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[Show more]Research is ____________, because it is systematic, organized, objective, critical, exhaustive and comprehensive. It is done for the purpose of solving a problem or adding to the body of knowledge. correct answer: process 
 
- is defined as a formal, systematic rigorous and intensive process used f...
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Add to cartResearch is ____________, because it is systematic, organized, objective, critical, exhaustive and comprehensive. It is done for the purpose of solving a problem or adding to the body of knowledge. correct answer: process 
 
- is defined as a formal, systematic rigorous and intensive process used f...
Earth's carrying capacity for human population assuming today's technology and efficiency correct answer: 15 billion 
 
Ecosystem services (benefits we expect to derive from the environment correct answer: Fuel, food, climate regulation, water, aesthetic purposes, raw materials(lumber, skins, fu...
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Add to cartEarth's carrying capacity for human population assuming today's technology and efficiency correct answer: 15 billion 
 
Ecosystem services (benefits we expect to derive from the environment correct answer: Fuel, food, climate regulation, water, aesthetic purposes, raw materials(lumber, skins, fu...
Have early humans been implicated in the death of the megafauna (e.g. mammoths)? 
A. True 
B. False correct answer: A. True 
 
Which is NOT a leading reason for the current extinction of species? 
A. Invasive Species 
B. Habitat Loss 
C. Pollution 
D. Hunting correct answer: C. Pollution 
 
Which ...
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Add to cartHave early humans been implicated in the death of the megafauna (e.g. mammoths)? 
A. True 
B. False correct answer: A. True 
 
Which is NOT a leading reason for the current extinction of species? 
A. Invasive Species 
B. Habitat Loss 
C. Pollution 
D. Hunting correct answer: C. Pollution 
 
Which ...
A nurse who reads research articles and incorporates research findings into nursing practice would demonstrate which of the following research roles? 
a. consumer 
b. primary investigator 
c. collaborator 
d. producer correct answer: b. primary investigator - makes research 
 
consumer - general, c...
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Add to cartA nurse who reads research articles and incorporates research findings into nursing practice would demonstrate which of the following research roles? 
a. consumer 
b. primary investigator 
c. collaborator 
d. producer correct answer: b. primary investigator - makes research 
 
consumer - general, c...
- research begins with an idea in which the researcher has interest. correct answer: 1. Idea-generating phase 
 
- the researcher has to identify topic that interest him most. correct answer: 1. Idea-generating phase 
 
-the researcher justifies why a study on particular topic is needed. correct a...
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Add to cart- research begins with an idea in which the researcher has interest. correct answer: 1. Idea-generating phase 
 
- the researcher has to identify topic that interest him most. correct answer: 1. Idea-generating phase 
 
-the researcher justifies why a study on particular topic is needed. correct a...
Biomagnification correct answer: Biological concentration; The tendency for some substances to concentrate with each trophic level. 
 
- toxic substances become increasingly concentrated within living organisms as they move up each step of the food chain. 
 
Point Source correct answer: Sources of...
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Add to cartBiomagnification correct answer: Biological concentration; The tendency for some substances to concentrate with each trophic level. 
 
- toxic substances become increasingly concentrated within living organisms as they move up each step of the food chain. 
 
Point Source correct answer: Sources of...
Aquifer correct answer: An underground zone from which groundwater can be obtained 
 
Wetland Ecosystem Services correct answer: Wetlands mitigate floods, protect coastal areas from storms, improve water quality, recharge groundwater aquifers, serve as sinks, sources or transformers of materials, ...
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Add to cartAquifer correct answer: An underground zone from which groundwater can be obtained 
 
Wetland Ecosystem Services correct answer: Wetlands mitigate floods, protect coastal areas from storms, improve water quality, recharge groundwater aquifers, serve as sinks, sources or transformers of materials, ...
Sustainable correct answer: management of natural resources and the environment with goals of allowing the harvest of resources to remain at or above a specified level, ecosystem retains its functions and structure 
 
Unsustainable correct answer: a system that cannot grow or survive on its own, i...
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Add to cartSustainable correct answer: management of natural resources and the environment with goals of allowing the harvest of resources to remain at or above a specified level, ecosystem retains its functions and structure 
 
Unsustainable correct answer: a system that cannot grow or survive on its own, i...
T/F: Species diversity increases as you approach the equator correct answer: True 
 
