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The study of ecology focuses specifically on:
A. the world that is all around us. |
B. the world of living things in our planet. |
C. the mutual relationship between organisms and the natural world. |
D. anything having to do with life. |
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According to the text, by 2050, it is believed that __________ of the earth’s species will become extinct if rain forest destruction continues.
A. 6% |
B. 14% |
C. 25% |
D. 50% |
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Wetlands are important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
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B. one-third of endangered or threatened species in the U.S. live in or are dependent on them. |
C. they harbor the majority of the world’s flowering species. |
D. they provide purification of local water supplies. |
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The percentage of China’s rivers that were severely polluted in 2000 was __________; in 2002 it was __________.
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B. 22%; 51% |
C. 32%; 65% |
D. 42%; 71% |
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The United States is responsible for __________ of the world’s total energy consumption.
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According to the article “The Grim Payback of Greed” our level of consumerism:
A. is essentially a creation of the 20th century. |
B. has declined in the West but is growing rapidly in developing countries. |
C. is highly correlated with reported levels of happiness. |
D. is tied to our vast wealth, and to forces in the modern world that encourage people to act on their consumption desires. |
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Indirectly, the “meat-eating quarter of humanity” consumes nearly __________ of the world’s grain.
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According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Earth’s surface temperature has risen about __________ in the past century.
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According to the textbook, an individual’s most important decision that will effect the climate is:
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B. looking for the Energy Star on new appliances. |
C. selecting a fuel efficient automobile. |
D. planting a tree. |
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Which of the following was NOT a founding principle of the Kyoto Protocol?
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B. Nations must have common but differentiated responsibilities. |
C. All nations must be included in the contract for it to work. |
D. Industrial nations must take the lead in addressing the problem. |
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The article “Young at Risk” proposes that the young of humans and animals are more vulnerable to chemical pollutant exposure due to all of the following reasons EXCEPT that:
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B. the young eat and breathe more for their body weights than adults, so they get bigger proportional doses of external pollutants. |
C. accumulated dioxin slows action to the immune system. |
D. they will be getting about 50 times the exposure of an adult during critical developmental stages. |
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The central problem in the international fishing industry is:
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B. laws restricting fishing in waters with the most abundant fish populations. |
C. the decline in fish populations due to over-fishing, pollution, and habitat destruction. |
D. a lack of enforcement of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. |
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The reauthorization of the Magnuson Act in 1996 focused on all of the following EXCEPT:
A. overfishing. |
B. funding. |
C. air quality. |
D. habitat degradation. |
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According to the text, problems associated with the Endangered Species Act include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. its use as a “last-chance” approach to saving endangered species. |
B. the creation of conflict between individual property owners and government regulations concerning species. |
C. a lack of public support for the Act. |
D. ill-defined categories concerning the level of threat posed by human activities to individual species. |
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Aside from lead, the two air pollutants most hazardous to human health are:
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B. ozone and sulfur dioxide. |
C. ozone and fine airborne particulates. |
D. nitrous oxides and carbon monoxide. |
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Which of the following is an ingredient of acid rain?
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B. Nitrogen dioxide |
C. VOCs |
D. Ozone |
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The process of searching for new natural medicines is called:
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B. bioprospecting. |
C. FDA approval seeking. |
D. curative compounding. |
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The economic value of the rain forest is based upon all of the following EXCEPT:
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B. its value as a source of raw materials. |
C. its value as a food source. |
D. its value as a fossil fuel source. |
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In considering the origins of the top 150 drugs in the United States, __________ origins account for the greates percentage of drugs.
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B. animal |
C. plant |
D. marine |
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The central problems mentioned in the case study concerning the Love Canal include all of the following EXCEPT that:
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B. individual citizens are powerless to make a difference in situations concerning waste dumping. |
C. there are chemical dumps around the U.S. and the world which are annually increasing. Improved safe dumping and developing/ building standards need to be carefully created and monitored for safety of citizenry. |
D. there are many heavily concentrated chemical dumps close to the Niagara River and such leaching and damage to the environment similar to Love Canal could easily again happen. |