A) low levels of water in underground aquifers.
B) saltwater intrusion.
C) high costs of pumping water from other cities.
D) excessive rainfall leading to nearby rivers being at flood stage.
E) restrictions of pollutants draining into local water supplies.
G) A) and B)
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A) Biogeochemical cycles
B) Waste disposal
C) Provision of fresh water
D) Prevention of soil erosion
E) Flood prevention
G) A) and C)
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A) Research and hunting
B) Light ecotourism and hunting
C) Hunting and fishing
D) Light ecotourism and research
E) No human activities are allowed in the core of a biosphere reserve
G) A) and B)
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A) agricultural
B) medicinal
C) consumptive use
D) indirect
E) no
G) C) and D)
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A) As latitude increases moving from the North Pole to the South Pole the diversity increases.
B) As latitude increases moving away from the equator at the center of the earth toward either the North Pole or the South Pole biodiversity decreases.
C) As latitude increases moving away from the equator at the center of the earth toward either the North Pole or the South Pole the biodiversity increases.
D) As latitude increases moving away from the equator at the center of the earth toward either the North Pole or the South Pole biodiversity first increases until 60 and then decreases toward the pole.
E) There is no relationship between diversity and latitude.
G) D) and E)
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A) colonization when new settlers arrive in an area.
B) accidental transport by ship or plane without anyone's knowledge.
C) introduction as new agriculture by settlers.
D) horticulture use.
E) expansion and exploration of the new species itself.
G) A) and B)
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A) giant panda
B) lions
C) tigers
D) dolphins
E) All of these.
G) C) and E)
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A) charging an airport tax to compensate for the pollution from jetliners.
B) vacationing to hike or watch birds in a natural outdoor environment.
C) volunteering to conduct ecological research at a university.
D) keeping an organic garden in your back yard.
E) planting trees on a vacant city lot.
G) A) and C)
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A) biodiversity is desirable for the biosphere and humans.
B) all animals have the same rights or legal status as humans.
C) biodiversity has value in and of itself regardless of any practical human benefits.
D) extinctions due to human actions are undesirable.
E) the complex interactions of ecosystems support biodiversity and are desirable.
G) B) and D)
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A) contribution to the greenhouse gases
B) excessive pollution
C) nonrenewable resource
D) transference of fossil fuel energy into food energy
E) increased methane production
G) A) and D)
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A) coal
B) oil
C) hydropower
D) natural gas
E) fossil fuels
G) All of the above
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A) Species diversity
B) Genetic diversity
C) Ecosystem diversity
D) Landscape diversity
E) Conservation diversity
G) A) and E)
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A) Pollution is an undesirable alteration of the environment.
B) Pollution increases with an increasing world population.
C) The impact of pollution by humans is proportional the world population.
D) Pollution does not have an effect on the living environment.
E) It is a side effect of resource consumption.
G) D) and E)
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A) Seeks to design reserves that allow minimum impact on the species in the reserve.
B) Seeks to return damaged ecosystems to their state prior to the damage.
C) Seeks to use breeding programs in zoos to return extinct species to the wild.
D) Seeks to import exotic species into specific areas.
E) Seeks to encourage sustainable human development.
G) B) and D)
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A) Eutrophication-a lake dies due to lack of nutrients.
B) Acid deposition-water vapor and exhausts combine to form wet or dry acid deposits.
C) Climate change-changes in the Earth's climate is causing the sea levels to rise.
D) Organic chemicals-synthetic chemicals mimic hormones and cause abnormal growth and behavior in wild animals.
E) Ozone depletion-CFCs like Freon have chlorine atoms that breakdown the ozone shield.
G) All of the above
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A) United States
B) Brazil
C) Canada
D) Switzerland
E) Germany
G) A) and E)
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A) To create a sustainable ecosystem that will continue to function after restoration is complete.
B) To use the wildlife and seeds from fragments of the original ecosystem to restore the original ecosystem.
C) To begin restoration as soon as possible to salvage existing fragments of the habitat.
D) To create a sustainable ecosystem that will provide services to humans.
E) To use the wildlife and plants from endangered ecosystem to establish a new habitat.
G) None of the above
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A) zebra mussels introduced to the Great Lakes
B) dandelions planted by pioneers as salad greens
C) the mongoose brought to Hawaii to control rats
D) the brown tree snake in Guam
E) buffalo in the United States
G) B) and C)
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A) the number of species included so it does not become overcrowded.
B) how large the area is so that it can be patrolled and monitored.
C) how small the area is so that edge effects will be minimized.
D) how close the area is to a national park so that wildlife will not be tempted to move from one area to the other.
E) the number of conservation corridors that connect to it.
G) A) and D)
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