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Sustainability correct answers the ability of ecosystems and human cultural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt to constantly changing environments over long periods of time Ecosystem correct answers group of organisms in a defined geographic area interacting with each other and with their environment Organisms correct answers living things Species correct answers group of organisms that has a unique set of characteristics that distinguish it from other groups of organisms Enviro...

NRES Exam 1 Correctly Answered 2024. Solutions to Environmental Problems - correct answer Understand our environments -natural resources -natural services Practice Sustainability Natural Resources - correct answer Air Water Nonrenewable minerals and energy Soil Land Renewable energy Life (Biodiversity) Natural Services - correct answer Air and Water purification Soil renewal Pest control Food production Nutrient Sustainable Development - correct answer Dedicated to improvi...

Solid and Hazardous Waste/Environmental Justice ! What are the consequences associated with landfills and incinerators? Landfills: groundwater contamination, methane generation, long-term viability, few new facilities opening and expensive to close Incinerators: though they take up 90% less space and can make steam to turn turbines, they have been wrongfully marked as "green". They are harmful to the environment -- Harmful Air Pollutants (HAPs) which include Carbon monoxide, dioxins,...

NRES 409 Exam 1 Review Practice Questions 2024. fishery - correct answer a system composed of 3 interacting components: the aquatic biota, the aquatic habitat and the human users of these renewable natural resources fisheries management - correct answer interdisciplinary manipulation of aquatic organisms, aquatic environments, and their human resources to produce sustained and ever increasing benefits for people provisioning ecosystem service - correct answer goods regulating ecosystem...

APES - Unit 4 Questions with correct answers 2024/2025 already passedBriefly describe the structure of the atmosphere, being sure to include the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and the boundaries between each set of layers. - correct answer Troposphere: atmospheric layer closest to the earth's surface; layer in which weather occurs; ozone layer separates the troposphere and stratosphere Stratosphere: location of ozone layer; "global sunscreen", prevents harmful UV radiation from ge...

Exam 4 PBIO 1030 Questions with complete solution 2024 Exam 4 PBIO 1030 Ethnobotany - correct answer the study of relationships that exist between people & plants indigenous peoples - correct answer ethnic groups that are descended from the original inhabitants of a region: the first people ecosystem - correct answer a community of living organisms & non living such as air, water and soil what do ecosystem services do - correct answer regulates and controls the climate and disease ...

aquatic correct answers (adj) living in the water array correct answers (n) a large number, a collection defense correct answers (n) protection deforestation correct answers (n) the removal of all trees from the large area environment correct answers (n) the natural world erosion correct answers (n) loss of soil from action of water or wind extend correct answers (v) to reach past; get bigger fell correct answers (v) to cut down habitat correct answers (n) the natural are...

Ecosystem services correct answer: the benefits people obtain from ecosystems provisioning services correct answer: Benefits of biodiversity that humans use, including lumber, fur, meat, crops, water, and fiber regulating services correct answer: benefits of biodiversity that include climate regulation, flood control, and water pollution/quality cultural services correct answer: benefits of biodiversity that provide aesthetic, spiritual, or recreational value like ecotourism and spo...

Strom: Storm Water Management Exam Questions Correct Answers Current Update (Verified A+ Pass) What is the primary consequence of surface changes? - Answers - developed sites lose much of their natural storm water storage capacity. The loss of vegetation, organic litter, and changes in surface characteristics, such as roughness and perviousness, result in the rapid conversion of rainfall to storm water runoff. All storm water management practices must be what (3) things? - Answers - - site...

NRES Environmental Pollutions Certification Exam Review Questions and Answers 2023/2024 Point source pollution - correct answer discharge from factories, sewage treatment plants, mines, power plants Easy to identify, monitor, regulate Non-point source - correct answer agricultural runoff, storm-water, atmospheric deposition Broadly scattered, difficult to regulate and control Organic wastes - correct answer oxygen demanding wastes Most biodegradable, but dissolved o2 is used up Raw se...