ENSC: Chapters 1-3

__________ is a measure of the ability of a system to support life. Quantified by the number of individuals of a particular species that can be sustained by a particular area without incurring damage

• Carrying Capacity

• Ecological Footprint

__________ is the total impact on the environment based on the use of natural resources

• Carrying Capacity

• Ecological Footprint

__________ is the study of how the environment works, how we affect the environment, and how the environment affects us. _________ is the social movement dedicated to preserving the natural world

• Environmentalism, Environmental Science

• Environmentalism, Environmentalism

• Environmental Science, Environmentalism

• Environmental Science, Environmental Science

Select all the major findings of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment:

• Humans have drastically changed ecosystems

• Human changes to ecosystems have benefitted humans but at a cost to the environment

• Environmental degradation can get much worse

• Degradation can be reversed with work

• There is no damage done to the environment from human activities

Sustainable development is...

• the use of natural resources to satisfy current needs without compromising resources for future generations

• using all the resources we have now with no concern for the future

• Stop using resources to satisfy current needs and save them all for the future

_______ is all material in the universe that has mass and occupies space

• Atoms

• Matter

• Elements

________ are a fundamental type of matter that has specific sets of properties

• Atoms

• Elements

_______ are the smallest components that maintain an element's chemical properties

• Atoms

• Matter

• Dust bunnies

_______ are positively charged particles and _____ are particles lacking an energy charge

• Neutrons, protons

• Protons, neutrons

• Neutrons, electrons

• Electrons, protons

Choose the best answer: _______ are electrically charged atoms

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Ions

• Protons

• Sparkles