Environmental Science and Sustainability Quiz

C. The ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (correct)

B. The ability to use resources without depleting them

D. The ability to minimize waste and pollution

A. The ability to maintain a certain level of ecological balance over time

A. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transferred or transformed (correct)

B. Energy always flows from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration

C. The total amount of energy in the universe is constant

D. Energy efficiency decreases with each energy transfer

B. The process by which individuals with unfavorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce

A. The process by which individuals with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce (correct)

D. The process by which individuals with the same traits are more likely to survive and reproduce

C. The process by which individuals with random traits are more likely to survive and reproduce

<p>B. The total area of land and water required to sustain a person or population</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A. A step-by-step process used to solve scientific problems</p> Signup and view all the answers