ENSC 1015 Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Environmentalist's paradox - CORRECT ANSWER human well-being has been steadily
improving, while natural ecosystems have been declining
Greenhouse effect - CORRECT ANSWER carbon dioxide absorbs infrared energy
Mitigation - CORRECT ANSWER we must reduce our carbon dioxide emissions
Biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER variability among living organisms from all sources
Provisioning ecosystem services - CORRECT ANSWER goods obtained from ecosystems
(fuel, food, etc.)
Regulating ecosystem services - CORRECT ANSWER services obtained from the ecosystem
regulation process (air quality, water purification, pollination)
Cultural ecosystem services - CORRECT ANSWER nonmaterial benefits (hikes, ecotourism,
hunting)
Sustainability - CORRECT ANSWER the goal we should be working toward in our
relationship with the natural world
Sound science - CORRECT ANSWER understanding how the world works and how humans
interact with it
Stewardship - CORRECT ANSWER managing natural resources and human well-being for the
common good
Junk science - CORRECT ANSWER information presented as science, but is not
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Environmentalist's paradox - CORRECT ANSWER human well-being has been steadily
improving, while natural ecosystems have been declining
Greenhouse effect - CORRECT ANSWER carbon dioxide absorbs infrared energy
Mitigation - CORRECT ANSWER we must reduce our carbon dioxide emissions
Biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER variability among living organisms from all sources
Provisioning ecosystem services - CORRECT ANSWER goods obtained from ecosystems
(fuel, food, etc.)
Regulating ecosystem services - CORRECT ANSWER services obtained from the ecosystem
regulation process (air quality, water purification, pollination)
Cultural ecosystem services - CORRECT ANSWER nonmaterial benefits (hikes, ecotourism,
hunting)
Sustainability - CORRECT ANSWER the goal we should be working toward in our
relationship with the natural world
Sound science - CORRECT ANSWER understanding how the world works and how humans
interact with it
Stewardship - CORRECT ANSWER managing natural resources and human well-being for the
common good
Junk science - CORRECT ANSWER information presented as science, but is not
