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esrm 350 definitions question with complete solution graded A+ 2023
esrm 350 definitions question with complete solution graded A+ 2023wildlife conservation - correct answer Effort to maintain and use natural resources in ways that ensure that those resources will be available in the future 
 
Muir school - correct answer Nature should be protected at least partly for its own sake 
 
Pinchot School - correct answer nature should be protected for the benefit of future humans 
 
wildlife management - correct answer application of ecological knowledge of biotic int...
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ESRM 100 LESSON 1 question and correct answers rated A+ 2023 passed
ESRM 100 LESSON 1 question and correct answers rated A+ 2023 passed 
Environment - correct answer A sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life 
 
Environmental Science - correct answer The field that looks at interactions among humans and nature. 
 
The Biotic - correct answer The living part of the earth (animals, plants, microorganisms) 
 
The Abiotic - correct answer The non-living part of the Earth (soil, air, water, sunlight) 
 
Ecosystem - correct answer Many different ki...
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ESRM 100 Exam 1 Version A question n answers graded A+ 2023
ESRM 100 Exam 1 Version A question n answers graded A+ 2023The subject of this course is... - correct answer environmental science 
 
Elements that gain or lose electrons to form compounds create... - correct answer ionic bonds 
 
Which group of organisms performs photosynthesis? - correct answer autotrophs 
 
Historically, _____ have kept the world population out of food deficit. - correct answer innovations in agricultural practices 
 
The cohesion of water molecules results from... - correct...
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ESRM exam 3 question with complete solution graded A+ 2023 passed
ESRM exam 3 question with complete solution graded A+ 2023 passedYou own the "Bow picker," an old fishing boat that has been converted to a world-renowned fish and chips stand. Which of the following would be considered an example of a negative externality of your business? - correct answer At the end of the day you dump the oil from the fryers into the storm drain which makes it to the river where fish swim through the oil, their gills get clogged, and they die 
 
As defined by the EPA, prima...
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ESRM Exam 3 question with correct solution graded A+ 2023
ESRM Exam 3 question with correct solution graded A+ 2023 
Which legislation brought about the cleanup of the Love Canal? 
A) Clean Air Act 
B) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
C) Clean Water Act 
D) Occupational Safety and Health Act - correct answer B 
 
Which group of animals has the highest proportion of species currently threatened with extinction? 
A) Birds 
B) Mammals 
 C) Amphibians 
 D) Reef-forming corals - correct answer C 
 
The Grameen Ban...
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ESRM 304 final question with complete solution graded A+ 2023 already passed
ESRM 304 final question with complete solution graded A+ 2023 already passed 
What is science? - correct answer Accumulating knowledge, identifying an interesting pattern in knowledge, justifying/rejecting theories and explanations 
 
Why is the scientific approach needed? - correct answer To work across disciplines; statistical methods is the language of research/ common in all fields 
 
Nature of experiments - correct answer Hypothesis, experimental design, experimental execution, statistical ...
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ESRM 150 Exam 1 question and answers graded A+ 2023 latest update
ESRM 150 Exam 1 question and answers graded A+ 2023 latest updatewildlife - correct answer any animals living in a wild state (non-domesticated animals) 
 
Theories of Historic Extinctions (~80% of flora and fauna died) - correct answer Pleistocene Overkill 
Climate Change 
 
Historical Overexploitation - correct answer Ex: Hunting Passenger Pigeons to feed slaves 
 
Lacey Act - correct answer 1-900: Protects plants and wildlife 
prohibits trade in wildlife, fish and plants 
still in effect 
 
S...
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ESRM 100 Exam 3 F17 question and answers graded A+ 2023 already passed
ESRM 100 Exam 3 F17 question and answers graded A+ 2023 already passed Approximately three billion people live on less than 2 US dollars per day. This level of poverty has a resounding impact on the environment in the form of 
a. increased production of plastic 
b. reduction in water quality from lack of sanitation facilities 
c. reforestation of agricultural fields 
d. heavy-metal refining - correct answer reduction in water quality from lack of sanitation facilities 
 
A historical pandemic d...
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ESRM EXAM 2 question graded A+ 2023 verified
ESRM EXAM 2 question graded A+ 2023 verifiedHow did west European societies view people living in forests: - correct answer criminals, robbers, 'crazies', i.e., no one in right mind would live there. 
 