What are possible reasons why more species occur near the equator correct answer: - More time without geological disruptions (e.g., glaciers) 
- More niches 
- Climatic stability 
- Greater biological productivity...
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Add to cartT/F: Species diversity increases as you approach the equator correct answer: True 
 
What are possible reasons why more species occur near the equator correct answer: - More time without geological disruptions (e.g., glaciers) 
- More niches 
- Climatic stability 
- Greater biological productivity...
Environment correct answer: the natural world 
 
human societies and the human built world 
 
what are the two components of the environment correct answer: biotic--living components 
 
abiotic--nonliving components 
 
environmental science correct answer: study of how the world works 
 
differe...
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Add to cartEnvironment correct answer: the natural world 
 
human societies and the human built world 
 
what are the two components of the environment correct answer: biotic--living components 
 
abiotic--nonliving components 
 
environmental science correct answer: study of how the world works 
 
differe...
How long ago did the last glacier withdraw from North America correct answer: 12,000 years 
 
Lake superior is not... correct answer: the stormiest lake 
 
Seiche correct answer: An extreme wave in the Great Lakes that is associated with rapid changed in wind and bio metric pressure. 
 
How much ...
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Add to cartHow long ago did the last glacier withdraw from North America correct answer: 12,000 years 
 
Lake superior is not... correct answer: the stormiest lake 
 
Seiche correct answer: An extreme wave in the Great Lakes that is associated with rapid changed in wind and bio metric pressure. 
 
How much ...
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The ocean is an important sink for excess CO2 emitted from the burning of fossil fuels. correct answer: TRUE 
 
T/F: 
Climate refers to the minute-to-minute or day-to-day conditions of Earth's atmosphere at a particular location and time, whereas weather refers to the conditions of a place o...
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Add to cartT/F: 
The ocean is an important sink for excess CO2 emitted from the burning of fossil fuels. correct answer: TRUE 
 
T/F: 
Climate refers to the minute-to-minute or day-to-day conditions of Earth's atmosphere at a particular location and time, whereas weather refers to the conditions of a place o...
George Marsh 
1801-1882 correct answer: Wrote Man and Nature 
influenced Pinchot 
 
John Muir 
1838-1914 correct answer: Attended UW- Madison 
Father of Preservationists- Little to no consumptive use. 
 
Gifford Pinchot 
1865-1946 correct answer: Society of American Foresters 
Influenced Marsh 
F...
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Add to cartGeorge Marsh 
1801-1882 correct answer: Wrote Man and Nature 
influenced Pinchot 
 
John Muir 
1838-1914 correct answer: Attended UW- Madison 
Father of Preservationists- Little to no consumptive use. 
 
Gifford Pinchot 
1865-1946 correct answer: Society of American Foresters 
Influenced Marsh 
F...
George Perkins Marsh correct answer: • Lawyer, philologist and diplomat 
 • Man and Nature 1864 
 • Deforestation will turn into desertification 
 • Influenced Pinchot 
 
John Muir correct answer: • Born in Scotland 
 • Lived in Portage and attended UW-Madison 
 • Sawmill, engineer, ...
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Add to cartGeorge Perkins Marsh correct answer: • Lawyer, philologist and diplomat 
 • Man and Nature 1864 
 • Deforestation will turn into desertification 
 • Influenced Pinchot 
 
John Muir correct answer: • Born in Scotland 
 • Lived in Portage and attended UW-Madison 
 • Sawmill, engineer, ...
What organisms are only found in the photic zone of aquatic environments? correct answer: Phytoplankton 
 
What strategy would be most beneficial for plants growing in a climate where the summers and winters are both hot and dry? correct answer: stem succulence 
 
______ are one of the most human-...
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Add to cartWhat organisms are only found in the photic zone of aquatic environments? correct answer: Phytoplankton 
 
What strategy would be most beneficial for plants growing in a climate where the summers and winters are both hot and dry? correct answer: stem succulence 
 
______ are one of the most human-...
What is Range? correct answer: -all the land in the world that is not cultivated farmland, dense forest, barren desert, or covered by solid rock, concrete. 
 
Average annual precipitation of most rangeland/? correct answer: 8-28 inches 
 
Rangeland Management correct answer: The use and stewardsh...
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Add to cartWhat is Range? correct answer: -all the land in the world that is not cultivated farmland, dense forest, barren desert, or covered by solid rock, concrete. 
 
