Exam 1: Environment, Sustainability, and Science, Environmental Ethics, Economics, and Policy, and the Physical Science of the Environment

Which of the following issues would be addressed by a county's land use development office when making important environmental decisions?

Match each term with the correct description. -Ecosystem services

The difference between the cost to produce a commodity and its price in the marketplace is____________ .

Compounds are ________.

Which number indicates neutral on a pH scale?

The constitutional basis for environmental justice is rooted in____________.

The economic value of an ecosystem service can be measured by accessing the willingness to pay for the action to____________them.

The most essential compound needed to sustain life as we know it is___________.

Match each term with the correct description. -Molecules

The Modern Era's views on the relationship of humans and the environment can be described as____________.

In the course of one day, a human experiences several dozen ecosystem services other than the essential provisioning services supplying us with food, water, and the air we breathe. Explain three additional ecosystem services that are essential to maintaining life on Earth.

Match each term with the correct description. -Biocentric ethics

Read the scenario and answer the following questions. The widespread use of the pesticides DDT in the environment following World War II had major environmental impacts on the ecosystem. Human exposure to this pesticide continues today despite the ban of DDT use in the United States since the early 1970s. However, DDT continues to be manufactured in the U.S. and exported to many countries worldwide. -The approach to the manufacture and use of DDT worldwide is best described as .

Resources are____________ .

Throughout any introductory examination of ecosystems and environmental sustainability, the importance of human population numbers is cited. Currently, the world and U.S. populations are closest to ____________.

Match each term with the correct description. -Provisioning services

Most ocean ridges coincide with________.

Natural capital is defined as all of Earth's resources that are necessary to produce ____________.

Some groups state that the primate shown in this photograph has economic value for humans via ecotourism. This primate would be referred to as having .

Cells and tissues of all organisms are made primarily of________.