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25 Cards in this Set
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T/F Brown Pelicans, Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons in the US all underwent dramatic declines due to DDT.
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True
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T/F Under the precautionary principle chemicals would be assumed to be innocent before proven harmful
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False
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T/F CA has a state department that inspects food for illegal pesticide levels on fruit and vegetables.
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True
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I have never worked with pesticides before, but on day I do and I accidently put my ungloved hand in a bucket of pesticide. After work, I get the shakes and feel nauseous. Is this acute or chronic reaction?
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Acute
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Name an indoor environmental hazard:
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lead
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Name a cultural hazard
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smoking
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T/F Some pesticides appear to interfere with frog reproductive organs
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True
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T/F Biosyndication moves toxics up the food chain
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False
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T/F Men, women, children and infants all react similarly to the same amount of toxicant.
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False
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T/F Risk is expressed in terms of probability
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True
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T/F FDA stands for the Federal Drug Free Food Act of 1989
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False
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_____ are best defined as substances that cause cancer:
a. carcinogens b. neurotoxins c. teratogens d. vectors e. allergens |
a. carcinogens
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The worldwide drop in sperm counts among men has been attributed to _____:
a. radon b. DDT c. teratogens d. allergens e. endocrine disruptors |
e. endocrine disruptors
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Naturally occurring biological hazards to people are:
a. crude oil seeps and radon gas b. DDT and DDE c. Phalates and bisphenol-A d. carbon dioxide and nitrogen e. viruses and salmonella |
e. viruses and salmonella
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The first national park in the US was:
a. mount rainier b. general grant c. sequoia d. yellowstone e. yosemite |
d. yellowstone
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In the US, most logging takes place in ____.
a. pennsylvania and new york b. national parks c. conifer forests in the west and pine plantations in the south d. new england e. the northern midwest |
c. conifer forests in the west and pine plantations in the south
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T/F The US forest service is the part of the national park service which cares for federally owned forested lands
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False
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T/F Adaptive management is one way of scientifically managing natural resources and involves trying different management strategies to see what works best
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True
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U.S. National Forests: (Circle all that are true)
a. are a source of lumber b. are a source of recreation c. are illegal to log in d. provide ecosystem services, such as clean air and water |
a, b, and d.
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Clear-cutting an area in the forest: (Circle two that are true)
a. involves removing only the best trees b. means removing all trees at one time and then replanting c. is an efficient, cost effective, and ugly way to manage forest trees for lumber d. is illegal because of CA laws |
b and c
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Smokey the Bear says "only you can prevent forest fires!" The U.S. Forest Service has had a long history of putting out all fires and as soon as possible. SOme of the results of Smokey the Bear and the policy of fire suppression are: (circle one best answer)
a. public confusion or opposition to prescribed burns (managed burns) b. little habitat for species which need burned areas c. lots of fuel on the forest floor which would have naturally been burned at low levels of intensity on an irregular basis, but now creates more intense and bigger fires d. all of the above e. none of the above |
d. all of the above
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concessions granted by developing nations allow _____.
a. restoration of deforested regions b. establishment of wilderness areas c. timber extraction according to striclty sustainable forestry principles d. the establishment of national parks e. timber extraction by foreign multinational corporations |
e. timber extraction by foreign multinational corporations
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The forest stewardship council ____.
a. offers subsidies to timber companies if they replant areas in national forest land b. was passed in 1976 with the intent to ensure multiple use and sustainable yield of national forest land c. restricts the use of snowmobiles on national forest land d. has rigorous standards to certify that forest products are produced sustainably national forest land e. was passed to set up the formation of land trusts on national forest land |
d. has rigorous standards to certify that forest products are produced sustainably national forest land
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second-growth forests ____.
a. in north america are mostly in british columbia and alaska b. are forests whose timber has second-rate value c. are forests that establish themselves after virgin timber has been removed from an area d. are less abundant on earth today than they were 500 years ago e. are those forests in the National Parks that are protected from logging |
c. are forests that establish themselves after virgin timber has been removed from an area
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"Edge effects" are a particular problem when ______.
a. wildlife corridors are developed in zenthic landscapes b. forests undergo biodiversity changes as a result of climate change c. formerly large habitats are reduced to small fragments d. trying to manage and protect island biodiversity e. preserves have a very large area and a roughly circular shape |
c. formerly large habitats are reduced to small fragments
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