Answers5120VA Environmental Science Sem ACareers in Environmental Science

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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

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Safe Sites
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Unsafe Sites
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Explain how producers, consumers, and decomposers obtain the energy they need.

Answer:

Energy from the sun is used by plants for energy. Plants are eaten by consumers who, in turn, may be eaten by other consumers. Once the plants and animals die, decomposers use up most of the remaining energy.

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If a student asks you to email your homework to copy, you should

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Send it because the homework is on the computer
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Print it out and give it to them
C
Remind them to watch the lecture again
D
Put both your names on your homework
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Being able to ignore noise around you is not important to online learning.

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T
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F
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What has prompted schools to add Internet activities in their academic integrity policies?

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New technological advancements
B
More students cheat now than before
C
Voicemail
D
Students have become sneakier
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Explain E.O. Wilson’s theory of Island Biogeography as it applies to environments other than islands physically surrounded by water.

Answer:

Today, Wilson’s theory is applied to any ecosystem that is surrounded by unlike ecosystems. These ecologies are ‘islands’ because they are physically separated from related ecosystems. Tropical islands are separated by bodies of water but this theory also includes mountaintops, caves and other isolated ecosystems.

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In online learning, who is responsible for checking to make sure assignments are turned in?

A
The online teacher
B
The student
C
The lab instructor
D
A lab partner
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An individual who interprets laws related to the environment most likely works in which field?

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Environmental law
B
Environmental journalism
C
Environmental activism
D
Ecology
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If you need to download something for a class, first

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Check your system monitoring software
B
Make sure it is from a credible site
C
Ask your lab instructor
D
Google the site
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Credible sites contain___________information,

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Accurate
B
Familiar
C
Reliable
D
All of the above
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Primary technology skills are skills that are necessary for success in online education.

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T
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F
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If you only use part of a quotation, it is not necessary to include a citation. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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T
B
F
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If you are unsure about whether or not to include a citation because you have seen that information somewhere before,

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It means the information is not important enough to cite
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You should include a citation anyway
C
You should consider it common knowledge
D
You should leave it out of your paper
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Academic integrity can be applied to all subject areas.

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T
B
F
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You do not need to tell a teacher you have downloaded anything as long as it did not save to your computer.

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T
B
F
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Describe the job of an environmental scientist.

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Being able to express your thoughts in an email is a primary technology skill.

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T
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F
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What are some possible future career fields in environmental science?

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How are the careers of an oceanographer and hydrologist similar? How are they different?

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Being able to type notes while watching lectures online is important to online learning.

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T
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F

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