Which of the following is the best example of an ecosystem service?
A) a city cutting down a tree that is dying
B) a park ranger checking fishing licenses
C) soil microbes fixing atmospheric nitrogen
D) a college environmental club cleaning up the shoulder of a highway
E) the regulation of gas prices
Answer: C
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A. They provide significant free oxygen. B. They serve as natural barriers. C. They protect coastlines from erosion. D. They provide habitats for one-quarter of all marine organisms. E. They provide one-tenth of the global fish catch.
Biomass energy represents a potential energy source that offers a number of obvious environmental advantages over other forms of energy sources. However, there are growing concerns over a number of possible negative impacts associated with bioenergy
Discuss two of these specific concerns.
What was a key reason Russia did not decline into Third World status in the latter 1800s?
A) constructing a railroad network B) connections to Japan, and Japanese goods C) a strong central government that the people trusted D) loans from the British government E) the Hanseatic League
The belief that those who make a product should assume responsibility for that product throughout its life cycle is the basis for ________
A) industrial ecology B) life cycle assessment C) extended product responsibility D) design for disassembly E) take back regulations