Environmental Studies
Final Exam
Course Introduction
Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary course that explores the complex interactions between humans and their environment. It examines key concepts such as ecosystems, biodiversity, natural resource management, and the impacts of human activity on air, water, soil, and climate. Students will gain a broad understanding of environmental issues including pollution, sustainability, renewable energy, and conservation efforts. The course also covers the social, economic, and policy dimensions of environmental science, equipping students with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze environmental challenges and contribute to sustainable solutions at both local and global scales.
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Environmental Science 14th Edition by G.
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Chapter 1: Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability
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Q1) If poverty stricken people in developing countries engage in activities that degrade valuable natural resources, which two statistics do you think are driving those actions?
Answer: Lack of enough fuel for heating and cooking, as they harvest wood from forests, and lack of enough food for good health as they hunt and take fish or wildlife to feed themselves
Q2) ____________________ is the ability of the Earth's various natural systems and human cultural systems and economies to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely.
Answer: Sustainability
Q3) The IPAT model states that the key factor in environmental impact in
A) developing countries is resource use
B) developing countries is population size
C) developed countries is resource use
D) developed countries is population size
E) more than one of these answers
Answer: E
Q4) What percentage of the world's population does not have adequate sanitation?
Answer: 37%
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Chapter 2: Science, Matter, and Energy
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Q1) contains a long DNA molecule in the form of a double helix
A)human body
B)in all human cells except for red blood cells
C)found in all cell nuclei
D)chromosome pair
E)chromosome
F)gene
Answer: E
Q2) The atomic number is the number of
A) atoms in a molecule
B) protons in an atom
C) nuclei in a molecule
D) electrons in an atom
E) protons and neutrons in an atom
Answer: B
Q3) ___________________ ______________occurs when the nuclei of certain isotopes with large mass numbers are split apart into lighter nuclei when struck by a neutron.
Answer: nculear fission
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Chapter 3: Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They
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Q1) Does not cycle through atmosphere
A)Hydrologic
B)Carbon
C)Nitrogen
D)phosphorus
E)sulfur
Answer: D
Q2) On the generalized structure of the Earth figure, choose the letter of the layer that is made up of the troposphere and the stratosphere.
Answer: C
Q3) On the figure of the hydrological cycle, choose the letter that represents precipitation.
Answer: B
Q4) The crust, core, and mantle are all areas located within the
A) Stratosphere
B) Biosphere
C) Geosphere
D) Hydrosphere
E) Atmosphere
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Biodiversity and Evolution
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Q1) One of the reasons that sharks are hunted is for their fins which are widely used as a soup ingredient in Asia.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ____________________ occupy narrow niches.
Q3) Estuaries and wetlands have very high primary productivity.
A)functional diversity
B)genetic diversity
C)ecological diversity
D)species diversity
Q4) The advance and retreat of ice sheets
A) happened most recently about 18,000 years ago at the lower latitudes
B) happened most recently about 350 million years ago at the lower latitudes
C) happened most recently about 18,000 years ago over much of the northern hemispheres
D) happened most recently about 18,000 years ago over much of the northern hemispheres and caused alternating periods of heating and cooling
E) ice sheets were very stable throughout geologic time and did not advance or retreat
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Chapter 5: Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control
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Q1) Which of the following best categorizes the most common form of interspecific species interactions?
A) Competition
B) Mutualism
C) Parasitism
D) Commensalism
E) Predation
Q2) ____________________ is the combination of all factors that act to limit the growth of a population.
Q3) The interaction of two species with each can actually affect the evolution of those species.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The southern sea otter population, although hunted to near extinction, recovered during the years
A) 1850 to 1900
B) 1900 to 1938
C) 1938 to 2010
D) 1938 to 1968
E) 1948 to 1988
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Chapter 6: The Human Population and Urbanization
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Q1) Currently there are five hypercities in the world, one of which is Tokyo, Japan.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Population age structure diagrams can be divided into all of the following categories except
A) Infant
B) Prereproductive
C) Reproductive
D) Postreproductive
E) The choice of answers does not represent age structure diagram categories.
