ENVS 1126 Aixin Hou-Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Answers
Which of the following are the three vital concepts that move societies toward a
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sustainable future? |
a. Sound science, sustainability, and stewardship
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b. Sustainability, stewardship, and security
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c. Stewardship, sound science, and security
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d. Sound science, sustainability, and security - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sound
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science, sustainability, and stewardship
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Which of the following terms best describes the practice of environmental
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science?
a. Abstract
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b. Integrative and interdisciplinary
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c. Highly specialized
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d. Theoretical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Integrative and interdisciplinary
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Which one of the following is the broadest scope of ecological study?
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a. Population ecology
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b. Landscape ecology
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c. Community ecology
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d. Ecosystem ecology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Landscape ecology
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,With few exceptions, inorganic compounds do not have
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a. carbon-hydrogen bonds or carbon-carbon bonds.
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b. potassium-sodium bonds or hydrogen-chlorine bonds.
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c. hydrogen-nitrogen bonds or carbon-oxygen bonds.
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d. nitrogen-oxygen bonds or carbon-oxygen bonds. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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carbon-hydrogen bonds or carbon-carbon bonds. | | | |
All scientific investigations are initially founded upon
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a. good observations.
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b. an already accepted theory.
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c. good experiments.
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d. multiple hypotheses, some of which are unanswerable. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-good observations |
An average person might consume 2,000 Kilocalories of food in one day. This is
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enough energy to heat up how many 1-liter bottles of liquid water from 0 degrees
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Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius (just reaching the boiling point of water, but not
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turning the water into steam)?
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a. 5 1-liter bottles
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b. 1 1-liter bottle
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c. 20 1-liter bottles
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d. 10 1-liter bottles - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-20 1-liter bottles
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As global climate change warms certain mountain ranges, the temperature
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optima for the insect species living on the mountain is causing these insects to
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, a. move farther up the mountain.
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b. move to a new biome.
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c. move down the mountain.
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d. become parasitic. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-move farther up the mountain.
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As stated in the ENVS 1126 syllabus (posted on Moodle) and explained in the first
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class, there will be ______ graded class discussions via Moodle Forum this
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semester. These discussions will help better understand important, timely
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environmental issues that will be covered during the semester and encourage
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students to share their thoughts with each other. Discussion topics will be
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notified in advance of discussion. Students will have _____ weeks to discuss each
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topic.
a. five; five
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b. two; two
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c. five; two
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d. two; five - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-five; two
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Bacterial denitrification is an _______ process that converts NO3- to __________.
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a. anaerobic; N2 (nitrogen gas)
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b. aerobic; NH4+ (ammonium)
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c. aerobic; N2 (nitrogen gas) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-aerobic; N2 (nitrogen gas)
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THE EXPERIMENT
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Researchers wanted to determine if pesticide Z was effective at killing
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grasshoppers that typically invade cornfields. Two ten-acre cornfields located 1
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mile apart were chosen. The cornfield to the west was sprayed only with water.
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Correct Answers
Which of the following are the three vital concepts that move societies toward a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
sustainable future? |
a. Sound science, sustainability, and stewardship
| | | | |
b. Sustainability, stewardship, and security
| | | |
c. Stewardship, sound science, and security
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d. Sound science, sustainability, and security - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sound
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science, sustainability, and stewardship
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Which of the following terms best describes the practice of environmental
| | | | | | | | | | |
science?
a. Abstract
|
b. Integrative and interdisciplinary
| | |
c. Highly specialized
| |
d. Theoretical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Integrative and interdisciplinary
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Which one of the following is the broadest scope of ecological study?
| | | | | | | | | | |
a. Population ecology
| |
b. Landscape ecology
| |
c. Community ecology
| |
d. Ecosystem ecology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Landscape ecology
| | | | | |
,With few exceptions, inorganic compounds do not have
| | | | | | |
a. carbon-hydrogen bonds or carbon-carbon bonds.
| | | | |
b. potassium-sodium bonds or hydrogen-chlorine bonds.
| | | | |
c. hydrogen-nitrogen bonds or carbon-oxygen bonds.
| | | | |
d. nitrogen-oxygen bonds or carbon-oxygen bonds. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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carbon-hydrogen bonds or carbon-carbon bonds. | | | |
All scientific investigations are initially founded upon
| | | | | |
a. good observations.
| |
b. an already accepted theory.
| | | |
c. good experiments.
| |
d. multiple hypotheses, some of which are unanswerable. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-good observations |
An average person might consume 2,000 Kilocalories of food in one day. This is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
enough energy to heat up how many 1-liter bottles of liquid water from 0 degrees
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius (just reaching the boiling point of water, but not
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
turning the water into steam)?
| | | |
a. 5 1-liter bottles
| | |
b. 1 1-liter bottle
| | |
c. 20 1-liter bottles
| | |
d. 10 1-liter bottles - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-20 1-liter bottles
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As global climate change warms certain mountain ranges, the temperature
| | | | | | | | | |
optima for the insect species living on the mountain is causing these insects to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
, a. move farther up the mountain.
| | | | |
b. move to a new biome.
| | | | |
c. move down the mountain.
| | | |
d. become parasitic. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-move farther up the mountain.
| | | | | | | | |
As stated in the ENVS 1126 syllabus (posted on Moodle) and explained in the first
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
class, there will be ______ graded class discussions via Moodle Forum this
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
semester. These discussions will help better understand important, timely
| | | | | | | | |
environmental issues that will be covered during the semester and encourage
| | | | | | | | | | |
students to share their thoughts with each other. Discussion topics will be
| | | | | | | | | | | |
notified in advance of discussion. Students will have _____ weeks to discuss each
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
topic.
a. five; five
| |
b. two; two
| |
c. five; two
| |
d. two; five - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-five; two
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Bacterial denitrification is an _______ process that converts NO3- to __________.
| | | | | | | | | |
a. anaerobic; N2 (nitrogen gas)
| | | |
b. aerobic; NH4+ (ammonium)
| | |
c. aerobic; N2 (nitrogen gas) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-aerobic; N2 (nitrogen gas)
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THE EXPERIMENT
|
Researchers wanted to determine if pesticide Z was effective at killing
| | | | | | | | | | |
grasshoppers that typically invade cornfields. Two ten-acre cornfields located 1
| | | | | | | | | |
mile apart were chosen. The cornfield to the west was sprayed only with water.
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