Baylor ENV 1301 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
A(n) ______ expresses environmental impact in terms of the cumulative area of land and water required to provide the resources a person consumes. - ANSWERSecological footprint
Along with population growth, which of the following is a majo...
A(n) ______ expresses environmental impact in terms of the cumulative area of land and water required
to provide the resources a person consumes. - ANSWERSecological footprint
Along with population growth, which of the following is a major root of the environmental problems
caused by humans? - ANSWERSour exploitation and consumption of resources
Which statement about the terms theory and hypothesis is correct? - ANSWERSTheories can be used to
predict new discoveries by generating new hypotheses from them.
What is a main lesson that can be learned from historians and anthropologists studying Easter Island? -
ANSWERSEaster Island was once inhabited by a flourishing civilization that depleted the island's natural
resources to the point that the island is now a barren landscape devoid of trees, most wildlife, and
arable land.
The triple bottom line seeks to combine ___________. - ANSWERSenvironmental protection, economic
well-being, and social equity
Which of the following best describes the ideas behind the parable of "The Tragedy of the Commons?" -
ANSWERSMotivated by self-interest, resources are overused by some individuals, which leaves less for
others.
The main advantage of observational studies and natural experiments over manipulative studies is that
natural experiments ___________ - ANSWERSare able to test hypotheses in the field and with large
study areas
When scientists determined that the Earth was round rather than flat, this was a ___________. -
ANSWERSparadigm shift
, Which statement best describes the concept of sustainability? - ANSWERSAn example of sustainability
may be to collect enough bark in order to make a medicine but not remove so much bark that the tree is
harmed.
If an experiment fails to disprove a hypothesis, then ___________. - ANSWERSthis lends support to the
hypothesis but does not prove it is correct
If a scientist travels to the rainforest to observe and catalog new species, he or she would be conducting
___________. - ANSWERSdescriptive science
The following statement is an example of a(n) _____: "People in Japan eat more fish on average than
people of other countries." - ANSWERSobservation
Which of the following would be most likely to be believed by the scientific community? - ANSWERSan
experiment that has been replicated 10 times with the same results
In most ecosystems, the original source of energy for the living things in the system is __________. -
ANSWERSthe sun
____________ are porous regions of rock and soil that hold groundwater, water found within the soil. -
ANSWERSAquifers
Most energy in the majority of ecosystems arrives as __________ and exits in the form of __________. -
ANSWERSradiation from the sun; heat
A leaf falls from a tree and lands on the ground. Through time, bugs and bacteria consume the leaf.
Which of the following statements regarding this scenario is true? - ANSWERSThe nutrients from the leaf
have been recycled and released back into the soil.
Which of the following is the major reservoir for phosphorus in the phosphorus cycle? -
ANSWERSsedimentary rock
The entire area of land that a river drains is called its __________. - ANSWERSwatershed
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