Q3) A city can be described as a
A) cool pocket
B) dust bowl
C) heat island
D) wind tunnel
E) heat island and wind tunnel
Q4) On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram that represents a population that is increasing slowly.
Q5) Technological advances have allowed humans to avoid the pressure of
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Chapter 7: Climate and Biodiversity
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Q1) The vertical zones of the open sea (euphotic, bathyal, and abyssal) are based primarily on ____________________.
Q2) Temperate forests typically have
A) warm summers, warm winters and abundant precipitation
B) warm summers, cold winters and abundant precipitation
C) cool summers, rainy winters
D) cool summers, cold winters, low precipitation
E) warm summers, cold winters, low precipitation
Q3) Worldwide, coral reefs provide habitat for about 25% of all marine organisms. However, coral reefs occupy about _____ of the ocean floor.
A) 25%
B) 10%
C) 15%
D) 5%
E) 0.2%
Q4) Which one of the three major principles of sustainability is a driving force behind climate and biodiversity? Include in your answer an explanation of why this is true.
Q5) A lake with a small supply of nutrients would be called ____________________.
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Chapter 8: Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach
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Q1) The United States Endangered Species Act offers protection only for species located within United States boundaries.
A)True
B)False
Q2) peregrine falcon
A)international regulatory laws
B)U.S. regulatory laws
C)wildlife refuges
D)botanical gardens
E)captive breeding programs
Q3) As an example of how individuals matter in the efforts to save wild species, describe how poachers in Thailand became part of the ecotourism industry.
Q4) Chemical warfare against the invasive fire ant, during the 1950s and 1960s, actually hastened the advance of this ant by __________________native ant populations.
Q5) Biologists conservatively estimate that the current extinction rate is ____________________ times the normal background extinction rate.
Q6) ____________________ is the best way to reduce threats from invasive species.
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Chapter 9: Sustaining Biodiversity: the Ecosystem Approach
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Q1) According to your textbook, the biggest problem for U.S. national and state parks today is
A) popularity
B) nearby human activities
C) non-native species
D) poaching
E) soil erosion
Q2) ____________________ is a non-tree plant fiber from a rapidly growing woody plant that yields more paper pulp per area of land than tree farms do.
Q3) Which common problem of U.S. cities is now a problem in United States national parks?
A) homeless people
B) lack of funding for schools
C) air pollution
D) high crime rates
E) alcoholism
Q4) ____________________ contributes to the greenhouse effect by destroying plants that store carbon dioxide.
Q5) What area on the graph represents a slight recovery in the collapsed fishery?
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Chapter 10: Food, Soil, and Pest Management
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Q1) Which of the following is a micronutrient, which without sufficient quantities in a diet can result in goiter?
A) Protein
B) Carbohydrates
C) vitamin A
D) vitamin C
E) Iodine
Q2) The term malnutrition refers to people who
A) eat less than the basic minimum number of daily calories
B) eat balanced meals
C) eat too much
D) suffer from lack of protein and other key nutrients
E) eat too much protein
Q3) growth hormones used to produce meat
A)industrialized agriculture
B)organic agriculture
Q4) Discuss the relative costs of organically grown food and conventionally produced food. In your answer, include specifics about why the costs are as they are. Also give a possible example.
Q5) The irrigation system with the lowest efficiency rating is __________________.
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Chapter 11: Water Resources and Water Pollution
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Q1) Floods and droughts are
A) strictly natural disasters
B) influenced by human activities
C) decreased by increases in human population
D) independent of human activity
E) always predictable and cyclic
Q2) Which of the following statements is false?
A) Heat lowers dissolved oxygen in streams and rivers.
B) Organic wastes that can be decomposed by aerobic bacteria reduce the amount of oxygen in the water supply.
C) Toxic chemicals released from industries can result in fish kills.
D) Inorganic nutrients such as fertilizers have no adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems.
E) Sediment can cloud water and reduce photosynthesis.
Q3) Use of dams, reservoirs and water transfer projects has disrupted ecosystems.
A)True
B)False
Q4) On the dilution and decay of degradable wastes figure, choose the zone in which the water needs time and must have an adequate flow rate.
