Question 1

Paradigm shifts occur when ethical considerations are incorporated into scientific theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Although your sister is not a scientist, she says that she uses scientific techniques in her everyday life.You do not believe her but she insists it is true.Which of the following examples could she use to best persuade you?

Accepted Answer

A) When she cooks, she measures ingredients and puts them together to form something else (e.g., a cake) 
B) When she drives in her car, she hypothesizes about things (e.g., when the red light will turn green) 
C) She put some tomatoes in the sun and some in the shade to see if the sun causes them to ripen faster 
D) She buys a brand of toothpaste based on statistical data (four out of five dentists recommend it) 
E) All of these are examples of using scientific techniques in her everyday life 
A) When she cooks, she measures ingredients and puts them together to form something else (e.g., a cake) 
B) When she drives in her car, she hypothesizes about things (e.g., when the red light will turn green) 
C) She put some tomatoes in the sun and some in the shade to see if the sun causes them to ripen faster 
D) She buys a brand of toothpaste based on statistical data (four out of five dentists recommend it) 
E) All of these are examples of using scientific techniques in her everyday life

Question 3

Which of the following is not an important feature of science?

Accepted Answer

A) Reproducibility 
B) Parsimony 
C) Empiricism 
D) Positive proof 
A) Reproducibility 
B) Parsimony 
C) Empiricism 
D) Positive proof

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a negative feedback loop?

Accepted Answer

A) A small island is home to both wolves and deer.When the deer have high numbers, the wolves have plenty of prey to feed pups and their numbers increase.When the deer are heavily predated upon, the deer numbers decrease causing some of the wolves to starve. 
B) Grass begins to grow on a recently plowed field. 
C) Locusts begin to swarm, and when they encounter other non-swarming locusts, they too being to swarm. 
D) A person is driving and is cut off by another driver, this causes the person to become angry and they begin to drive more aggressively, cutting off other drivers. 
A) A small island is home to both wolves and deer.When the deer have high numbers, the wolves have plenty of prey to feed pups and their numbers increase.When the deer are heavily predated upon, the deer numbers decrease causing some of the wolves to starve. 
B) Grass begins to grow on a recently plowed field. 
C) Locusts begin to swarm, and when they encounter other non-swarming locusts, they too being to swarm. 
D) A person is driving and is cut off by another driver, this causes the person to become angry and they begin to drive more aggressively, cutting off other drivers.

Question 5

___________ allow scientists to gather information about complicated and interrelated environmental systems.

Accepted Answer

A) Charts 
B) Graphs 
C) Models 
D) Figures 
E) Paradigm shifts 
A) Charts 
B) Graphs 
C) Models 
D) Figures 
E) Paradigm shifts

Question 6

Networks of interactions among interdependent factors are known as

Accepted Answer

A) Science 
B) Ecology 
C) Systems 
D) Processes 
E) Negative feedback loops 
A) Science 
B) Ecology 
C) Systems 
D) Processes 
E) Negative feedback loops

Paradigm shifts occur when ethical considerations are incorporated into scientific theory.

Although your sister is not a scientist, she says that she uses scientific techniques in her everyday life.You do not believe her but she insists it is true.Which of the following examples could she use to best persuade you?

Which of the following is not an important feature of science?

Which of the following is an example of a negative feedback loop?

___________ allow scientists to gather information about complicated and interrelated environmental systems.

Networks of interactions among interdependent factors are known as

Understanding Our Environment

Matter, Energy, and Life

Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions

Biomes

Population Biology

Human Populations

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Food and Hunger

Farming: Conventional and Sustainable Practices

Biodiversity

Biodiversity: Preserving Landscapes

Restoration Ecology

Geology and Earth Resources

Climate Change

Air Pollution

Water Use and Management

Water Pollution

Conventional Energy

Sustainable Energy

Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste

Urbanization and Sustainable Cities

Ecological Economics

Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning

What Then Shall We Do

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Exam 2: Principles of Science and Systems

Paradigm shifts occur when ethical considerations are incorporated into scientific theory.

Although your sister is not a scientist, she says that she uses scientific techniques in her everyday life.You do not believe her but she insists it is true.Which of the following examples could she use to best persuade you?

Which of the following is not an important feature of science?

Which of the following is an example of a negative feedback loop?

___________ allow scientists to gather information about complicated and interrelated environmental systems.

Networks of interactions among interdependent factors are known as

Understanding Our Environment

Matter, Energy, and Life

Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions

Biomes

Population Biology

Human Populations

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Food and Hunger

Farming: Conventional and Sustainable Practices

Biodiversity

Biodiversity: Preserving Landscapes

Restoration Ecology

Geology and Earth Resources

Climate Change

Air Pollution

Water Use and Management

Water Pollution

Conventional Energy

Sustainable Energy

Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste

Urbanization and Sustainable Cities

Ecological Economics

Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning

What Then Shall We Do

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