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EEB 2100E EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITHCOMPLETE SOLUTION
Tipping jpoints jin jecology jare j- jthresholds jacross jwhich jdisproportional jchanges joccur jand jare jdifficult
jto jreverse
What jis jone jof jthe jformal jcriteria jfor jnaming ja jgeologic junit? j- jCommon jstratigraphic jsection jand
jpoint jor jgolden jspike jfound jaround jthe jworld
Why jdo jsome jgeologists jthink jthe jAnthropocene jstarted jwith jthe jgreat jColumbian jExchange? j-
jMassive jexchange jof jspecies jbetween jNew jand jOld jworlds
The jtwo jbest jlikely jevents jwith jgolden jspikes jto jdifferentiate ja jnew jgeological jepoch jare: j- jPopulation
jdeclines jin jNorth jAmerica jassociated jwith jColumbian jexchange; jnuclear
A jprimary jresearch jarticle jusually jdoes jnot jhave ja jmethods jsection jand jinstead jsummarizes ja
jparticular jarea jof jresearch. j- jFalse
Both jecosystem jservices jand jnature's jcontributions jto jpeople jdefine jecosystem jbenefits jto jhumans,
jbut jnature's jcontributions jto jpeople jrecognizes jboth jnegative jand jnon-economic jeffects j- jTrue
If jnature's jcontributions jto jpeople jare jvalued jand jincorporated jinto jdecision-making, jthen jall jthe
jworld'sbiodiversity jwould jbe jprotected j- jFalse
Matrix j- juninhabitable jenvironment jsurrounding ja jhabitat jpatch
Habitat jfragmentation j- jcan jhappen jwithout jhabitat jloss, jbut jdegrades jhabitat jby jincreasing jedge jand
jisolation
The jSLOSS jdebate, jalthough junsettled, jmight jbe jresolved jby jincluding jhabitat jcorridors jbetween
jmany jsmallreserves j- jTure
Nature jCapital j- jconstruct jwith jeconomic jcapital
all jassets jto jnatural jor junnatural jto jdo juseful jwork j
-TimberTipping points in ecology are - thresholds across which disproportional changes occur and are
difficult to reverse
What is one of the formal criteria for naming a geologic unit? - Common stratigraphic section and point
or golden spike found around the world
Why do some geologists think the Anthropocene started with the great Columbian Exchange? - Massive
exchange of species between New and Old worlds
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