
—Nuclear fusion occurs in atomic bombs, whereas nuclear fission occurs in hydrogen
bombs.
—Nuclear fusion occurs only in nuclear power plants, whereas nuclear fission occurs only
in the sun - -Nuclear fusion is more difficult to initiate than nuclear fission.
-According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics:
—biological systems that reduce entropy also lead to a corresponding increase in entropy
elsewhere in the environment.
—transfers of energy increase order.
100% Accurate
What is the approximate doubling time of a population growing exponentially at a rate of
7% annually?
10 years
14 years
7 years
5 years - -10 years
-The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established by which US president?
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt - -Nixon
-John Muir founded the Sierra Club in 1892. His _________ worldview clashed with the
__________ view the government had long held. He lead the preservationist movement
encouraging protection from exploitation of public land wilderness and proposed the
establishment of a national park system on public lands.
eco-centric; anthropogenic
live green; preservationist
wise-use; exploitative
conservationist; environmentalist - -eco-centric; anthropogenic
-High-quality energy is not required for:
Heating a home
Running an electric motor
Running an electric appliance
Running electric lights - -Heating a home
-A 'J' shaped curve indicates linear growth.
True
False - -False
-Which of the following is the best example of a situation where an environmental
degradation has had a delayed reaction?
Damage and depletion to the ozone layer
,Aquatic destruction resulting from an oil spill
The clear-cutting of a forest for farming
Clearing a wide swath of land to build a four-lane highway - -Damage and depletion to the
ozone layer
-The overuse of common property resources, which are owned by no one, but available to
everyone describes the concept of:
The Tragedy of the Commons
Natural capital
Perpetual resources
Economic incentive - -The Tragedy of the Commons
-A change that causes a lessening of the original path of change is an example of a:
negative feedback loop
positive feedback loop
environmental threshold
synergistic interaction - -negative feedback loop
-Which of these is an example of non-point source pollution?
A wind-blown pesticide
The smoke from the smokestack of a coal burning factory
Car exhaust
A sewage pipe leaking into a rive - -A wind-blown pesticide
-Fresh air, clean water, fertile healthy soil, sustainable forests, and rich biodiversity all
describe:
renewable resources
idyllic living
sustainable yield
nonrenewable resources - -renewable resources
-Refer to the lettered points of the curves plotted on this graph. The curves show two
possible patterns of change in population size over time for a certain species of a small
mammal in an ecosystem. At which lettered point do you see the population growing
exponentially?
A
B
C
D - -A
, -An entomologist noticed an absence of ants in an area of land that is known to have
received applications of a certain group of pesticides. The entomologists collects a quantity
of ants and repeats this experiment in the laboratory.
The entomologist sets up a control group of ants in a terrarium with no pesticide, and a
group of experimental ants in a terrarium with the pesticides applied to a portion of the
space. The experimental ants are observed to avoid the pesticide applied area, and the
control group of ants roam their terrarium freely.
In this scenario, what is the dependent variable?
Where in the terrarium the ants roam
The amount of pesticide applied
The location of the pesticide in the terrarium
The number of ants in each terrarium - -Where in the terrarium the ants roam
-The Forest Reserve Act of 1891:
—established the federal government as custodians of the land, protecting it from
exploitation, and ideally preserving it for future generations
—was not supported by John Muir.
—prevents the federal government from making changes in land-use boundaries.
—was initiated by John Muir. - -established the federal government as custodians of the
land, protecting it from exploitation, and ideally preserving it for future generations
-A/an __________ is someone who is primarily interested in establishing new wilderness
areas.
Preservationist
Ecologist
Restorationist
Conservationist - -Preservationist
-Which of the following is true regarding the comparison of nuclear fission to nuclear
fusion?
—Nuclear fusion is more difficult to initiate than nuclear fission.
—Nuclear fusion produces less energy than nuclear fission.
—Nuclear fusion occurs in atomic bombs, whereas nuclear fission occurs in hydrogen
bombs.
—Nuclear fusion occurs only in nuclear power plants, whereas nuclear fission occurs only
in the sun - -Nuclear fusion is more difficult to initiate than nuclear fission.
-According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics:
—biological systems that reduce entropy also lead to a corresponding increase in entropy
elsewhere in the environment.
—transfers of energy increase order.
