Comments on: Thriving Plants Are The Best Greenhouse Effect http://valleyfeverarts.com/greenhouse-design/thriving-plants-are-the-best-greenhouse-effect Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:12:37 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Phalliad http://valleyfeverarts.com/greenhouse-design/thriving-plants-are-the-best-greenhouse-effect/comment-page-1#comment-4 Phalliad Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:20:59 +0000 http://valleyfeverarts.com/greenhouse-design/thriving-plants-are-the-best-greenhouse-effect#comment-4 1.C 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.B 10.C 11.C 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.D 16.C 17.C 18.D 19.B 20.C 21.C 22.A 23.A 24.B 25.A These are all correct because I just got done with that assignment, hope you haven't already completed it.<br><b>References : </b><br> 1.C
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]]> By: Sara http://valleyfeverarts.com/greenhouse-design/thriving-plants-are-the-best-greenhouse-effect/comment-page-1#comment-3 Sara Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:18:21 +0000 http://valleyfeverarts.com/greenhouse-design/thriving-plants-are-the-best-greenhouse-effect#comment-3 <b>Which of the following best describes the relationship among ?</b><br>Which of the following best describes the relationship among population, technology, and resource consumption? A. A decrease in population and a decrease in technology has led to an increase in resource consumption. B. A decrease in population and increase in technology has led to an increase in resource consumption. C. An increase in population and increase in technology has led to an increase in resource consumption. D. A increase in population and increase in technology has led to an decrease in resource consumption. 2. Which of these energy resources would be least sustainable for a large population? A. sun B. water C. wind D. coal 3. The amount of land needed to support a person is called his or her A. nonrenewable resource. B. renewable resource. C. carrying capacity. D. ecological footprint. 4. In addition to particulates, smog contains A. sunlight. B. acid rain. C. ground-level ozone. D. carbonic acid. 5. How do greenhouse gases affect Earth's atmosphere? A. They cool the atmosphere. B. They heat the atmosphere. C. They block incoming radiation from the sun. D. They slow the loss of heat. 6. How can fertilizers used on lawns and fields affect a lake? A. They can stimulate excess plant and algae growth. B. They can increase the amount of oxygen in the water. C. They can prevent biomagnification. D. They can alter the level of the water in the lake. 7. Pollutants that are fat-soluble A. are excreted in an organism's waste. B. accumulate in an organism's body. C. do not pass to the next generation. D. can be detoxified in water. 8. Which of the following organisms is likely to be most affected by biomagnification of a pollutant? A. phytoplankton B. zooplankton C. fish D. hawk 9. Which of these is a major cause of extinction? A. biodiversity B. loss of habitat C. the greenhouse effect D. use of plants for medicine 10. How can introduced species disrupt ecosystems? A. by causing habitat fragmentation B. by increasing biodiversity C. by crowding out native species D. by decreasing competition 11. Selective cutting of trees instead of clear cutting is an example of practicing A. old growth forestry. B. species rotation. C. sustainable development. D. gear review. 12. A species whose protection also protects other species is called A. a sustainable species. B. an invasive species. C. an introduced species. D. an umbrella species. 13. Which of these is a way in which governments can protect ecosystems? A. setting aside areas as public land B. cutting down forests C. increasing fish harvests D. introducing invasive species 14. Which statement best describes Earth's human carrying capacity? It is A. a fixed number that we will soon exceed. B. increasing due to improved technology and medicine. C. decreasing due to increasing population. D. decreasing due to decreasing death rates. 15. Which of the following is an example of the effect of technology on population growth? A. increased infant mortality B. increased number of births C. decreased life expectancy D. decreased infant mortality 16. Why is smog a more serious problem in the southern United States than in the northern United States? A. Global warming is worse in the southern United States. B. Acid rain is worse in the southern United States. C. Sunlight is more abundant in the southern United States. D. There are more pollutants in the northern United States. 17. The pH of normal rain is A. 4.1 B. 4.9 C. 5.6 D. 7.0 18. Scientists agree that changes in atmospheric gases may A. harm the global geosphere. B. help the global biosphere. C. not affect the global biosphere. D. affect the global biosphere. 19. Why are frogs sensitive to pollutants in water? A. They have a small body mass. B. They have water-soluble skins. C. They are not an indicator species. D. They need low-oxygen conditions. 20. One large fish consumes many smaller fish that each have a small amount of mercury in their bodies. The mercury accumulates in the large fish. This is an example of A. biotoxification. B. bioellimination. C. biomagnification. D. bioillumination. 21. Increasing the biodiversity of an ecosystem would be likely to A. cause some species in the ecosystem to become extinct. B. reduce the number of species in the ecosystem. C. increase the ecosystem's stability. D. make it harder for the ecosystem to thrive. 22. When an organism’s habitat is divided into segments so that the organim is unable to use the full space, this event is called A. habitat fragmentation. B. bioellimination. C. habitat allocation. D. bioreorganizing. 23. Burmese pythons introduced in the Eve Which of the following best describes the relationship among ?
Which of the following best describes the relationship among population, technology, and resource consumption?
A. A decrease in population and a decrease in technology has led to an increase in resource consumption.
B. A decrease in population and increase in technology has led to an increase in resource consumption.
C. An increase in population and increase in technology has led to an increase in resource consumption.
D. A increase in population and increase in technology has led to an decrease in resource consumption.

