GE-6200 - Environmental Science oed answer key

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Under this mechanism, steady-state systems remain in constant condition due to self-regulation or stabilization.

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negative feedback

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The withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Change Accord has no impact on our sustainable future.

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False

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True or False. Ozone at the troposphere can be dangerous to human health as it contributes to photochemical smog.

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True

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What refers to the social, political, and ethical movement of protecting the environment and protecting it wisely?

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environmentalism

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This is the set of all environmental conditions under which a species can persist and carry out its life functions.

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Ecological niche

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This refers to two types of systems wherein one is in fixed condition while the other continues to change over time

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Tropical regions usually have lower number of species and biodiversity as compared to mid- and high latitude areas.

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What refers to the chain where energy, chemical elements and compounds are transferred from one creature to another?

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A type of science wherein a research may not support certain hypothesis but some may merge with the existing science.

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More elderly people will have implication on public services such as medical care, social security funds, and others.

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The major theme of environmental science which refers to the thought that everything is connected to everything else.

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What is the condition of the Earth characterized by warming due to high levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

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Malnourishment refers to the lack of specific chemical components of food while malnutrition is the long term condition.

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According to the theory of island biogeography, the farther islands from the mainland will have fewer numbers of species.

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What is the combination of biology and technology in which biological concepts and systems are applied beneficial to man?

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If the source of energy can be replenished within the human timescale, then it is considered as a renewable energy source.

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A type of system response wherein the amount of anything added to a system is expected to produce the same amount of change.

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The phenomenon which causes adverse effects to man or environment brought about by presence of substances in the atmosphere.

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An increase in population due to more jobs, better health care, social services and higher standards of living are examples of

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