Question 1

Reducing your personal meat consumption would be beneficial to the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Define an ecological footprint.

Accepted Answer

A)  the total amount of resources used by an individual to meet their needs 
B)  the amount of food a person needs to eat 
C)  the amount of water a person needs to meet their needs 
D)  the amount of land a person needs to provide a place to live 
E)  the amount of energy a person needs to meet their needs 
A)  the total amount of resources used by an individual to meet their needs 
B)  the amount of food a person needs to eat 
C)  the amount of water a person needs to meet their needs 
D)  the amount of land a person needs to provide a place to live 
E)  the amount of energy a person needs to meet their needs A

Question 3

It is considered a human right for people to have clean drinking water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which organism would be most impacted by biomagnification?

Accepted Answer

A)  eagles 
B)  rabbits 
C)  wheat plants 
D)  earthworms 
E)  corn 
A)  eagles 
B)  rabbits 
C)  wheat plants 
D)  earthworms 
E)  corn

Question 5

Which of the following is not a way to reduce your ecological footprint?

Accepted Answer

A)  drive an energy-efficient car 
B)  eat more beef 
C)  live in a smaller home 
D)  turn down the thermostat in the winter 
E)  do not water the lawn 
A)  drive an energy-efficient car 
B)  eat more beef 
C)  live in a smaller home 
D)  turn down the thermostat in the winter 
E)  do not water the lawn

Question 6

How much of Earth's land mass is already desert?

Accepted Answer

A)  1% 
B)  10% 
C)  40% 
D)  50% 
E)  65% 
A)  1% 
B)  10% 
C)  40% 
D)  50% 
E)  65%

Question 7

Which of the following is an alien species that has invaded the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  bass 
B)  oak trees 
C)  wolves 
D)  kudzu 
E)  buffalo 
A)  bass 
B)  oak trees 
C)  wolves 
D)  kudzu 
E)  buffalo

Question 8

How is the growth rate of a population determined?

Accepted Answer

A)  birth rate 
B)  death rate 
C)  birth rate minus death rate 
D)  birth rate times death rate 
E)  birth rate divided by death rate 
A)  birth rate 
B)  death rate 
C)  birth rate minus death rate 
D)  birth rate times death rate 
E)  birth rate divided by death rate

Question 9

In order to have a negative population growth rate,

Accepted Answer

A)  the birthrate must exceed the death rate. 
B)  the biotic potential of the population must increase. 
C)  the death rate must exceed the birth rate. 
D)  the carrying capacity for the population must increase. 
E)  only replacement reproduction can occur. 
A)  the birthrate must exceed the death rate. 
B)  the biotic potential of the population must increase. 
C)  the death rate must exceed the birth rate. 
D)  the carrying capacity for the population must increase. 
E)  only replacement reproduction can occur.

Question 10

The more-developed countries have typically always had low population growth rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Measures that include noneconomic indicators are better at revealing our quality of life than the gross national product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What do hydropower and wind power have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both require the building of dams. 
B)  Both lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. 
C)  Both are renewable energy sources. 
D)  Both result in the depletion of fossil fuels. 
E)  Both require the use of photovoltaic cells. 
A)  Both require the building of dams. 
B)  Both lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. 
C)  Both are renewable energy sources. 
D)  Both result in the depletion of fossil fuels. 
E)  Both require the use of photovoltaic cells.

Question 13

Fish are considered a nonrenewable resource.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Currently the world population growth is approximately 1.2%. If the birthrate in 2009 was 19.86 per 1000, what was the death rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  19.86 
B)  7.86 
C)  12 
D)  1.2 
E)  78.6 
A)  19.86 
B)  7.86 
C)  12 
D)  1.2 
E)  78.6

Question 15

Why should pregnant women and small children not eat certain fish?

Accepted Answer

A)  herbicide contamination 
B)  mercury contamination 
C)  pesticide contamination 
D)  lead contamination 
E)  PCB contamination 
A)  herbicide contamination 
B)  mercury contamination 
C)  pesticide contamination 
D)  lead contamination 
E)  PCB contamination

Question 16

At least 40% of the world population lives within 100 km (60 miles) of a coastline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What do indirect values of biodiversity all have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are all involved with the biogeochemical cycles. 
B)  They are all pervasive benefits provided by ecosystems. 
C)  They provide pleasure and relaxation for humans. 
D)  They all depend on an individual species. 
E)  They all undo some harm that humans have done. 
A)  They are all involved with the biogeochemical cycles. 
B)  They are all pervasive benefits provided by ecosystems. 
C)  They provide pleasure and relaxation for humans. 
D)  They all depend on an individual species. 
E)  They all undo some harm that humans have done.

Question 18

Which of the following is an urban, not a rural, sustainability plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  use low-flow or trickle irrigation 
B)  plant cover crops 
C)  use green roofs 
D)  use integrated pest management 
E)  plant multipurpose trees 
A)  use low-flow or trickle irrigation 
B)  plant cover crops 
C)  use green roofs 
D)  use integrated pest management 
E)  plant multipurpose trees

Question 19

The population growth in less-developed countries is

Accepted Answer

A)  modestly increasing. 
B)  dramatically increasing. 
C)  negative. 
D)  leveling off. 
E)  stable. 
A)  modestly increasing. 
B)  dramatically increasing. 
C)  negative. 
D)  leveling off. 
E)  stable.

Question 20

A sustainable society is one that provides all of the goods and services desired by humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: Human Population, Planetary Resources, and Conservation

Reducing your personal meat consumption would be beneficial to the environment.

Define an ecological footprint.

It is considered a human right for people to have clean drinking water.

Which organism would be most impacted by biomagnification?

Which of the following is not a way to reduce your ecological footprint?

How much of Earth's land mass is already desert?

Which of the following is an alien species that has invaded the United States?

How is the growth rate of a population determined?

In order to have a negative population growth rate,

The more-developed countries have typically always had low population growth rate.

Measures that include noneconomic indicators are better at revealing our quality of life than the gross national product.

What do hydropower and wind power have in common?

Fish are considered a nonrenewable resource.

Currently the world population growth is approximately 1.2%. If the birthrate in 2009 was 19.86 per 1000, what was the death rate?

Why should pregnant women and small children not eat certain fish?

At least 40% of the world population lives within 100 km (60 miles) of a coastline.

What do indirect values of biodiversity all have in common?

Which of the following is an urban, not a rural, sustainability plan?

The population growth in less-developed countries is

A sustainable society is one that provides all of the goods and services desired by humans.

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