Cumulative Exam — Cumulative exam Answers

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A news article discussed a genetically engineered medicine that is used to enhance the production of antibodies that are used against disease. Which medicine can this article be about?

A
insulin
B
flu shot
C
penicillin
D
human growth hormone
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What is the most important consideration for environmental policy makers?

A
popular opinion
B
environmental health
C
cost
D
none of the above
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A Labrador retriever breeder needs to determine if three male pups who were born to Sadie, his black Labrador retriever, are the offspring of Sam, a yellow Labrador retriever from another breeder. Which process could the breeder use to determine if Sam is the father of the pups?

A
PCR analysis
B
STR analysis
C
mtDNA analysis
D
Y-chromosome analysis
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Desalination has no known negative impacts on the environment.

A
T
B
F
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Which of the following about carbon sinks is not true?

A
They emit more carbon than they take in.
B
They take in more carbon they emit.
C
They store carbon from the atmosphere.
D
They include oceans and forests.
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How is the world population projected to change in the next few decades?

A
It is projected to level off.
B
It is projected to decrease steadily.
C
It is projected to increase steadily.
D
It is projected to double within 5 years.
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Which of the following aspects of the environmental movement addresses the public’s right to intervene in environmentally damaging activities on private land?

A
environmental justice
B
environmental sociology
C
environmental law
D
environmental activism
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Carbon credits are used to _______.

A
rehabilitate tropical rainforests
B
reduce the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC’s)
C
regulate how much carbon dioxide a country can emit
D
coordinate carbon sequestration activities
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Forest management practices can reduce the negative impact of wood harvesting.

A
T
B
F
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The largest supply of Earth’s freshwater is stored in _______.

A
lakes and rivers
B
groundwater
C
the atmosphere
D
glaciers and icecaps
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Why is preventing pollution at its source the first strategy in minimizing environmental risk?

A
It is easier and more effective to prevent pollution than to clean up and dispose of waste.
B
Remediation of contamination is easier than pollution prevention.
C
Habitat restoration cannot be undertaken with modern technologies.
D
Safe waste disposal is the easiest was to minimize environmental risk.
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Which of the following methods of agriculture is best suited to the use of large plowing and harvesting equipment?

A
rangeland grazing
B
American agriculture
C
traditional rice cultivation
D
Dutch agriculture
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Which of the following is the most important factor in achieving sustainability?

A
ending nonrenewable resource use
B
agricultural practices
C
resource management
D
ending pesticide use

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