Ecosystem Interaction Quiz

The publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

The arrival of substantive environmental laws requiring specific environmental protocols of investigation

The need for a multi-disciplinary approach to analyze complex environmental problems (correct)

The growing public awareness of a need for action in addressing environmental problems

Ecology is a subset of environmental science, involving only the study of organisms and their interactions

Ecology involves the study of organisms and their interactions with each other and the environment (correct)

Environmental science covers purely chemical or public health issues which ecologists would be unlikely to study

Ecology is focused on the study of living organisms' interactions while environmental science encompasses diverse disciplines like fisheries, forestry, and wildlife

Establishing legislation to limit deforestation

Manipulating the flow of water to account for public health (correct)

Studying the impact of soil erosion from intensive agriculture

Developing new agricultural techniques to prevent deforestation

<p>The Cuyahoga River of Cleveland, Ohio, 'catching fire'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to relate space and time relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Agriculture and natural resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Studying living organisms' interactions with each other and the environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Legislation limiting deforestation</p> Signup and view all the answers