Exam 19: Ecology, Ecosystems, and the Environment: Are Human Activities Affecting the Global Environment

Which example would best demonstrate the "law of unintended consequences" in action in a recent instance?

A U.S. national recycling program is inhibited by

The creation of NOx requires nitrogen, oxygen, and

Which term refers to the particular way an organism obtains matter and energy?

The amount of solid waste produced by an average American each year equals

Compare the environmental agreements in the Montreal treaty with the Kyoto protocol.

Define and give an example of the "law of unintended consequences."

How does a surfactant work in paper recycling?

In what way(s) are the organisms at the first trophic level the most important for the planet?

In what manner does the Edward O. Wilson - Daniel Simberloff model of island ecology help us to understand the world after the demise of the dinosaurs approximately 65 million years ago?

What were the results of the Montreal treaty of 1986?

Briefly discuss energy transmission and biomagnification from trophic level to trophic level.

What are some ideas proposed to decrease the emissions that lead to global warming?

What do scientists think will happen if the Earth's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are doubled?

Urban landfills use procedures that

What contributes to the slow decomposition rates in landfills?

If the annual temperature of Washington DC warms two degrees Celsius, its climate would be most like

What are the flaws in the assumptions at the base of current global circulation models? How do these flaws fuel the controversy about global warming?

Ozone at ground level and stratospheric ozone get different reactions from policy makers. Why?

Describe the special problem of white paper waste recycling.