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Question 82 Of the options below, which feature is common among bald eagle, brown pelican, and peregrine falcon? Question 82 options: A) They are migratory birds from Mexico. B) They give birth to live babies. C) They are found only in British Columbia. D) They are Canadian invasive species. E) They are susceptible to eggshell damage caused by DDT. F) They are extinct. G) They are over-hunted for their feathers. Question 83 Aldo Leopold's "The Land Ethic" essay describes _____ Question 83 options: A) how American Navajos suffered from the adverse effects of uranium mining. B) how most toxic landfills are located in poorer communities. C) pesticide misuse. D) the history of the EPA. E) individuals as members of a community of interdependent parts. F) None of the above is correct. Question 84 Critics of the World Trade Organization _____ Question 84 options: A) charge that it gives too much money to environmental causes. B) complain that it frequently worsens environmental problems. C) complain that it shapes environmental policy by establishing unfair international laws. D) say that the international taxes that it regulates are burdensome to smaller countries. E) charge that the WTO's subsidy policies unfairly target poor people. F) None of the above is correct as WTO generally deals with trade between nations. Question 85 Of the options below, which one would be most accurate if Earth’s 4.6 billion year history were compressed to 12 hours? The first life would have appeared at 2:52, and modern humans would have appeared around _____. Question 85 options: A) 11:59:59 B) 10:59:55 C) 8:59:45 D) 6:50 E) 2:54 Question 86 Why is 87% of water use in India for agriculture compared to 7% in Lithuania, which uses 78% of water use for domestic purposes? Question 86 options: A) Lithuania is a poor country that cannot afford irrigation. B) India is rapidly industrializing. C) India has an arid climate. D) India has a much higher population. E) Lithuania has very little agriculture. Question 87 Of the options below, which one most appropriately describe facts about hydrothermal vents? Question 87 options: A) They create ocean currents. B) They provide nutrients to symbiotic bacteria that support ecosystems at the ocean floor. C) They occur in tropical areas at the ocean surface. D) They make the photic zone of ocean pelagic areas the most productive. E) They are passageways for fish within coral reefs. F) None of the above correctly explains facts about hydrothermal vents. Question 88 How would a government regulation requiring oil companies to reduce the sulfur content of fossil fuel emissions help fish populations? Question 88 options: A) It would increase the atmospheric haze that shelters fish from harmful UV radiation. B) It would disrupt the reproduction of lampreys preying on fish. C) It would reduce acid rain, which helps invasive species such as zebra mussels in competing against native fish for food. D) It would reduce acid skin burns in fish. E) It would reduce leaching of aluminum from soils into waterways. Question 89 Among the following regions in Canada, which one will have the highest percentage of increase in wildfires by 2060 according to the Canadian Climate Model? Question 89 options: A) The boreal forests of Canada B) The Rocky Mountains C) The deciduous forests of southern Ontario and southern Quebec D) The tundra E) The Canadian Arctic Archipelago (the most northern part of the Canadian Arctic) F) The Prairies Question 90 Of the options below, what would be the greatest impact of fossil fuel burning? Question 90 options: A) The resulting carbonic acid, which leads to acid rain in areas downwind from power plants B) That we release carbon back into the carbon cycle, increasing the amount available for plant growth C) The increase in greenhouse gases D) Damage to the ozone layer E) The land damage from extraction

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We need to identify strategies that simultaneously benefit habitat conservation and local people. This is a challenge that remains at the forefront of applied conservation. Question 20 options: Habitat Conservation AND Local People Endangered Species AND Local People Endangered Species AND Economic Development Habitat Conservation AND Economic Development Recent global assessments classified 66% of the world's forests as having been modified by human impacts. Question 18 options: 33% 50% 66% 95%

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1/ Conservation biologists breed some endangered species like the panda bear in captivity. Which is the most likely reason that panda populations in the wild are still threatened? Select one: a. Not enough animals can be bred to release into the wild. b. Their environment is polluted. c. Loss of habitat has occurred. d. The wild pandas cannot breed. e. Their population density is too high. 2/ Why is it important to maintain biodiversity? Select one: a. to preserve ecosystems b. to protect species richness c. to provide resources to humans d. to maintain genetic variation e. All answers are correct. 3/ One key to reversing environmental decline will be to slow the growth of the human population. TRUE OR FALSE 4/ In addition to eutrophication in lakes, which process is caused by excess nutrients in rivers? A. warming of the water in the Gulf of Mexico B. introduction of exotic species like Zebra mussels C. the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico D. decreased plant growth E. clogging of city water lines 5/ Which of the following would be a positive environmental impact of damming a river? a. Fish can no longer migrate up and down the river. b. Animal migration may be disrupted. c. Streamside habitats may be disrupted. d. It would provide irrigation water. e. All of the answer choices are positive impacts for damming rivers. 6/ Carbon dioxide gas is not a major contributor to the greenhouse effect. TRUE OR FALSE

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