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Ch. 01 extra credit Due: 11:59pm on Monday, August 26, 2019 You will receive no credit for items you complete after the assignment is due. Grading Policy

Post-Lecture Quiz Chapter 1 - Question 11 Part A If you are registered to take a course called "The Ethics of Human Population Growth," which department at your school will likely be offering the course?

Hint 1. Reread the section called "Environmental science is an interdisciplinary pursuit" in the textbook.

ANSWER:

Environmental Studies Environmental Science Chemistry Music

Correct Environmental studies incorporate the social sciences.

Vocabulary Review: The Scientific Method Can you match each term with its description?

Part A Drag the terms on the left to the appropriate blanks on the right to complete the sentences. ANSWER:

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1. A(n) hypothesis

is a testable statement that attempts to answer a scientific question.

2. A(n) experiment

tests the validity of a hypothesis.

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3. A condition in an experiment that can change is called a(n) variable .

4. A scientist manipulates the independent variable

5. A scientist measures the dependent variable

6. A(n) control

7. Data

in an experiment.

in an experiment.

is an unmanipulated point of comparison for treatments in an experiment.

is information obtained from scientific studies.

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Part A If a scientist travels to the rain forest to observe and catalog new species, he or she would be conducting ___________.

Hint 1. What are the different types of science discussed in the section called "Science advances in different ways" in the textbook?

ANSWER:

biased science descriptive science variable-driven science hypothesis-driven science

Correct Taxonomists, who are responsible for cataloging new species, are those who conduct descriptive science.

Post-Lecture Quiz Chapter 1 - Question 6 Part A Which statement describes or follows from the concept of sustainability?

Hint 1. What does the term sustainability mean?

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An example of sustainable use is that water extracted from underground resources must be equal to or less than the water that recharges the underground resources. An example of sustainable use is that the forests that we have today will be preserved and not used for human consumption. Sustainability means that we regenerate degraded ecosystems. Human population must decline for the foreseeable future to maintain Earth's natural resources.

Correct Such a policy will sustain present levels of water used from underground resources (aquifers).

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