Which of the following is an example of a nonpoint source of pollution? - answer-a "weed and feed" fertilizer application by a lawn-care company
Which environmental worldview is in most agreement with the following statement?
"The Earth's resources are limited, should not be wasted, and are not...
SCI 200 ENIV EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2024
Which of the following is an example of a nonpoint source of pollution? - answer-
✔a "weed and feed" fertilizer application by a lawn-care company
Which environmental worldview is in most agreement with the following
statement?
"The Earth's resources are limited, should not be wasted, and are not all for us." -
answer-✔environmental wisdom worldview
Which of the following is a characteristic of the industrial-medical revolution? -
answer-✔movement from farming employment to factory employment
Which of the following BEST describes slash-and-burn cultivation? - answer-✔It
leaves ashes from burned vegetation, which adds plant nutrients to the soil.
Which of the following is the BEST example of high-quality matter? - answer-
✔steel beam
Which of the following is the BEST example of frontier science? - answer-✔a
news release from a major research university claiming the discovery of the cure
for pancreatic cancer
Which of the following BEST defines stratosphere? - answer-✔the region of the
atmosphere above 17 km above sea level
,Which of the following is an example of a producer? - answer-✔algae
seaweed
Which of the following is an example of a generalist species? - answer-✔human
(adaptive)
Which of the following is defined as "a molecular form of a gene"? - answer-
✔allele
Which of the following type of plant would MOST likely be found in a tropical
rainforest? - answer-✔none of the above
Which of the following terms BEST describes a flowing body of fresh water? -
answer-✔lotic
A mangrove forest occurs in what type of aquatic life zone? - answer-✔coastal
zone
The abundance of individuals within each species of a biological community is
known as - answer-✔species evenness.
The interaction between an epiphyte and a tropical tree is BEST described as -
answer-✔commensalism
Which of the following is considered to be a K-selected species? - answer-
✔elephant
,Which of the following terms is BEST defined as all the factors that limit the
growth of a population? - answer-✔environmental resistance
If a population has a growth rate of 4.5%, how many years will it take for the
population to double in size? - answer-✔15.6 years
Which of the following BEST describes the transitional stage of the demographic
transition? - answer-✔high birth rate, falling death rate
Which of the following is BEST defined as removing trees in a series of cuts,
spaced over time? - answer-✔shelterwood cutting
Which of the following is BEST defined as the situation when a species has so few
numbers that it cannot play its ecological role? - answer-✔ecological extinction
Which of the following BEST defines salinization? - answer-✔accumulation of
salts in soils from repeated irrigation
Which of the following terms refers to the practice of plowing, breaking up, and
smoothing the soil in the autumn to facilitate planting in the spring? - answer-
✔conventional tillage
Which of the following is a major environmental effect of raising livestock? -
answer-✔water pollution
Which of the following activities consumes the LARGEST amount of water in
Canadian households? - answer-✔showering
, Which of the following describes where the asthenosphere is located? - answer-
✔in a plastic region in the Earth's mantle
Which of the following is a characteristic of a mineral? - answer-✔regular crystal
structure
Which of the following BEST describes reserves? - answer-✔They are identified
and profitably extractable.
Which of the following terms refers to waste soil and rock removed during surface
mining? - answer-✔spoil
Which of the following BEST describes net energy? - answer-✔It is the total useful
energy obtained from an energy resource minus the amount of energy used and
wasted in producing it.
Which of the following means is used to separate the components of crude oil? -
answer-✔distillation
Which of the following BEST describes the role of the moderator in a nuclear
reactor? - answer-✔It slows down neutrons.
Which of the following BEST describes breeder reactors? - answer-✔A breeder
reactor would generate more fuel than it would consume.
Which of the following BEST describes cogeneration? - answer-✔It uses waste
heat to produce electricity.
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