ENVS 1126 EXAM 2- LSU EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
The price of gas today is very low. Which one of the following is a potential unfavorable
environmental outcome that could result from today's low gas prices. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSlower prices could encourage drivers to take more frequent and-or longer road trips.
This is not a consequence of urban sprawl: - CORRECT-ANSWERSlower incidence of obesity
and high blood pressure
How might coral bleaching in the ocean be caused by urban sprawl? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSCutting down trees → decreased removal of CO2 from atmosphere → increased
CO2 in atmosphere → increased CO2 in ocean → decreased ocean pH → unhappy
zooxanthellae (colorful symbiotic algae) → algae and color go away
Which one of the following most likely describes (and provides an example of) a city with a
high degree of urban blight and a low degree of urban sprawl? - CORRECT-ANSWERSlow car
,ownership levels, high density housing, strained public resources, less air pollution e.g., New
York, NY
The ability of an ecosystem to replenish itself leads to - CORRECT-ANSWERSSustainability
Which one of the following best illustrates consumptive use of a resource? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSA farmer in Indiana shoots a wild turkey for his Thanksgiving dinner
When completed, the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan will - CORRECT-
ANSWERSredirect much of the water flow southward
We expect that as mangroves continue to be destroyed worldwide - CORRECT-
ANSWERScoastal erosion will increase.
Compared to forests using sustainable forest management, commercial forests managed for
maximum sustainable yield of commercially valuable species will most likely - CORRECT-
ANSWERShave greater erosion problems.
, The growth of the global fish harvest in the last 20 years has mostly been due to increases in
what? - CORRECT-ANSWERSaquaculture
An example of consumptive use of a natural resource is ____. - CORRECT-ANSWERSwild boar
(pigs) hunted for personal use (eating)
The maximum population of a given species that an ecosystem can support without being
degraded or destroyed in the long run is called - CORRECT-ANSWERScarrying capacity
The maximum sustainable yield for most populations must be recalculated every year because
- CORRECT-ANSWERSchanging environmental conditions create variations in carrying
capacity
Maximum Sustainable yield is ____. - CORRECT-ANSWERSthe maximum amount of a
resource that can be taken out while the system still maintains or replenishes.
The greatest potential for sustainable growth in fisheries is in ____. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSaquaculture
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
The price of gas today is very low. Which one of the following is a potential unfavorable
environmental outcome that could result from today's low gas prices. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSlower prices could encourage drivers to take more frequent and-or longer road trips.
This is not a consequence of urban sprawl: - CORRECT-ANSWERSlower incidence of obesity
and high blood pressure
How might coral bleaching in the ocean be caused by urban sprawl? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSCutting down trees → decreased removal of CO2 from atmosphere → increased
CO2 in atmosphere → increased CO2 in ocean → decreased ocean pH → unhappy
zooxanthellae (colorful symbiotic algae) → algae and color go away
Which one of the following most likely describes (and provides an example of) a city with a
high degree of urban blight and a low degree of urban sprawl? - CORRECT-ANSWERSlow car
,ownership levels, high density housing, strained public resources, less air pollution e.g., New
York, NY
The ability of an ecosystem to replenish itself leads to - CORRECT-ANSWERSSustainability
Which one of the following best illustrates consumptive use of a resource? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSA farmer in Indiana shoots a wild turkey for his Thanksgiving dinner
When completed, the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan will - CORRECT-
ANSWERSredirect much of the water flow southward
We expect that as mangroves continue to be destroyed worldwide - CORRECT-
ANSWERScoastal erosion will increase.
Compared to forests using sustainable forest management, commercial forests managed for
maximum sustainable yield of commercially valuable species will most likely - CORRECT-
ANSWERShave greater erosion problems.
, The growth of the global fish harvest in the last 20 years has mostly been due to increases in
what? - CORRECT-ANSWERSaquaculture
An example of consumptive use of a natural resource is ____. - CORRECT-ANSWERSwild boar
(pigs) hunted for personal use (eating)
The maximum population of a given species that an ecosystem can support without being
degraded or destroyed in the long run is called - CORRECT-ANSWERScarrying capacity
The maximum sustainable yield for most populations must be recalculated every year because
- CORRECT-ANSWERSchanging environmental conditions create variations in carrying
capacity
Maximum Sustainable yield is ____. - CORRECT-ANSWERSthe maximum amount of a
resource that can be taken out while the system still maintains or replenishes.
The greatest potential for sustainable growth in fisheries is in ____. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSaquaculture
