CHAPTER 1 ENVS 1126 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Environment - Answer- The combo of all factors external to the individual/population
of an organism in question
Environmental Science - Answer- The science of the interactions btwn the physical,
chemical, and bio components of the environment, including their effects on all types
of organisms
1. Human population and well-being
2. The status of vital ecosystem services
3. Global climate change
4. Loss of biodiversity - Answer- What are the 4 important environmental trends?
Mitigation - Answer- The action of reducing the severity of something
Greenhouse Effect - Answer- CO2 absorbs energy radiated from Earth's surface
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through new technology, renewable energy,
and changing consumer behaviors - Answer- What is an example of mitigation?
Biodiversity - Answer- Variability among living organisms and the ecological
complexes of which they are apart of
1. conversion of natural lands
2. pollution
3. exploitation - Answer- What are some of the causes of biodiversity loss?
Cumulative impacts (actions become problems when activity is too widespread) and
unintended consequences (no attention on processes/outcomes) - Answer- What are
2 ways in which humans have impacted the environment?
Sustainability - Answer- A property whereby a process can be continued without
depleting the energy or material resources on which it depends
Sound Science - Answer- Scientific work based on peer-reviewed research - leads to
understanding how the natural world and humans interact
Stewardship - Answer- Managing natural resources and human wellbeing for the
common good
Sustainable Ecosystems - Answer- Natural systems that thrive by recycling nutrients
and maintain species diversity
They can occur when one harvests resources within the capacity of the population to
grow and replace itself
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Environment - Answer- The combo of all factors external to the individual/population
of an organism in question
Environmental Science - Answer- The science of the interactions btwn the physical,
chemical, and bio components of the environment, including their effects on all types
of organisms
1. Human population and well-being
2. The status of vital ecosystem services
3. Global climate change
4. Loss of biodiversity - Answer- What are the 4 important environmental trends?
Mitigation - Answer- The action of reducing the severity of something
Greenhouse Effect - Answer- CO2 absorbs energy radiated from Earth's surface
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through new technology, renewable energy,
and changing consumer behaviors - Answer- What is an example of mitigation?
Biodiversity - Answer- Variability among living organisms and the ecological
complexes of which they are apart of
1. conversion of natural lands
2. pollution
3. exploitation - Answer- What are some of the causes of biodiversity loss?
Cumulative impacts (actions become problems when activity is too widespread) and
unintended consequences (no attention on processes/outcomes) - Answer- What are
2 ways in which humans have impacted the environment?
Sustainability - Answer- A property whereby a process can be continued without
depleting the energy or material resources on which it depends
Sound Science - Answer- Scientific work based on peer-reviewed research - leads to
understanding how the natural world and humans interact
Stewardship - Answer- Managing natural resources and human wellbeing for the
common good
Sustainable Ecosystems - Answer- Natural systems that thrive by recycling nutrients
and maintain species diversity
They can occur when one harvests resources within the capacity of the population to
grow and replace itself