2. Which of these energy resources would be least sustainable for a large population?
A. sun
B. water
C. wind
D. coal

3. The amount of land needed to support a person is called his or her
A. nonrenewable resource.
B. renewable resource.
C. carrying capacity.
D. ecological footprint.

4. In addition to particulates, smog contains
A. sunlight.
B. acid rain.
C. ground-level ozone.
D. carbonic acid.

5. How do greenhouse gases affect Earth’s atmosphere?
A. They cool the atmosphere.
B. They heat the atmosphere.
C. They block incoming radiation from the sun.
D. They slow the loss of heat.

6. How can fertilizers used on lawns and fields affect a lake?
A. They can stimulate excess plant and algae growth.
B. They can increase the amount of oxygen in the water.
C. They can prevent biomagnification.
D. They can alter the level of the water in the lake.

7. Pollutants that are fat-soluble
A. are excreted in an organism’s waste.
B. accumulate in an organism’s body.
C. do not pass to the next generation.
D. can be detoxified in water.

8. Which of the following organisms is likely to be most affected by biomagnification of a pollutant?
A. phytoplankton
B. zooplankton
C. fish
D. hawk

9. Which of these is a major cause of extinction?
A. biodiversity
B. loss of habitat
C. the greenhouse effect
D. use of plants for medicine

10. How can introduced species disrupt ecosystems?
A. by causing habitat fragmentation
B. by increasing biodiversity
C. by crowding out native species
D. by decreasing competition

11. Selective cutting of trees instead of clear cutting is an example of practicing
A. old growth forestry.
B. species rotation.
C. sustainable development.
D. gear review.

12. A species whose protection also protects other species is called
A. a sustainable species.
B. an invasive species.
C. an introduced species.
D. an umbrella species.

13. Which of these is a way in which governments can protect ecosystems?
A. setting aside areas as public land
B. cutting down forests
C. increasing fish harvests
D. introducing invasive species

14. Which statement best describes Earth’s human carrying capacity? It is
A. a fixed number that we will soon exceed.
B. increasing due to improved technology and medicine.
C. decreasing due to increasing population.
D. decreasing due to decreasing death rates.

15. Which of the following is an example of the effect of technology on population growth?
A. increased infant mortality
B. increased number of births
C. decreased life expectancy
D. decreased infant mortality

16. Why is smog a more serious problem in the southern United States than in the northern United States?
A. Global warming is worse in the southern United States.
B. Acid rain is worse in the southern United States.
C. Sunlight is more abundant in the southern United States.
D. There are more pollutants in the northern United States.

17. The pH of normal rain is
A. 4.1
B. 4.9
C. 5.6
D. 7.0

18. Scientists agree that changes in atmospheric gases may
A. harm the global geosphere.
B. help the global biosphere.
C. not affect the global biosphere.
D. affect the global biosphere.

19. Why are frogs sensitive to pollutants in water?
A. They have a small body mass.
B. They have water-soluble skins.
C. They are not an indicator species.
D. They need low-oxygen conditions.

20. One large fish consumes many smaller fish that each have a small amount of mercury in their bodies. The mercury accumulates in the large fish. This is an example of
A. biotoxification.
B. bioellimination.
C. biomagnification.
D. bioillumination.

21. Increasing the biodiversity of an ecosystem would be likely to
A. cause some species in the ecosystem to become extinct.
B. reduce the number of species in the ecosystem.
C. increase the ecosystem’s stability.
D. make it harder for the ecosystem to thrive.

22. When an organism’s habitat is divided into segments so that the organim is unable to use the full space, this event is called
A. habitat fragmentation.
B. bioellimination.
C. habitat allocation.
D. bioreorganizing.

23. Burmese pythons introduced in the Eve

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