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Overview of Natural Resources and Sustainability

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Overview of Natural Resources and Sustainability

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Which type of resources are perpetually available and can be renewed over short periods of time?

Non-renewable resources

Renewable resources (correct)

Industrial resources

Fossil fuels

Who argued that population growth must be controlled to prevent it from outstripping food production?

Garret Hardin

Thomas Malthus (correct)

Neo-Malthusians

Paul and Anne Ehrlich

Which scientific field involves gathering information about something not well known or that cannot be manipulated in experiments?

Astronomy (correct)

Taxonomy

Hypothesis-driven science

Environmental Science

What is the main focus of Environmentalism as a social movement?

Environmental activism Signup and view all the answers

Which individual proposed the concept of the 'tragedy of the commons' regarding resource depletion?

Garret Hardin Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the scientific method?

Testing ideas Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of formulating a hypothesis?

To generate predictions that can be tested Signup and view all the answers

In a controlled experiment, what is the role of the control group?

It is the unmanipulated point of comparison Signup and view all the answers

Which type of experiment provides strong evidence by revealing causal relationships?

Manipulative experiments Signup and view all the answers

What type of experiments are suitable for ecosystem or planet-scale questions?

Natural experiments Signup and view all the answers

Which activity tests the validity of a hypothesis?

Experiment Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of peer review in scientific research?

To provide comments and criticism on research findings Signup and view all the answers