Average annual precipitation of most rangeland/? correct answer: 8-28 inches 
 
Rangeland Management correct answer: The use and stewardsh...
Humans may use a management approach for wildlife, termed "direct manipulation". An example of this approach would be: correct answer: A) providing new grassland habitat for birds 
B) translocation of wolves to Yellowstone National Park 
C) a national park policy that lets fires burn and take a n...
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Add to cartHumans may use a management approach for wildlife, termed "direct manipulation". An example of this approach would be: correct answer: A) providing new grassland habitat for birds 
B) translocation of wolves to Yellowstone National Park 
C) a national park policy that lets fires burn and take a n...
A consumers additional benefit from an additional unit of good? 
-Total benefit 
-Price 
-Demand correct answer: Demand 
 
The area under demand from 0 to the Q of interest? 
-Net benefits to consumer 
-Total Benefits to consumer 
-Total costs to consumer correct answer: Total Benefits to the cons...
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Add to cartA consumers additional benefit from an additional unit of good? 
-Total benefit 
-Price 
-Demand correct answer: Demand 
 
The area under demand from 0 to the Q of interest? 
-Net benefits to consumer 
-Total Benefits to consumer 
-Total costs to consumer correct answer: Total Benefits to the cons...
economic contribution #1 correct answer: Systems determined simultaneously 
 
describe EC #1 correct answer: some issues undertaken with discipline approach 
 estimating Pop. size 
 Regulatory changes effect markets 
MOST issues include aspects of both social and resource perspective 
 best locati...
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Add to carteconomic contribution #1 correct answer: Systems determined simultaneously 
 
describe EC #1 correct answer: some issues undertaken with discipline approach 
 estimating Pop. size 
 Regulatory changes effect markets 
MOST issues include aspects of both social and resource perspective 
 best locati...
fishery correct answer: a system composed of 3 interacting components: the aquatic biota, the aquatic habitat and the human users of these renewable natural resources 
 
fisheries management correct answer: interdisciplinary manipulation of aquatic organisms, aquatic environments, and their human ...
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Add to cartfishery correct answer: a system composed of 3 interacting components: the aquatic biota, the aquatic habitat and the human users of these renewable natural resources 
 
fisheries management correct answer: interdisciplinary manipulation of aquatic organisms, aquatic environments, and their human ...
Ecosystem services correct answer: the benefits people obtain from ecosystems 
 
provisioning services correct answer: Benefits of biodiversity that humans use, including lumber, fur, meat, crops, water, and fiber 
 
regulating services correct answer: benefits of biodiversity that include climat...
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Add to cartEcosystem services correct answer: the benefits people obtain from ecosystems 
 
provisioning services correct answer: Benefits of biodiversity that humans use, including lumber, fur, meat, crops, water, and fiber 
 
regulating services correct answer: benefits of biodiversity that include climat...
When conducting spatial analysis, all layers must be in ________ correct answer: the same coordinate system 
 
spatial analysis correct answer: manipulations or calculations of coordinates or attribute variables 
 
5 examples of spatial analysis correct answer: -selection 
-reclassification 
-dis...
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Add to cartWhen conducting spatial analysis, all layers must be in ________ correct answer: the same coordinate system 
 
spatial analysis correct answer: manipulations or calculations of coordinates or attribute variables 
 
5 examples of spatial analysis correct answer: -selection 
-reclassification 
-dis...
Survival of the fittest means that ________. correct answer: individuals most adapted to their environment are most likely to reproduce` 
 
producers are also known as correct answer: autotrophs 
 
in most ecosystems what is the initial source of energy? correct answer: the sun 
 
which of the fo...
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Add to cartSurvival of the fittest means that ________. correct answer: individuals most adapted to their environment are most likely to reproduce` 
 
producers are also known as correct answer: autotrophs 
 
in most ecosystems what is the initial source of energy? correct answer: the sun 
 
which of the fo...
Research (Kerlinger 1973) correct answer: is a systematic, controlled, empirical' and critical investigation of hypothetical propositions' about the presumed relations among natural' phenomena 
 
Research (Treece 1974) correct answer: in its broadest sense is an attempt to gain solutions to pro...
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Add to cartResearch (Kerlinger 1973) correct answer: is a systematic, controlled, empirical' and critical investigation of hypothetical propositions' about the presumed relations among natural' phenomena 
 
Research (Treece 1974) correct answer: in its broadest sense is an attempt to gain solutions to pro...
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