Exam 1: Science and Sustainability: an Introduction to Environmental Science

The process by which several researchers review another researcher's manuscript prior to publication to ensure research quality is referred to as ____________

Read the following scenario and answer the question below. Pablo and Johanna have to do a yearlong study for their biology course. After some discussion, they decide to try comparing their dogs and the diet that they feed them to test their hypothesis that the local veterinarian's special dog food mix will enhance growth and development. Each student adopts a puppy from the local pound. Pablo plans to feed his shepherd- mix dog the special diet, while Johanna plans to use generic dry kibble from the supermarket for her bulldog. -One dependent variable in this study will be _________

To determine your specific impacts on the environment, you can ____________

Ruben has a new puppy named Paddington and wants to feed him the best possible food. He decides on an experiment where he will feed Paddington the very best canned food plus a dietary supplement of vitamins recommended by a veterinarian. Which of the following best describes Ruben's project?

You have read about the mistakes made on Easter Island. On Tikopia, another small island, the people acted in other ways. When they realized that the pigs they had imported were damaging the environment, they killed them all. They had to have permission from a chief to fish, which prevented overfishing. They also practiced contraception. These actions all indicate that ____________.

Read the following scenario and answer the question below. After meeting with their instructor, Pablo and Johanna know that they need to change their experimental design. They contact a local puppy farm and arrange to do their study with 3- month- old litters of pups from four Irish setters, for a total of 24 puppies consisting of 12 females and 12 males. -Pablo and Johanna should probably run the experiment _________

Expectation of experimental outcome

In a manipulative experiment ____________

Geothermal energy, wind energy, and solar radiation are all examples of ____________.

A study's results are deemed worthy of acceptance into the body of scientific knowledge if they are published in journals which ____________.

You are hired by a pesticide company to determine whether its new pesticide ("Zap- em")is effective at controlling soybean aphids, an invasive species that costs American farmers millions of dollars a year in crop damage and control costs. Describe an experiment you would perform to test the effectiveness of Zap- em.

Qualitative data _________

An environmental scientist is least likely to be involved with which of the following?

In a controlled experiment,____________.

Which of the following best embodies the qualities of a scientific theory?

Ecosystem services ____________.

Pesticide use ____________

Type of discipline describing environmental science

Read the following scenario and answer the question below. Pablo and Johanna have to do a yearlong study for their biology course. After some discussion, they decide to try comparing their dogs and the diet that they feed them to test their hypothesis that the local veterinarian's special dog food mix will enhance growth and development. Each student adopts a puppy from the local pound. Pablo plans to feed his shepherd- mix dog the special diet, while Johanna plans to use generic dry kibble from the supermarket for her bulldog. -Pablo and Johanna have too many _________

Widely accepted, well- tested explanation of one or more cause- and- effect relationships