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5) An ecosystem is best defined as _.
A) a regional grouping of plants, animals and abiotic factors
B) the total population of a specific kind of plant, animal or microbe and all members of which
do or potentially can interbreed and produce young
C) all the organisms and their physical and chemical environment within a specific area where
energy and matter influence the distribution and abundance of organisms present
D) a grouping of plants and animals that interacts with one another in a way that causes the
grouping to die
E) abiotic factors affecting a grouping or plants, animals and organism trying to survive in a
given area
Answer: C
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Module: 1.2
8) All the organisms and their physical and chemical environment within a specific area best
describes .
A) the biosphere
B) ecological communities
C) populations
D) ecosystems
E) biomes
Answer: D
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Module: 1.2
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9) Sustainable use of resources requires _.
A) knowledge of all non-renewable resources
B) knowledge of all finite resource locations
C) an understanding of ecosystem models
D) an understanding of rate of resource renewal and ability to manage rate of use
E) a thorough understanding of the scientific method
Answer: D
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Module: 1.4
12) What is one barrier that makes it difficult for scientists to forecast environmental changes?
A) Simplicity of ecosystems
B) Unpredictable behavior of ecosystems that cause unpredicted environmental changes
C) The certainties of ecosystem function which humans ignore
D) The diversity of views based on cultural and religious differences
E) Environmental conflict that leads to ecosystem sustainability
Answer: B
Skill: Application/Analysis
Module: 1.5
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13) At virtually any level of use, nonrenewable resources can be _.
A) converted to renewable ones
B) exhausted or depleted
C) recycled or reused
D) converted to nonmetallic minerals
E) replenished once depleted
Answer: B
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
Module: 1.4
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Flurscheim burglary are responsible for the despatch leakage?"
asked the Permanent Secretary.
"Certain of it," declared Inspector Kenly.
"But if you continue to work on my business, isn't what you fear
likely to come to pass? Will not another man be put on to the picture
robbery? Flurscheim will hardly keep silence."
"I'll see after that," answered Kenly. "From what I know of Mr.
Flurscheim he won't let the grass grow under his feet. He is probably
on the way to town now."
"Then what becomes of your plans?" asked the Permanent
Secretary. He could see that the detective had not revealed all that
was in his mind.
"Mr. Flurscheim wants to get his Greuze back undamaged," said
the detective slowly, "and he also wants to punish the man who stole
it. I shall see him directly he arrives in town, and I think I can make it
clear to him that he had better say nothing until I consider the time
ripe for action."
"There's only one thing more," remarked the Permanent
Secretary. "Suppose I think it necessary to ask Captain Marven for
an explanation?"
The detective jumped to his feet with a look of horror on his
face. "Good heavens! Sir Everard," he exclaimed, "you would spoil
everything. You won't do it?"
The Permanent Secretary laughed.
"You may make your mind easy, Kenly," he observed. "I'm too
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CHAPTER XX
GUY'S LAST THEFT