apes review for exam 2
Straight dotted line
Represents max # of individuals that can be supported by a particular ecosystem on a long term basis
exponential line
Represents the biotic potential of the species
dotted line not touching E but close
Represents the growth of a population predicted by the logistic model
the Montreal Protocol
Which of the following best exemplifies global collaboration for a sustainable environment?
Geothermal
Which of the following energy sources is not the derived directly or indirectly from solar energy?
ozone
Which of the following is an effective alternative to chlorine for disinfecting wastewater in a municipal treatment plant?
Australia
country with the greatest percentage of land area affected by desertification
ozone
Considered harmful in the troposphere but beneficial in the stratosphere
Russia
Country with the largest area of boreal forests
USA
Country with the largest area of temperate deciduous forest
Lead
Implicated in human neurological damage
E: Particulates
Is the major pollutant that electrostatic precipitators are designed to remove from the power plant smokestack emissions
increasing loss of habitat
The factor that likely poses the greatest threat of extinction of species worldwide is
Gross domestic product
The most commonly used measure of the economic growth of a country is which of the following?
B: The water is contaminated with animal waste
The presence of fecal coliform bacteria in a sample of river water suggests which of the following?