Why don't history books include forests when they recount stories of the building of empires and past civilizations? How does the BASF advertisement help you to answer this question? Speculate how challenging it would have been for human to develop and build great civilizations without access ...
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esrm 465 exam 1 question & answers rated A+ 2023 verified passed
esrm 465 exam 1 question & answers rated A+ 2023 verified passedstrong sustainability - correct answer the view that natural and human made capital are generally not substitutable and therefore natural capital levels should be maintained 
 
deltaKn/deltat >=0 
 
weak sustainability - correct answer the view that natural capital depletion is justified as long as it is compensated with increases in human made capital. 
 
assumes that human made capital can substitute for most types of natural c...
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ESRM question with correct solution 2023 already passed
ESRM question with correct solution 2023 already passed 
The layer of soil on the surface of the earth is at the top of the - correct answer crust 
 
The rock cycle operates in the following order: - correct answer all orders 
 
The function(s) of soil is/are the following: - correct answer filter of water and atmospheric chemical compounds 
 anchor for plants 
 habitat for organisms 
 
The crustal abundance of four elements makes up greater than 88% of the Earth's crust. These elements are - ...
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ESRM 101 Quiz 1 question and answers graded A+ latest update 2023
ESRM 101 Quiz 1 question and answers graded A+ latest update 2023Why do we need a whole class on humans and forests? - correct answer 1) Cultural and Spiritual Values 
2) Humans/Plants/Animals harvest & survive on food, water and energy from forests and their ecosystem services 
3) Forests mitigate environmental & climate change impacts 
 
What does it mean to be an Anthropocene World? - correct answer Humans are the major drivers of change in our environments 
 
Is the Amazon Rainforest absorbi...
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ESRM 101 question fully solved (graded A+ )2023
ESRM 101 question fully solved (graded A+ )2023Who is considered the First Chief Forester in the United States, who professionalized the management of the national forests and started the conservation movement in the US? - correct answer Gifford Pinchot. 
 
What did Emperor Ashoka's edicts proclaim? - correct answer The creation of natural reserves protected by designated officials. 
 
Examples of non-timber forest products include: - correct answer Statements B and C are true. 
 
The National ...
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ESRM 100 Quiz 1 with correct answers 100% graded A+ 2023
ESRM 100 Quiz 1 with correct answers 100% graded A+ 2023When we discuss our environment, we are referring to - correct answer the sum of all conditions surrounding us that influence life 
 
An ecosystem is a location on earth that includes - correct answer interacting living and non-living components 
 
Evidence of biodiversity can be seen in the - correct answer 1. # of species in a region 
2. # of ecosystems and habitats in a region 
3. genetic variation among human populations 
 
A good exam...
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ESRM 100 Exam 2 question and answers graded A+ 2023 passed
ESRM 100 Exam 2 question and answers graded A+ 2023 passed2) Eminent domain is a tool that can be used to assist in smart growth. This tool allows - correct answer E) governments to acquire land at fair market value even if the owner does not wish to sell it 
 
3) Traditionally, floodplains were very important for development of human habitation because - correct answer B) rivers overflowed their banks, depositing nutrient rich sediments for agriculture 
 
4) Problems associated with the use o...
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ESRM 100: Exam 1 question n answers graded A+ 2023
ESRM 100: Exam 1 question n answers graded A+ 2023environment - correct answer the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life 
 
environmental science - correct answer interactions among human systems and those found in nature 
 
system - correct answer any set of interacting components that influence one another by exchanging energy or materials 
 
ecosystem - correct answer location whose interacting components are abiotic and biotic 
 
environmentalist - correct answer a per...
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ESRM 350 Exam 1 question & answers graded A+ 2023 verified
ESRM 350 Exam 1 question & answers graded A+ 2023 verifiedWildlife - correct answer an animal living in a wild state 
 
wildlife populations - correct answer groups of animals, all of the same species, that live together in a particular area and can breed 
 
ecological niche - correct answer a species place and role in an environment 
 
evolution (modern definition) - correct answer changes in gene frequencies within populations over time 
 
drivers of genetic change - correct answer mutation, g...
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ESRM 101 Exam 1 question & answers rated A+ passed 2023
ESRM 101 Exam 1 question & answers rated A+ passed 2023Are humans equally adapted to all of earth's climatic zones [boreal, temperate, and tropical]? How do we know that some climatic zones are harder places for human survival? - correct answer All species have an environmental niche. For humans, this is a mode between 11 to 15 degrees celsius. This is where humans survive easiest and lots of forest. Most human population lives in the same narrow part of climate envelope around globe. 
 
Can hu...
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ESRM 100 Exam 1 question and answers graded A+ 2023 passed
ESRM 100 Exam 1 question and answers graded A+ 2023 passedWhich of the following is a biotic factor? - correct answer producers 
 
After a forest fire removes vegetation but leaves the soil mostly intact, ________ succession usually occurs. - correct answer secondary 
 
Which of the following statements best describes the concept of Gross Primary Production (GPP)? - correct answer Total amount of solar energy that producers capture via photosynthesis 
 
All organisms perform - correct answer res...
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ESRM 101 Exam question and answers graded A+ 2023 already passed
ESRM 101 Exam question and answers graded A+ 2023 already passedForests Provide... - correct answer Subsistence survival for half the global human population 
Animals/Wildlife 
Drinking Water 
Industrialized countries trees 
 
What percentage of oxygen comes from trees? - correct answer 27% 
 
Are there psychological health benefits from trees/forests? - correct answer Yes! Decreased stress and better mental health 
 
What has every past society thought about trees? Why? - correct answer They ...