Nres 100 exam 1 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NRES 100 Exam 1

Sustainable - Answer management of natural resources and the environment with goals of allowing the harvest of resources to remain at or above a specified level, ecosystem retains its functions and structure Unsustainable - Answer a system that cannot grow or survive on its own, is not renewed overtime so it cannot continue any longer. Biogeochemical Cycling - Answer The flow of chemical elements and compounds between living organisms and the 4 major physical reservoirs: atmosphere, hydros...

How does Leopold's January embody the scientific method? - Answer Answer: January embodies the scientific method because he is observing the natural world around him, he observes the skunk track, hypothesizes that the skunk is wandering because the natural world is waking up once more, he experiments by following the track and observing all the life that is going on, the hawk, the meadow mouse, muskrat, owletc. He analyzes the skunks motive and movement. And reconsiders the skunks motives. W...

NRES 100 UIUC Exam 1.

Earth's carrying capacity for human population assuming today's technology and efficiency correct answer: 15 billion Ecosystem services (benefits we expect to derive from the environment correct answer: Fuel, food, climate regulation, water, aesthetic purposes, raw materials(lumber, skins, fuel wood, organic matter), minerals, medicinal resources, energy, genetic resources (crop improvement genes and health care) Scientific method parts correct answer: observations, inference, fact, h...