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TRUE OR FALSE Water is a national security issue

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE genetically modified food does not have to be labeled

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE the low cost of water to users due to government subsidies is a major cause of water waste

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE Humans compete with many other species for space, food, and other resources

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE a huge body of evidence supports the idea of biological evolution through natural selection

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE emerging shortages of water for drinking and irrigation in many parts of the world is one of the three most serious environmental problems the world faces during this century

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE the scientific principles of sustainability show that everything we do affects someone or something in the environment in some way

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE there is no likelihood of stabilizing the human population in the near future

TRUE

true or false flushing toilets with water accounts for one-fourth of water use in the home

TRUE

true or false a basis cause of environmental problems results from the fact that companies using resources have to pay for the cost of the harmful environmental costs of supplying their products

false

true or false according to the theory of evolution, a giraffe evolved a long neck because it needs it.

false

true or false all chemicals in commercial use were screened for toxicity before they were deemed acceptable for use

false

true or false companies lobbying for government subsidies, tax breaks, or regulations that give that give them an advantage create an even economic field for competition

false

true or false fossil fuels are considered can be renewed in a few decades or centuries

false

true or false free enterprise is always good while government intervention is always bad

false

true or false humans are exempt from population overshoot and dieback

false

true or false ice and snow on mountains absorb sunlight, helping to maintain the earths warmth

false

true or false it is possible to tell if the earths climate is changing based on a few years, or a decade or two

false

true or false oil and gas drilling are allowed in National Parks

false

true or false oil and gas drilling are allowed in national park

false

true or false once a law has been passed and funded. the appropriate department or agency must first develop regulations and rules for implementing it

false

true or false people with earth-centered worldviews believe that humans are in charge of the world and that the earth's life support systems are subservient to human demands

false

true or false pollutants are all human-made; they cannot enter the environment naturally

false

true or false the United States wastes almost none of its energy

false

true or false the green revolution continues to increase the amount of available food, meeting the needs of the increasing human population for the foreseeable future

false

true or false the population of China is growing faster than the population of the US

false

true or false while heavily dependent on the environment, we are not dependent for everything we need to stay alive and healthy

false

true or false a huge body of evidence supports the idea of biological evolution through natural selection

true

true or false because of their abundance and artificially low prices, fossil fuels will continue to be used in large consequences in the future

true

true or false biodiversity is a vital part of the natural capital that sustains all life

true

true or false businesses facing environmental regulations often try to have people from the business appointed to high positions in the agencies regulating the business

true

true or false china and the united states together are the source of nearly half of the world's annual greenhouse gas emmissions

true

true or false climiate determines where humans and other species can live and thrive

true

true or false coal is, by far, the dirtiest of all fossil fuels

true

true or false family planning reduces the number of legal and illegal abortions performed each year, and decreases deaths of mothers and fetuses during pregnancy

true

true or false flushing toilets with water accounts for one-fourth of water use in the home

true

true or false hormone mimics can cause human males to become feminized, have smaller penises, lower sperm counts , and hermaphroditism

true

true or false in a truly free-market economic system no company or small group of companies would control the prices of any goods or services

true

true or false many people living in arid southern California cities may have to move elsewhere because of water shortages in the century

true

true or false most environmental scientists call for a much greater emphasis on waste reduction than waste disposal

true

true or false most people with a life-centered worldview believe we have an ethical responsibility to avoid causing the premature extinction of species

true

true or false most producers capture sunlight to produce energy-rich carbohydrates through photosynthesis

true

true or false one significant source of mercury emissions into the atmosphere is from coal-burning power plants

true

true or false organized crime has moved into illegal wildlife smuggling because of the huge profits involved

true

true or false take away solar energy and all natural capital would collapse

true

true or false the US has more than enough renewable freshwater

true

true or false the US is the worlds largest user of water

true

true or false the continents, riding on tectonic plates, have crashed together and separated several times during the earth's history

true

true or false the market price you may for something does not include most of the costs related to harm to the environment and human health associated with the production of the products

true

true or false the products of composting can be used to slow soil erosion, retain water, and improve crop yields

true

true or false the spaceship-earth worldview understands the earth as a complex machine that we can dominate, change, and manage

true

true or false the sustainability revolution is also an economic revolution

true

true or false unfortunately, the world does not have the knowledge, technologies, and financial resources to eradicate poverty and protect the earths natural capital

true

true or false water is a national security issue

true

true or false coal is the worlds most abundiant fossil fuel

true

true or false when someone says that evolution is not important, "after all, it's just a theory," it is probable that they do not understand how scientists use the term "theory"

true


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