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EENS1300 Earth as Living Planet Tulane University Exam 1 (1).
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EENS1300 Earth as Living Planet Tulane University Exam 1 (1).
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EENS1300 Earth as Living Planet TulaneUniversity Exam 1
in the scientific method,
a. hypotheses are statements of fact
b. theories and laws are the same thing
c. hypotheses can't be proven 100 % true
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d. hypotheses can never be proven completely false
e. both a and d - -c
which of the following is NOT an environmental problem facing NOLA:
a. land subsidence
b. rising sea level
c. threat of strong hurricanes
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d. loss of wetlands
e. all of the above are problems facing NOLA - -e
a scientific theory is:
a. the same thing as a scientific law
b. different from a scientific law in that theories are often represented by an equation
c. often developed by the work of one or two brilliant, individual scientists
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d. unlike a hypothesis in that a theory can't be falsified
e. none of the above - -e
energy enters almost all ecosystems as:
a. mechanical energy
b. chemical energy
c. nuclear energy
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d. radiation
e. none of these - -d
which of the following is a positive outcome of environmental legislation since 1970?
a. establish yellowstone national park
b. significant improvement in air and water quality
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c. national ban on CO2 emissions
d. passage of the general revision act - -b
in a pyramid of energy, the highest quantity of energy (kcal/m2/year) would be found
among the:
a. producers
b. primary consumers
c. secondary consumers
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d. tertiary consumers
e. herbivores - -a
the "deep ecology" worldview most closely resembles the:
a. western worldview
b. utilitarian worldview
c. biocentric preservationist attitude
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d. frontier attitude
e. worldview of Theodore Roosevelt - -c
which of the following is/are among the least productive ecosystems?
a. open ocean
b. tropical savannah
c. coral reefs
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d. temperate deciduous forests
e. both b and c - -a
which of the following is correctly listen from smallest to largest unit?
a. ecosystem, population, community, biome
b. biome, community, population, ecosystem
c. community, population, ecosystem, biome
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d. population, community, ecosystem, biome
e. ecosystem, biome, community, population - -d
which of the following surfaces has the highest albedo?
a. forest
b. ocean
c. asphalt
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d. ice sheets
e. desert - -d
chemicals in ( ) have long residence times, and chemicals in ( ) have short residence
times.
a. reservoirs, compartments
b. exchange pools, reservoirs
c. reservoirs, exchange pools
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d. compartments, reservoirs
e. exchange pools, compartments - -c
eutrophication is:
a. the conversion of organic nitrogen to inert nitrogen by microbial activity
b. the accumulation of phosphorous in the atmosphere
c. excessive loading of phosphorous and nitrogen in a body of water
d. common in freshwater pongs (i.e Audubon park) but are rare along coastlines
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