Environmental Interrelationships

What is the main focus of the topic "Sustainability" in environmental science?

• Ensuring resources are available for future generations

• Studying the history of the Earth

• Learning about space exploration

• Understanding animal behavior

What is environmental science?

• The study of only the physical aspects of the environment

• The study of only the biological aspects of the environment

• An interdisciplinary field that includes scientific and social aspects of human impact on the world

• The study of only the chemical aspects of the environment

What does the term "environment" refer to?

• Only the air surrounding an organism

• Only the water an organism drinks

• Everything that affects an organism during its lifetime

• Only the food an organism eats

What is an ecosystem?

• A region in which the organisms and the physical environment form an interacting unit.

• A group of the same species living together.

• A collection of only non-living things.

• A place where only plants grow.

Which of the following is a task of an environmental scientist?

• Recognize and understand the natural interactions that take place.

• Only study the physical environment.

• Focus only on human activities.

• Ignore the interactions between organisms.

What should environmental scientists integrate with the uses humans must make of the natural world?

• Natural interactions

• Artificial processes

• Economic policies

• Urban development plans

According to the Brundtland Commission, what is the definition of sustainability?

• Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

• Development that focuses only on economic growth.

• Development that ignores environmental concerns.

• Development that benefits only the current generation.

Which of the following statements is true according to the Brundtland Commission?

• Humanity has the ability to make development sustainable.

• Sustainability is only about protecting wildlife.

• Only governments are responsible for sustainability.

• Sustainability means using all available resources now.

What is a major challenge even when there is enough food available?

• Food is not nutritious

• Food must be transported to where it is needed, and those that need it cannot pay for it

• Food spoils quickly

• Food is only available in cities

What has much of the Earth's surface been converted to?

• Urban development

• Agricultural use

• Industrial zones

• Forest reserves