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APES Final Questions and Answers Which describes direct human manipulation of the natural environment? A. Constructing a roof garden B. Converting land from forest to farm C. Growing clover and wheat in a laboratory D. Raising a goldfish in a tank E. Recycling paper B Which describes ...

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APES Final Questions and Answers
Which describes direct human manipulation of the natural environment?
A. Constructing a roof garden
B. Converting land from forest to farm
C. Growing clover and wheat in a laboratory
D. Raising a goldfish in a tank
E. Recycling paper - answer B

Which describes the difference between an environmentalist and an environmental
scientist?
A. The difference is negligible because both care about Earth
B. An environmentalist is involved in a social movement; an environmental scientist is
concerned with the methods of science
C. An environmentalist studies the humanities; and environmental scientist has a
background in biology
D. An environmentalist is concerned with abiotic factors; an environmental scientist
studies biotic factors
E. An environmentalist is involved in a social movement; an environmental scientist is
involved in politics - answer B

Native Americans on the Great Plains
A. were responsible for the expansion of the tallgrass prairie
B. hunted the passenger pigeon to extinction
C. hunted the American bison to extinction
D. prevented forests fromburnong
E. cut down the tallgrass to plant crops - answer A

Impacts of fracking include:
I. contamination of ground water
II. increased use of coal
III. lower natural - answer I and II

The environment refers to
A. all conditions surrounding us on Earth
B. species interactions that affect human life
C. conditions that cause negative effects on our health
D. interactions that harm the atmosphere
E. the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life - answer E

An ecosystem is a location on Earth that includes
I. only biotic components
II. only abiotic components
III. interacting biotic and abiotic components - answer III

,The extinction of mastodons and giant ground sloths in the Americas is attributed to
A. climate change
B. competition with dinosaurs
C. a meteorite impact in Central America
D. overhunting by humans
E. the introduction of the American bison, which acted as a competitor - answer D

The study of environmental science differs from the study of other natural sciences
because it
A. does not use experiments
B. does not require any mathematical calculations
C. also includes politics, law and economics
D. does not require an understanding of biology
E. uses the scientific method - answer C

The study of environmental science primarily considers
A. the effect of human systems on biodiversity
B. biotic and abiotic interactions with human systems
C. abiotic and biotic factors that affect global climate change
D. biotic factors that influence the state of our environment
E. interactions among human systems and those found in nature - answer E

The concept of sustainable development does NOT include
A. the development of alternative materials
B. efficient use of energy
C. meeting human needs
D. replanting tropical rainforests
E. consideration of future generations - answer D

Sustainable development
A. requires giving up the use of all fossil fuels in the next 50 years
B. requires resources to be stored for future generations
C. is achieved when the amount of food grown equals the amount needed
D. balances human needs and resource management
E. is not possible on a planet of over 7 billion people - answer D

Which is an example of a sustainable practice?
I. Replanting a logged forest
II. Developing substitutes for nonrenewable resources
III. Banning the use of all fossil fuels - answer I and II

A population is better able to respond to environmental change if
A. it contains fewer individuals but high genetic diversity
B. it contains a large number of individuals but low genetic diversity
C. it has the ability to provide ecosystem services

,D. it has evolved more recently
E. it has migrated to its current habitat - answer A

Total world grain production has
A. increased since 1950
B. dropped dramatically since 1950
C. leveled off recently
D. increased recently
E. increased and decreased with no overall trend - answer A

The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
A. is increasing in part due to fossil fuel use
B. has not significantly changed in the past 200 years
C. is decreasing in part due to deforestation
D. has been decreasing since the 1800s
E. cannot be reliably measured - answer A

An ecological footprint considers
A. per capita resource use of a nation
B. how much an individual consumes in terms of land area
C. average yearly individual consumption of resources
D. resources that an entire nation consumes in an average year
E. the ratio of resources consumed in developed nations to less developed nations -
answer B

People living in developed nations tend to
A. use fewer non-renewable resources
B. consume more resources
C. restrict their use of resources
D. have a smaller ecological footprint
E. consume fewer resources per capita - answer B

Which is NOT a non-renewable resource?
A. Aluminum
B. Oil
C. Coal
D. Copper
E. Timber - answer E

Living in a sustainable way refers to
A. using Earth's resources efficiently
B. living without basic ecosystem services
C. recycling all paper, plastic, and metals
D. eating locally whenever possible
E. using resources in a way that does not deprive future generations - answer E

, Five square miles is equal to _____ acres. (1 square mile = 640 acres)
A. 0.32
B. 320
C. 2,500
D. 3,200
E. 32,000 - answer D

Human population today is closest to
A. 3 billion
B. 5 billion
C. 6 billion
D. 7 billion
E. 12 billion - answer D

An experiment is designed to determine if wheat grows better when it is planted alone
or with clover. The design calls for 3 pans of each treatment. Pans A, B, and C contain
only wheat. Pans D, E, and F contain clover and wheat planted in alternating rows.
Each pan contains a total of 100 seeds. All treatments contain the same type of soil, are
planted in the same size size pan, are exposed to the same amount of sunlight, and are
maintained at the same temperature throughout the course of the experiment.

Use the passage. The treatments planted with only wheat are the
A. sample size
B. control
C. environmental variable
D. null hypothesis
E. replication
B - answer B

An experiment is designed to determine if wheat grows better when it is planted alone
or with clover. The design calls for 3 pans of each treatment. Pans A, B, and C contain
only wheat. Pans D, E, and F contain clover and wheat planted in alternating rows.
Each pan contains a total of 100 seeds. All treatments contain the same type of soil, are
planted in the same size size pan, are exposed to the same amount of sunlight, and are
maintained at the same temperature throughout the course of the experiment.

Use the passage. The experimental design includes several pans of each treatment.
This is known as
A. replication
B. the constant
C. the control
D. an environmental variable
E. a null hypothesis - answer A

An experiment is designed to determine if wheat grows better when it is planted alone
or with clover. The design calls for 3 pans of each treatment. Pans A, B, and C contain

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