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The study of ecology focuses specifically on:
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A. the world that is all around us. |
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B. the world of living things in our planet. |
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C. the mutual relationship between organisms and the natural world. |
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D. anything having to do with life. |
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According to the text, by 2050, it is believed that __________ of the earth’s species will become extinct if rain forest destruction continues.
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A. 6% |
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B. 14% |
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C. 25% |
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D. 50% |
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Question 3 of 20
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Wetlands are important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
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A. they provide local habitats for many species of animals and plants. |
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B. one-third of endangered or threatened species in the U.S. live in or are dependent on them. |
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C. they harbor the majority of the world’s flowering species. |
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D. they provide purification of local water supplies. |
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Question 4 of 20
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The percentage of China’s rivers that were severely polluted in 2000 was __________; in 2002 it was __________.
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A. 12%; 20% |
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B. 22%; 51% |
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C. 32%; 65% |
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D. 42%; 71% |
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Question 5 of 20
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The United States is responsible for __________ of the world’s total energy consumption.
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A. 15% |
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B. 25% |
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C. 35% |
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D. 45% |
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According to the article “The Grim Payback of Greed” our level of consumerism:
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A. is essentially a creation of the 20th century. |
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B. has declined in the West but is growing rapidly in developing countries. |
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C. is highly correlated with reported levels of happiness. |
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D. is tied to our vast wealth, and to forces in the modern world that encourage people to act on their consumption desires. |
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Question 7 of 20
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Indirectly, the “meat-eating quarter of humanity” consumes nearly __________ of the world’s grain.
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A. 15% |
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B. 20% |
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C. 40% |
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D. 50% |
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According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Earth’s surface temperature has risen about __________ in the past century.
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A. 1% |
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B. 5% |
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C. 10% |
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D. 12% |
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Question 9 of 20
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According to the textbook, an individual’s most important decision that will effect the climate is:
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A. the choice to unplug an extra freezer that is rarely used. |
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B. looking for the Energy Star on new appliances. |
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C. selecting a fuel efficient automobile. |
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D. planting a tree. |
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Question 10 of 20
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Which of the following was NOT a founding principle of the Kyoto Protocol?
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A. Scientific uncertainty must not be used to avoid precautionary action. |
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B. Nations must have common but differentiated responsibilities. |
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C. All nations must be included in the contract for it to work. |
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D. Industrial nations must take the lead in addressing the problem. |
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The article “Young at Risk” proposes that the young of humans and animals are more vulnerable to chemical pollutant exposure due to all of the following reasons EXCEPT that:
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A. their brains are less sensitive than those of mature humans and animals. |
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B. the young eat and breathe more for their body weights than adults, so they get bigger proportional doses of external pollutants. |
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C. accumulated dioxin slows action to the immune system. |
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D. they will be getting about 50 times the exposure of an adult during critical developmental stages. |
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Question 12 of 20
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The central problem in the international fishing industry is:
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A. “poaching” by foreign vessels in the territorial waters of small nations. |
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B. laws restricting fishing in waters with the most abundant fish populations. |
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C. the decline in fish populations due to over-fishing, pollution, and habitat destruction. |
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D. a lack of enforcement of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. |
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Question 13 of 20
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The reauthorization of the Magnuson Act in 1996 focused on all of the following EXCEPT:
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A. overfishing. |
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B. funding. |
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C. air quality. |
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D. habitat degradation. |
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According to the text, problems associated with the Endangered Species Act include all of the following EXCEPT:
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A. its use as a “last-chance” approach to saving endangered species. |
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B. the creation of conflict between individual property owners and government regulations concerning species. |
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C. a lack of public support for the Act. |
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D. ill-defined categories concerning the level of threat posed by human activities to individual species. |
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Question 15 of 20
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Aside from lead, the two air pollutants most hazardous to human health are:
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A. sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. |
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B. ozone and sulfur dioxide. |
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C. ozone and fine airborne particulates. |
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D. nitrous oxides and carbon monoxide. |
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Question 16 of 20
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Which of the following is an ingredient of acid rain?
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A. Lead |
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B. Nitrogen dioxide |
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C. VOCs |
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D. Ozone |
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