COPY: Environmental Science and Ecology

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What is the primary goal of Conservation Biology?

  • To preserve and protect biodiversity (correct)
  • To understand the causes and consequences of climate change
  • To prevent, reduce, and control pollutants in the environment
  • To study the relationships between living organisms and their environment

Which of the following is NOT a type of ecosystem service?

  • Regulating service
  • Evolutionary service (correct)
  • Cultural service
  • Provisioning service

What is the term for the study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment?

  • Ecology (correct)
  • Conservation Biology
  • Pollution Management
  • Sustainability

What is the term for the long-term warming of the planet due to human activities?

<p>Climate Change (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the flow of energy from one trophic level to the next?

<p>Energy flow (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of reducing, reusing, and recycling waste?

<p>Waste reduction and management (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the balancing of economic, social, and environmental factors to achieve long-term viability?

<p>Sustainability (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for areas with high species richness and endemism?

<p>Biodiversity hotspots (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of minimizing the impact of human activities on the environment?

<p>Pollution management (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions?

<p>Carbon capture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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