ENVR 1301 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
What was the cause of collapse of Easter Island civilization? - ANS Society failed to care for
the environment and sustain it
Concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere is - ANS 21%
What is the scientific method in correct order? - ANS Observation, question, hypothesis,
experiment
What statement correctly describes environmentalist's paradox regarding state of the Earth over
the last 40 years? - ANS Human well-being has improved but ecosystem capital has declined.
What is not a renewable resource? - ANS Oil reserves, buried deep below the surface of the
ground
What ecosystem service degradation is NOT a major environmental - ANS Depleting supplies
of coal
Biodiversity is important because - ANS it is necessary to maintain stability of ecosystems
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, The concept of sustainable development includes - ANS the needs of future generations
In a free-market society, - ANS the needs of the poor are often not met by business interests
The best hope for the future global economy and intergenerational equity depends upon: -
ANS sustainability
Large stocks of fish in great lakes represent - ANS renewable natural capital
What would comprehensive environmental accounting add to the calculation of GDP? -
ANS the depreciation of natural capital and reductions in ecosystem services
What represents an abiotic component of a forest community? - ANS water trickling in a
small stream
At the current rate, how many Earths will be required to regenerate the natural resources that
are consumed by developed countries? - ANS 4.0
In the ecological hierarchy, what is the most inclusive category? - ANS Biome
What are products of photosynthesis? - ANS Oxygen and sugar
What is the main reservoir of nitrogen in the Nitrogen Cycle? - ANS Atmosphere
A population would be expected to grow if - ANS immigration increased and deaths and
emigration decreased.
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
What was the cause of collapse of Easter Island civilization? - ANS Society failed to care for
the environment and sustain it
Concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere is - ANS 21%
What is the scientific method in correct order? - ANS Observation, question, hypothesis,
experiment
What statement correctly describes environmentalist's paradox regarding state of the Earth over
the last 40 years? - ANS Human well-being has improved but ecosystem capital has declined.
What is not a renewable resource? - ANS Oil reserves, buried deep below the surface of the
ground
What ecosystem service degradation is NOT a major environmental - ANS Depleting supplies
of coal
Biodiversity is important because - ANS it is necessary to maintain stability of ecosystems
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, The concept of sustainable development includes - ANS the needs of future generations
In a free-market society, - ANS the needs of the poor are often not met by business interests
The best hope for the future global economy and intergenerational equity depends upon: -
ANS sustainability
Large stocks of fish in great lakes represent - ANS renewable natural capital
What would comprehensive environmental accounting add to the calculation of GDP? -
ANS the depreciation of natural capital and reductions in ecosystem services
What represents an abiotic component of a forest community? - ANS water trickling in a
small stream
At the current rate, how many Earths will be required to regenerate the natural resources that
are consumed by developed countries? - ANS 4.0
In the ecological hierarchy, what is the most inclusive category? - ANS Biome
What are products of photosynthesis? - ANS Oxygen and sugar
What is the main reservoir of nitrogen in the Nitrogen Cycle? - ANS Atmosphere
A population would be expected to grow if - ANS immigration increased and deaths and
emigration decreased.
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