Test Questions Unit 1 (Chapters 1 & 2)

Question 1

In a tragedy of the commons, an example of a "common" would include:
A) An open fishery
B) A golf course
C) Private property
D) Residential homes
E) Students

Answer 1

A) An open fishery

Question 2

All nonrenewable resources:
A) Are used for energy reproduction
B) Can be reused
C) Can be recycled
D) Are considered commons
E) Are exhaustible

Answer 2

E) Are exhaustible

Question 3

Which of the following could be considered an “ecosystem service”?
A) A parasite attains nutrients from its host
B) Wetlands provide flood control for cities
C) Copper is extracted from mines
D) Movement of tectonic plates causes volcanic activity
E) Tsunamis clear the coastline of debris

Answer 3

B) Wetlands provide flood control for cities

Question 4

Which of the following would DECREASE one’s ecological footprint?:
A) Traveling by airplane instead of driving
B) Eating more meat
C) Purchasing a larger home
D) Walking to school rather than driving
E) Eating more processed and packaged food

Answer 4

D) Walking to school rather than driving

Question 5

The book "Silent Spring" is associated with which of the following people?:
A) Gifford Pinchot
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Rachel Carson
D) John Muir
E) Aldo Leopard

Answer 5

C) Rachel Carson

Question 6

The temperature of your skin increases, which leads to an increase in perspiration. Perspiration evaporates from the surface of your skin. The temperature of your skin then decreases. This is an example of:
A) A positive feedback loop
B) A negative feedback loop
C) Synergy
D) A closed system
E) An open system

Answer 6

B) A negative feedback loop

Question 7

A project started in Kenya to replant native trees in order to reduce soil erosion and improve the quality of lives by providing renewable fuelwood sources became known as the "Green Belt Movement". The founder of this movement was:
A) Gifford Pinchot
B) Wangari Maathai
C) Elias Hootavi
D) Barry Commoner
E) John Muir

Answer 7

B) Wangari Maathai

Question 8

The idea that economic improvement for the world's poorest populatations is possible without devastating the environment is known as:
A) Tragedy of the commons
B) Conservation of resources
C) Sustainable development
D) Global environmentalism
E) International Cooperation

Answer 8

C) Sustainable development

Question 9

Approximately \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of the world's population lives in extreme poverty, making less than $1 per day:
A) 1/10
B) 1/5
C) 1/4
D) 1/3
E) 1/2

Answer 9

B) 1/5

Question 10

The majority of the dirtiest cities in the world are located in:
A) Africa
B) India
C) Russia
D) The U.S
E) China

Answer 10

E) China

Question 11

"Creation Care" or the idea of taking care of the environment because God gave it to us is:
A) Environmental justice
B) Stewardship
C) Toxic colonialism
D) Moral extensionism
E) Instrumental value

Answer 11

B) Stewardship

Question 12

There are fewer fish in one area of a lake versus others. The lake is at 65 degrees where the water that comes back from the plant is 75 degrees. An experiment was conducted with each aquarium had a different temperature level. The mortality rate was monitored for several weeks. The fish survived best in 67 degree water and the worst with 76 degree water. The dependent variable in the experiment was:
A) The water temperature
B) The species of fish
C) The mortality rate of the fish
D) The lake water
E) The latitude of the lake

Answer 12

C) The mortality rate of the fish

Question 13

There are fewer fish in one area of a lake versus others. The lake is at 65 degrees where the water that comes back from the plant is 75 degrees. An experiment was conducted with each aquarium had a different temperature level. The mortality rate was monitored for several weeks. The fish survived best in 67 degree water and the worst with 76 degree water. The independent variable in the experiment was:
A) The water temperature
B) The species of fish
C) The mortality rate of the fish
D) The lake water
E) The latitude of the lake

Answer 13

A) The water temperature

Question 14

There are fewer fish in one area of a lake versus others. The lake is at 65 degrees where the water that comes back from the plant is 75 degrees. An experiment was conducted with each aquarium had a different temperature level. The mortality rate was monitored for several weeks. The fish survived best in 67 degree water and the worst with 76 degree water. Of those listed below, the most plausible explanation for the experimental results is:
A) The biological oxygen demand in the water
B) The dissolved oxygen concentration in the water
C) Pollutants from the plant near the lake
D) Air pollutants mixing with the lake water
E) The pH of the water

Answer 14

B) The dissolved oxygen concentration in the water

Question 15

The worst nuclear accident in history occurred in which location?:
A) Love Canal, New York
B) Valdez, Alaska
C) Minamata, Japan
D) Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania
E) Chernobyl, Ukraine

Answer 15

E) Chernobyl, Ukraine

Question 16

Statistics are used in:
A) Developing hypothesis
B) Analyzing data
C) Designing experiments
D) Writing conclusions
E) System interactions

Answer 16

B) Analyzing data

Question 17

A revolution in scientific thinking is known as a(n):
A) Scientific concensus
B) State shift
C) Paradigm shift
D) Homeostatic event
E) Emergent property

Answer 17

C) Paradigm shift

Question 18

An experiment in which a test group does not receive a variable is a:
A) Natural experiment
B) Controlled study
C) Manipulative experiment
D) Blind experiment
E) Double-blind experiment

Answer 18

B) Controlled study

Question 19

A testable explanation based on research alone is a(n):
A) Observation
B) Conclusion
C) Procedure
D) Hypothesis
E) Problem

Answer 19

D) Hypothesis

Question 20

The first calculation needed to determine the standard deviation of a set of values is the:
A) Mean
B) Deviation
C) Summation of deviations
D) Square root
E) Square of deviations

Answer 20

A) Mean