ENVS 1126 EDWARD LAWS EXAM 1 LSU
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
chapter 7 : Which of the following is the environmentally preferred form of
silviculture?CORRECT-ANSWERSShelter-wood cutting and selective cutting
chapter 2 : Which one of the following is not one of the three major components of a nation's
capital that determines its wealth?CORRECT-ANSWERSFinancial capital
chapter 6 : The three crops that account for about 50% of global food demands
areCORRECT-ANSWERSrice, wheat, and corn
chapter 4 : Which one of the following is not an example of resource partitioning?CORRECT-
ANSWERSMale songbirds sing to defend their territory during the nesting season
chapter 2 : Which one of the following accounts for the smallest percentage of the US federal
budget?CORRECT-ANSWERSCompliance with environmental regulations
, An Artesian aquifer can be contaminated byCORRECT-ANSWERSa leak in a pipe used for
deep well injection of liquid wastes.
chapter 2 : Temperatures are projected to rise more at high latitudes in the northern
hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere by the end of this century because
________________ .CORRECT-ANSWERSmelting the ice on the Arctic Ocean will decrease
the albedo of the Arctic Ocean
chapter 6 : The barrier holding the wastewater from a pulp mill in a treatment lagoon breaks,
and the wastewater runs into the Pearl River. The next day, there are thousands of dead fish
in the Pearl River. What is the likely cause of the deaths of the fish?CORRECT-
ANSWERSSuffocation
chapter 7 : Why is achieving the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) not a wise goal of resource
management?CORRECT-ANSWERSThe resource is unstable at the population size that
corresponds to the MSY.
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
chapter 7 : Which of the following is the environmentally preferred form of
silviculture?CORRECT-ANSWERSShelter-wood cutting and selective cutting
chapter 2 : Which one of the following is not one of the three major components of a nation's
capital that determines its wealth?CORRECT-ANSWERSFinancial capital
chapter 6 : The three crops that account for about 50% of global food demands
areCORRECT-ANSWERSrice, wheat, and corn
chapter 4 : Which one of the following is not an example of resource partitioning?CORRECT-
ANSWERSMale songbirds sing to defend their territory during the nesting season
chapter 2 : Which one of the following accounts for the smallest percentage of the US federal
budget?CORRECT-ANSWERSCompliance with environmental regulations
, An Artesian aquifer can be contaminated byCORRECT-ANSWERSa leak in a pipe used for
deep well injection of liquid wastes.
chapter 2 : Temperatures are projected to rise more at high latitudes in the northern
hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere by the end of this century because
________________ .CORRECT-ANSWERSmelting the ice on the Arctic Ocean will decrease
the albedo of the Arctic Ocean
chapter 6 : The barrier holding the wastewater from a pulp mill in a treatment lagoon breaks,
and the wastewater runs into the Pearl River. The next day, there are thousands of dead fish
in the Pearl River. What is the likely cause of the deaths of the fish?CORRECT-
ANSWERSSuffocation
chapter 7 : Why is achieving the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) not a wise goal of resource
management?CORRECT-ANSWERSThe resource is unstable at the population size that
corresponds to the MSY.
