Environmental and Conservation Biology

How does the EPA affect environmental policy?

How does the EPA affect environmental policy?

How does the EPA affect environmental policy?
A) The EPA passes laws that control environmental regulations.
B) The EPA develops rules and regulations based on laws passed by Congress.
C) The EPA determines which laws passed by the Jud

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marvelist_

The confidence in a scientific theory is most related to

The confidence in a scientific theory is most related to

The confidence in a scientific theory is most related to
A) the number of grants received to study the subject.
B) the reputation of the investigating scientists and their related universities.
C) the amount of unbiased supporting evid

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Assshhhllleeeey

Which one of the following illustrates a consumptive use of biomass energy of a forest?

Which one of the following illustrates a consumptive use of biomass energy of a forest?

Which one of the following illustrates a consumptive use of biomass energy of a forest?
A) Indigenous peoples harvest tagua nuts from trees in a rain forest, carve them into animal sculptures, and sell them in the local market to tourists.

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Nick C

Which of the following human traits are typical of K-strategists?

Which of the following human traits are typical of K-strategists?

Which of the following human traits are typical of K-strategists?
A) ability to outcompete other organisms
B) potential for rapid population growth
C) ability to relocate and thrive
D) parental care of long duration

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Jovan Ferguson Jr.

What part of American history makes it difficult for us to suggest halting deforestation in the trop

What part of American history makes it difficult for us to suggest halting deforestation in the trop

What part of American history makes it difficult for us to suggest halting deforestation in the tropical rain forest? How did deforestation proceed in the United States? Why is deforestation there different than it was here?

Nimaa   496   3 Replies

Namir Shabazz

Compared to sound science, junk science

Compared to sound science, junk science

Compared to sound science, junk science
A) is anything that threatens or contradicts your point of view.
B) is anything that confirms your point of view.
C) does not conform to the established rigors of sound science.
D) does not

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Darryl Lobo

Which of the following is part of natural capital but not ecosystem capital?

Which of the following is part of natural capital but not ecosystem capital?

Which of the following is part of natural capital but not ecosystem capital?
A) solar energy used to drive photosynthesis throughout the biosphere
B) coal and oil reserves
C) the production of electrical energy from wind turbines and d

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Matt Villarreal

The region of Kerala in India demonstrates that improvements in health care and longevity are correl

The region of Kerala in India demonstrates that improvements in health care and longevity are correl

The region of Kerala in India demonstrates that improvements in health care and longevity are correlated with
A) decreases in literacy rates.
B) increased reliance upon India's caste system.
C) decreases in per capita income.

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Kha Han Ly

A nation whose population profile shows the widest bars in the 40 to 60 age groups with narrower ...

A nation whose population profile shows the widest bars in the 40 to 60 age groups with narrower ...

A nation whose population profile shows the widest bars in the 40 to 60 age groups with narrower bars for older and younger age groups most likely reflects
A) an increasing fertility rate.
B) a fertility rate that has declined.
C) the impact of incre

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Kha Han Ly

The generation of alternate fuels from manure and sawdust

The generation of alternate fuels from manure and sawdust

The generation of alternate fuels from manure and sawdust
A) increases our consumption of fossil fuels.
B) reduces costs to a company by using waste products.
C) increases the production of commercial waste products.
D) eliminates

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Tyree Saunders

The decision of the Bangladeshi government to identify and protect dolphin hot spots

The decision of the Bangladeshi government to identify and protect dolphin hot spots

The decision of the Bangladeshi government to identify and protect dolphin hot spots
A) will protect some prime habitat as a preserve for Ganges and Indus river dolphins.
B) will be easy because the area has very low numbers of people.

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Kate Clouse

Ecological modeling can help us ________ ecosystem services.

Ecological modeling can help us ________ ecosystem services.

Ecological modeling can help us ________ ecosystem services.
 
  A) understand
  B) create many new
  C) control the growth of
  D) replace destroyed
  E) decrease the cost of maintaining

darrellsia   525   2 Replies

marvelist_

The relationship between flowering plants and caterpillars is best described as ________.

The relationship between flowering plants and caterpillars is best described as ________.

The relationship between flowering plants and caterpillars is best described as ________.
A) intraspecific competition
B) parasitism
C) herbivory
D) mutualism
E) interspecific competition

Nimaa   1250   3 Replies

Kevin Colbeck

Consumers are ________. (Multiple Choice)

Consumers are ________. (Multiple Choice)

Consumers are ________.
A) organisms that feed on decomposers
B) organisms that feed on one another
C) organisms that feed on other living organisms
D) organisms that feed on dead organic matter
E) organisms that feed soils a

barry   4059   3 Replies

Altheria Edwards

A large oak tree with its abundant leaves glimmering in the sun on an early fall morning representsA

A large oak tree with its abundant leaves glimmering in the sun on an early fall morning representsA

A large oak tree with its abundant leaves glimmering in the sun on an early fall morning represents
A) a heterotrophic producer.
B) an autotrophic consumer.
C) a heterotrophic consumer.
D) an autotrophic producer.

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Jovan Ferguson Jr.

Which of the following represents a type of mutualism?

Which of the following represents a type of mutualism?

Which of the following represents a type of mutualism?
A) A red-tailed hawk pounces on a field mouse for dinner.
B) A large herd of zebra graze lazily across the broad savannah.
C) A mosquito draws a blood meal from the back of an elk.

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Holly White

Recent events indicate that when permission for exemption from the CITES agreement is granted to all

Recent events indicate that when permission for exemption from the CITES agreement is granted to all

Recent events indicate that when permission for exemption from the CITES agreement is granted to allow the sale of legally collected ivory,
A) there is no longer a market for elephant ivory.
B) the elephant population increases.
C) the

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MANMADE

About 17,000 Russian nuclear warheads have been

About 17,000 Russian nuclear warheads have been

About 17,000 Russian nuclear warheads have been
A) stored widely in the former Soviet Union where they remain today with minimal protection.
B) dismantled, but their nuclear waste remains in Russian facilities with minimal security.
C)

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Teagan Ross

The "baby boom echo," represented by people who are 24 to 33 years old in 2014, is the result of

The "baby boom echo," represented by people who are 24 to 33 years old in 2014, is the result of

The "baby boom echo," represented by people who are 24 to 33 years old in 2014, is the result of
A) increased fertility of the baby boom generation.
B) reduced infant mortality rates.
C) reproduction of the baby boom generation.
D) increased use of b

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Kyle S1

In order to make a rapid transition to renewable energies, countries like the United States will hav

In order to make a rapid transition to renewable energies, countries like the United States will hav

In order to make a rapid transition to renewable energies, countries like the United States will have to
A) reduce subsidies to the fossil fuel industry.
B) reduce subsidies to renewable energy development to create economic parity.
C)

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Richard Maire

An average person might consume 2,000 Kilocalories of food in one day. This is enough energy to heat

An average person might consume 2,000 Kilocalories of food in one day. This is enough energy to heat

An average person might consume 2,000 Kilocalories of food in one day. This is enough energy to heat up how many 2-liter bottles of liquid water from 0 degrees Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius (just reaching the boiling point of water, but not turning

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Emily Hrina

Equity in the distribution of resources is promoted by growth in

Equity in the distribution of resources is promoted by growth in

Equity in the distribution of resources is promoted by growth in
A) sustainable harvesting of renewable natural resources.
B) human resources and produced capital.
C) the harvesting of non-renewable and non-renewable natural capital.

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IBITZIE CAYOLA GUTIERREZ

In its evolutionary sense, fitness reflects the ability to respond to

In its evolutionary sense, fitness reflects the ability to respond to

In its evolutionary sense, fitness reflects the ability to respond to
A) other members of the same species with whom resources are shared.
B) abiotic environmental factors such as drought, hurricanes and fires.
C) develop a comprehensive survival str

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Kyle S1

Plate tectonic movement results from ________.

Plate tectonic movement results from ________.

Plate tectonic movement results from ________.
A) unstable surface rock formations
B) molten materials from the core escaping to the surface
C) high surface winds and erosion
D) convective movements of rock in the underlying mantl

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AaliaLynn

Briefly describe the successes of the Malpai Borderlands restoration project. What will be an ...

Briefly describe the successes of the Malpai Borderlands restoration project. What will be an ...

Briefly describe the successes of the Malpai Borderlands restoration project.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Tetsu

In logistic growth (an S-shaped curve), how does the population growth rate change as the population ...

In logistic growth (an S-shaped curve), how does the population growth rate change as the population ...

