NRES TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE

Earth's carrying capacity for human population assuming today's technology and efficiency correct answer: 15 billion Ecosystem services (benefits we expect to derive from the environment correct answer: Fuel, food, climate regulation, water, aesthetic purposes, raw materials(lumber, skins, fu...

Have early humans been implicated in the death of the megafauna (e.g. mammoths)? A. True B. False correct answer: A. True Which is NOT a leading reason for the current extinction of species? A. Invasive Species B. Habitat Loss C. Pollution D. Hunting correct answer: C. Pollution Which ...

A nurse who reads research articles and incorporates research findings into nursing practice would demonstrate which of the following research roles? a. consumer b. primary investigator c. collaborator d. producer correct answer: b. primary investigator - makes research consumer - general, c...

- research begins with an idea in which the researcher has interest. correct answer: 1. Idea-generating phase - the researcher has to identify topic that interest him most. correct answer: 1. Idea-generating phase -the researcher justifies why a study on particular topic is needed. correct a...

Biomagnification correct answer: Biological concentration; The tendency for some substances to concentrate with each trophic level. - toxic substances become increasingly concentrated within living organisms as they move up each step of the food chain. Point Source correct answer: Sources of...

Aquifer correct answer: An underground zone from which groundwater can be obtained Wetland Ecosystem Services correct answer: Wetlands mitigate floods, protect coastal areas from storms, improve water quality, recharge groundwater aquifers, serve as sinks, sources or transformers of materials, ...

Sustainable correct answer: management of natural resources and the environment with goals of allowing the harvest of resources to remain at or above a specified level, ecosystem retains its functions and structure Unsustainable correct answer: a system that cannot grow or survive on its own, i...

T/F: Species diversity increases as you approach the equator correct answer: True What are possible reasons why more species occur near the equator correct answer: - More time without geological disruptions (e.g., glaciers) - More niches - Climatic stability - Greater biological productivity...

Environment correct answer: the natural world human societies and the human built world what are the two components of the environment correct answer: biotic--living components abiotic--nonliving components environmental science correct answer: study of how the world works differe...

How long ago did the last glacier withdraw from North America correct answer: 12,000 years Lake superior is not... correct answer: the stormiest lake Seiche correct answer: An extreme wave in the Great Lakes that is associated with rapid changed in wind and bio metric pressure. How much ...

T/F: The ocean is an important sink for excess CO2 emitted from the burning of fossil fuels. correct answer: TRUE T/F: Climate refers to the minute-to-minute or day-to-day conditions of Earth's atmosphere at a particular location and time, whereas weather refers to the conditions of a place o...

George Marsh 1801-1882 correct answer: Wrote Man and Nature influenced Pinchot John Muir 1838-1914 correct answer: Attended UW- Madison Father of Preservationists- Little to no consumptive use. Gifford Pinchot 1865-1946 correct answer: Society of American Foresters Influenced Marsh F...

George Perkins Marsh correct answer: • Lawyer, philologist and diplomat • Man and Nature 1864 • Deforestation will turn into desertification • Influenced Pinchot John Muir correct answer: • Born in Scotland • Lived in Portage and attended UW-Madison • Sawmill, engineer, ...

What organisms are only found in the photic zone of aquatic environments? correct answer: Phytoplankton What strategy would be most beneficial for plants growing in a climate where the summers and winters are both hot and dry? correct answer: stem succulence ______ are one of the most human-...