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Chapter 12: Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals
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Q1) Draw the flow chart that explains the life cycle of a metal resource.
Q2) On the figure of the earth's crust, choose the letter that represents the continental crust.
Q3) Advantages of using microorganisms for mining include all of the following except reduced
A) land disturbance
B) air pollution
C) water pollution
D) time to remove minerals
E) water and air pollution
Q4) Which of the following statements is false?
A) Market prices clearly reflect dwindling mineral supplies.
B) High prices would encourage recycling and reuse.
C) Low mineral prices are caused by failure to include the external costs of mining.
D) Low prices encourage waste and faster depletion.
E) Two of these choices are false.
Q5) Briefly explain how healthy mangrove forests and coral reefs helped to reduce the death toll during the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia.
Q6) Which area on the graphic represents an extinct volcano?
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Chapter 13: Energy
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Q1) Liquefied petroleum gas consists of
A) Methane
B) butane and propane
C) Ammonia
D) nitrogen oxides
E) Ethanol
Q2) low risk of incidents in newer, modern plants
A)wind power
B)nuclear power
C)natural gas
D)hydro-electric
E)passive solar
Q3) China plans to lead the world in relying on renewable energy resources.
A)True
B)False
Q4) An example of an energy efficient window is a ______________ ______________ window.
Q5) The United States wastes almost none of its energy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Environmental Hazards and Human Health
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Q1) Some individuals are sensitive to a multitude of toxins, a condition called
Q2) About ____ of the world's people are at risk from malaria.
A) two million
B) 10 percent
C) 1 billion
D) 25%
E) Half
Q3) You were recently hired by WHO (World Health Organization) to investigate the current status of swine flu outbreaks in a certain part of the United States. Your job title would most likely be
A) ecological medicine specialist
B) restoration ecologist
C) remediation ecologist
D) recovery botanical specialist
E) M.D.
Q4) A very effective and inexpensive defense against the spread of malaria is a(n)
Q5) List the reasons that we tend to evaluate risks inappropriately.
Q6) At what age are females more likely to die from AIDS than males?
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Chapter 15: Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone
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Q1) A warmer world is least likely to result in
A) decreased food production
B) reductions in biodiversity
C) a rise in sea level
D) more moderate weather
E) spread of tropical diseases
Q2) How much did the surface temperature of the Earth change from 1950 to 2004?
Q3) In which of the following is the ozone layer found?
A) the troposphere
B) the stratosphere
C) the minisphere
D) the mesosphere
E) the thermosphere
Q4) ____________________ aims to be the first country to become carbon neutral.
Q5) Acid deposition has been linked to
A) contamination of fish with mercury
B) leaching of calcium and magnesium from soils
C) releasing ions of cadmium and aluminum into the soils
D) weakening trees, so they become more susceptible to other types of damage
E) all of these answers
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Chapter 16: Solid and Hazardous Waste
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Q1) Change industrial processes to eliminate use of harmful chemicals.
A)first priority
B)second priority
C)third priority
Q2) Approximately 9 million childhood lead poisonings were prevented in the United States between 1976 and 2007 primarily because of
A) a ban on the use of lead-based paints and leaded gasoline
B) a ban on the use of lead in car batteries
C) a ban on the use of lead in pencils
D) a ban on the use of transfused blood contaminated with lead
E) all of these answers
Q3) In primary recycling, waste products are converted into different products.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Buy foods such as grains and dried fruits in bulk.
A)first priority
B)second priority
C)third priority
Q5) Compare and contrast the First Priority and the Last Priority in an integrated waste management plan.
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Chapter 17: Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews
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Q1) The Sustainability Dozen is a list of the worst polluting compounds used on the planet today.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Ecotaxes would tax pollution.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Natural capital refers to the physical and mental talents of humans.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The humility principle advises us to be humble in the face of natural systems.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The practice of including the estimated harmful environmental and health costs of resource use in the market price of goods and services is called
Q6) Sport hunting and mining are not allowed in national parks, but they are allowed in
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Q7) Taxes that discourage pollution are called ____________________.
Q8) List seven things you can do to influence environmental policy.
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