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A company that values their land based upon the market value of the timber is using _________
framework to evaluate their environment - ✔✔Utilitarian
An employee of the Nature conservancy that is researching conservation of endangered species is
evaluating the environment based upon an ___________ framework - ✔✔Ecological
The ecosystem most likely to show chronic patchiness - ✔✔Desert
An example of a fire adapted ecosystem - ✔✔Ponderosa Pine Forest
The main reason why the Ponderosa Pine Forest at Fort Valley Experimental Forest was in trouble is -
✔✔The forest was prevented from ever having a fire disturbance as part of its growth process
In the theory of Island Biogeography, the closer an island is to the mainland - ✔✔The more immigration
and emigration can occur between the landmasses
According to information from the "Bureau of Labor Statistics", between 2010 and 2020 employment for
environmental scientists will increase by 19% due to - ✔✔The increased public interest in the hazards
facing the environment, as well as the increasing demands placed on the environment by population
growth
________ is a measure of the different types of habitats in a given unit area - ✔✔Habitat Diversity
___________ contain(s) most of the carbon in the lithosphere - ✔✔Sedimentary Rocks
_________ occurs after a major disturbance without removal of the soil - ✔✔Secondary Succession
, The Pribilof Island Reindeer were introduced as a source of protein for the island's inhabitants, but the
reindeers went extinct after a short period of time due to __________. - ✔✔A lack of available nutrients
In the "Current Issues", Paul and Anne Ehlrich's paper argued that the root cause leading to an imminent
human population collapse is ________ - ✔✔Human Overpopulation
The myth of the "balance of nature" states that - ✔✔The natural environment will reach an equilibrium
state when not influenced by human activity
Ruminants, such as elk, have four-chambered stomachs teeming with billions of microbes. The bacteria
digest woody tissue that the elk cannot fully digest on their own. The bacteria also convert nitrogen into
organic compounds and give off fatty acids that benefit the elk. In return, the elk provide an environment
that allows the bacteria to survive. In this case, both bacteria and elk are ___________. - ✔✔Obligate
symbionts
The time it takes for a response to a stimulus of a system is called - ✔✔Lag time
______, ____, _____ and _____ are four processes lead to evolution - ✔✔Mutation, natural selection,
migration, and genetic drift
Sea otters feed on sea urchins. Sea urchins then feed on kelp. If there are fewer sea otters, there will be
________ kelp - ✔✔Less
Fossil fuels are formed over thousands to millions of years by the burial of organic carbon from dead
organisms that has accumulated in rock strata. What other key situational component is necessary to
form fossil fuels? - ✔✔Lack of decomposition of the carbon due to low temperatures or lack of oxygen
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an overly dense forest stand? - ✔✔Increased presence
of shade-intolerant species
According to current estimates, approximately ______ people are added to the planet each year. - ✔✔72
million
Answers | Latest Version 2024 | Verified
A company that values their land based upon the market value of the timber is using _________
framework to evaluate their environment - ✔✔Utilitarian
An employee of the Nature conservancy that is researching conservation of endangered species is
evaluating the environment based upon an ___________ framework - ✔✔Ecological
The ecosystem most likely to show chronic patchiness - ✔✔Desert
An example of a fire adapted ecosystem - ✔✔Ponderosa Pine Forest
The main reason why the Ponderosa Pine Forest at Fort Valley Experimental Forest was in trouble is -
✔✔The forest was prevented from ever having a fire disturbance as part of its growth process
In the theory of Island Biogeography, the closer an island is to the mainland - ✔✔The more immigration
and emigration can occur between the landmasses
According to information from the "Bureau of Labor Statistics", between 2010 and 2020 employment for
environmental scientists will increase by 19% due to - ✔✔The increased public interest in the hazards
facing the environment, as well as the increasing demands placed on the environment by population
growth
________ is a measure of the different types of habitats in a given unit area - ✔✔Habitat Diversity
___________ contain(s) most of the carbon in the lithosphere - ✔✔Sedimentary Rocks
_________ occurs after a major disturbance without removal of the soil - ✔✔Secondary Succession
, The Pribilof Island Reindeer were introduced as a source of protein for the island's inhabitants, but the
reindeers went extinct after a short period of time due to __________. - ✔✔A lack of available nutrients
In the "Current Issues", Paul and Anne Ehlrich's paper argued that the root cause leading to an imminent
human population collapse is ________ - ✔✔Human Overpopulation
The myth of the "balance of nature" states that - ✔✔The natural environment will reach an equilibrium
state when not influenced by human activity
Ruminants, such as elk, have four-chambered stomachs teeming with billions of microbes. The bacteria
digest woody tissue that the elk cannot fully digest on their own. The bacteria also convert nitrogen into
organic compounds and give off fatty acids that benefit the elk. In return, the elk provide an environment
that allows the bacteria to survive. In this case, both bacteria and elk are ___________. - ✔✔Obligate
symbionts
The time it takes for a response to a stimulus of a system is called - ✔✔Lag time
______, ____, _____ and _____ are four processes lead to evolution - ✔✔Mutation, natural selection,
migration, and genetic drift
Sea otters feed on sea urchins. Sea urchins then feed on kelp. If there are fewer sea otters, there will be
________ kelp - ✔✔Less
Fossil fuels are formed over thousands to millions of years by the burial of organic carbon from dead
organisms that has accumulated in rock strata. What other key situational component is necessary to
form fossil fuels? - ✔✔Lack of decomposition of the carbon due to low temperatures or lack of oxygen
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an overly dense forest stand? - ✔✔Increased presence
of shade-intolerant species
According to current estimates, approximately ______ people are added to the planet each year. - ✔✔72
million
