Question

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matching
in the space provided, write the letter of the description that best matches the term or phrase.
d 1. practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals used for a variety of purposes
g 2. study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environments
c 3. conflict between short - term interests of individuals and long - term welfare of society
a 4. declining number and variety of the species in an area
f 5. field of study involving the physical, biological, and social sciences
b 6. law describing the relationship between an item’s availability and its value.
e 7. characterized by low population growth rate, high life expectancy, and diverse industrial economies
h 8. characterized by high population growth rate, low energy use, and very low personal wealth
j 9. state in which a human population can survive indefinitely
f 10. natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through natural processes
multiple choice
in the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes each statement or best answers each question.
d 11. which of the following sciences contribute to the field of environmental science?
a. physics and chemistry
b. biology and earth science
c. social sciences
d. all of the above

Explanation:

Matching Answers:

1. The practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals is agriculture (D matches with agriculture).
2. The study of how living things interact with each other and their nonliving environments is ecology (G matches with ecology).
3. The conflict between short - term individual interests and long - term societal welfare is "The Tragedy of the Commons" (C matches with "The Tragedy of the Commons").
4. The declining number and variety of species in an area is loss of biodiversity (A matches with loss of biodiversity).
5. The field involving physical, biological, and social sciences is environmental science (F matches with environmental science).
6. The law about an item’s availability and value is supply and demand (B matches with supply and demand).
7. A nation with low population growth, high life expectancy, and diverse industrial economies is a developed nation (E matches with developed nation).
8. A nation with high population growth, low energy use, and low personal wealth is a developing nation (H matches with developing nation).
9. A state where a human population can survive indefinitely is sustainability (J matches with sustainability).
10. A natural material replaceable quickly is a renewable resource (I matches with renewable resource).

Multiple - Choice Answer (Question 11):

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field. Physics and chemistry help in understanding the physical and chemical processes in the environment (like pollution chemistry, energy transfer in ecosystems). Biology and earth science help in understanding living organisms and the earth's systems (like ecosystems, geology). Social sciences help in understanding human behavior and policies related to the environment (like environmental policy, resource management). So all of the above (physics and chemistry, biology and earth science, social sciences) contribute to environmental science.

Answer:

Matching:

1. D - agriculture
2. G - ecology
3. C - "The Tragedy of the Commons"
4. A - loss of biodiversity
5. F - environmental science
6. B - supply and demand
7. E - developed nation
8. H - developing nation
9. J - sustainability
10. I - renewable resource

Multiple Choice (Question 11):

d. all of the above