In logistic growth (an S-shaped curve), how does the population growth rate change as the population nears its carrying capacity?
A) Population growth rate increases.
B) Population growth rate remains steady.
C) Population growth rate decreases.
D) T

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Jovan Ferguson Jr.

Excellent microscopes and telescopes are most commonly used to

Excellent microscopes and telescopes are most commonly used to

Excellent microscopes and telescopes are most commonly used to
A) extend our senses.
B) help control experimental environments.
C) quickly measure great quantities.
D) manipulate large quantities of materials.

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Paola Caten

Resources are ________. (Multiple Choice)

Resources are ________. (Multiple Choice)

Resources are ________.
A) finite
B) available in ample quantities
C) infinite
D) used at a slow rate so that they will last forever
E) available in sufficient quantities to sustain all of our futures

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Tori Eads-Rodriguez

What two spheres are most visible in this photograph?

What two spheres are most visible in this photograph?

What two spheres are most visible in this photograph?
A) atmosphere and lithosphere.
B) hydrosphere and biosphere.
C) lithosphere and hydrosphere.
D) biosphere and atmosphere.

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Salah Suwaileh

The amount of water retained by the soil between field capacity and wilting point is the available ...

The amount of water retained by the soil between field capacity and wilting point is the available ...

The amount of water retained by the soil between field capacity and wilting point is the available water ________.

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Mani Goyal

Which of the following best illustrates sound science?

Which of the following best illustrates sound science?

Which of the following best illustrates sound science?
A) asking voters to determine if windmills should be placed in their community
B) measuring wind velocities to determine the cost-effectiveness of windmills in a region
C) selectin

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Logan Mathis

In its evolutionary sense, fitness reflects the ability to respond to

In its evolutionary sense, fitness reflects the ability to respond to

develop a comprehensive survival strategy (niche) for maintaining a sustainable population.

abiotic environmental factors such as drought, hurricanes and fires.

other members of the same species with whom resources are shared.

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bio_man

All instruments used in scientific investigations must be

All instruments used in scientific investigations must be

All instruments used in scientific investigations must be
A) tested for accuracy.
B) available to the public.
C) composed of all new materials.
D) designed for one particular function.

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Ashley Morales

Firewood burns better than granite rocks because

Firewood burns better than granite rocks because

Firewood burns better than granite rocks because
A) firewood has more potential energy.
B) firewood has more kinetic energy.
C) rocks have more potential energy.
D) rocks have more kinetic energy.

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Niko Scionti

Synthetic fertilizers are responsible for releasing an extremely potent greenhouse gas,

Synthetic fertilizers are responsible for releasing an extremely potent greenhouse gas,

Synthetic fertilizers are responsible for releasing an extremely potent greenhouse gas,
A) methane.
B) carbon dioxide.
C) nitrous oxide.
D) carbon monoxide.

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Fernando Valadao

When the amount of water in soil exceeds what the pore space can hold, the soil

When the amount of water in soil exceeds what the pore space can hold, the soil

When the amount of water in soil exceeds what the pore space can hold, the soil is
A) at field capacity.
B) at the wilting point.
C) saturated.
D) desiccated.

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City Girls

Subjective judgments about complex environmental phenomena often lead to

Subjective judgments about complex environmental phenomena often lead to

Subjective judgments about complex environmental phenomena often lead to
A) the generation of new theories.
B) the generation of new laws.
C) controversies and unclear conclusions and public confusion.
D) new legislation and gover

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MoniQue Grant

One example of artificial selection is ________.

One example of artificial selection is ________.

One example of artificial selection is ________.
A) crossing a lion and a tiger to get a sterile animal called a liger
B) the process of allopatric speciation
C) pet dogs that have gone wild, mate with coyotes and live in packs
D)

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Kevin Colbeck

How supercritical binary geothermal powerplants work?

How supercritical binary geothermal powerplants work?

How supercritical binary geothermal powerplants work? Can anyone give me some links which explains how they work n detail?

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bolbol

Which one of the following is least appropriate to the field of environmental science? Scientists

Which one of the following is least appropriate to the field of environmental science? Scientists

Which one of the following is least appropriate to the field of environmental science? Scientists
A) determine the best fuel to generate electricity for a growing city in Arizona.
B) help a rancher determine the best ways to rotate herds of

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Jacob Gagnon1