Using resources in ways that do not cause long-term environmental degradation is called a. sustainable development. b. monoculture. c. resilience. d. deforestation.

All of the following cause global change EXCEPT a. biological magnification of toxic compounds. b. habitat preservation. c. habitat fragmentation. d. deforestation.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a. oil

b. natural gas

c. trees

d. coal

DDT was banned for use in the United States because over the long run it is a. a deadly insecticide. b. toxic to herbivores c. subject to biological magnification d. poisonous to soil bacteria.

The major cause of global warming is a. sun flare pollution. b. biological magnification. c. monoculture farming. d. burning fossil fuels.

The total area of land and water ecosystems an individual needs to obtain food, shelter, home heating, travel, and waste absorption is called a. a land-management plan. b. an environmental problem. c. an ecological footprint. d. a measure of diversity.

Reptiles are often portrayed as dangerous and evil in fairy tales, folktales, and other fictional stories. Nonfiction information about reptiles presents another view; What is your opinion? Find evidence to support your position.

Solve by elimination.

$$\begin{array}{l}{-0.4 x+y=2.6} \\ {-1.2 x+y=1.8}\end{array}$$

Which of the following would have the LEAST adverse effect on the environment? a. clearing a forested area outside of a city to build houses b. building apartments at the site of an abandoned factory in the city c. building a neighborhood in a meadow at the edge of the city d. filling a wetland area and building oceanfront condominiums

Introducing an exotic species to an environment can a. improve soil fertility. b. cause biological magnification. c. cause native species to die out. d. increase crop yields.

The Anthropocene is said to have begun a. with the American Revolution. b. with the Industrial Revolution. c. in the 1950s. d. at the end of the twentieth century.

What steps can be taken to reduce the problem of smog in urban areas?

What term describes measurable long-term changes in averages of temperature, clouds, winds, precipitation, and the frequency of extreme weather events? a. climate change b. global warming c. monoculture d. biological magnification

Since the Industrial Revolution, human populations have a. decreased. b. reached carrying capacity. c. grown more rapidly. d. leveled off.