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Environmental Science:
1. Define biodiversity on a global scale.
2. Research and then name the Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species of humans.
3. Name and thoroughly describe the four ways in which humans threaten other species.
4. Describe habitat fragmentation. What are the effects of fragmentation? What are corridors and why can they be important?
5. Name five ways in which humans are dependent on other species.
6. Describe three things that you can do today in your own life to help preserve biodiversity. Explain why you think that these actions will be beneficial in this regard.
7. Allowing smoking in restaurants and movie theaters is an example of a:
• physical environmental effect on human health.
• chemical environmental effect on human health.
• biological environmental effect on human health.
• cultural environmental effect on human health.
8. The contamination of a water source by lead is an example of a:
• physical environmental effect on human health.
• chemical environmental effect on human health.
• biological environmental effect on human health.
• cultural environmental effect on human health.
9. The emergence of the Zika virus is an example of a:
• physical environmental effect on human health.
• chemical environmental effect on human health.
• biological environmental effect on human health.
• cultural environmental effect on human health.
10. Getting a sunburn is an example of a:
• physical environmental effect on human health.
• chemical environmental effect on human health.
• biological environmental effect on human health.
• cultural environmental effect on human health.
11. Why do contagious diseases often claim more lives in developing nations than non-contagious disease. Describe three reasons.
12. Getting sunburn is an example of a: physical environmental effect on human health.
13. What are toxins? How is the toxicity of chemical determined?
14. What are the pros and cons to using lab animals to determine the toxicity of chemicals?
15. What are tectonic plates? Use your own words to describe why they move relative to one another.
16. What is a mineral? Why is it important that items that use minerals be recycled?
17. What causes an earthquake?
18. Describe a geologic hazard other than an earthquake. How have humans intensified this particular hazard, or have they? Explain.
19. Describe two types of mining. Be thorough in your answer.
20. Name three things that you can do this week in your everyday life to lower the need for mining around the world.
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Discuss four components of corporate social responsibility
: Discuss the four components of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and how they relate to a charitable campaign such as (Product) RED.
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What is the reciprocal of the slope of logarithmic transfer
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Would they stay or move to a more suitable environment
: Would they stay or move to a more suitable environment? What will happen to the rarer species? Will they cease to exist? Identify five plants and five animals that you feel would inhabit this warmer area.
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What is the zener breakdown voltage for each diode
: In the circuits in Fig. P5.9, the Zener breakdown voltages of the collector-base and emitter-base junctions of the transistors are 60 V and 5 V, respectively. What is the Zener breakdown voltage for each "diode" connected transistor configuration?
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How is the toxicity of chemical determined
: What are toxins? How is the toxicity of chemical determined? What are the pros and cons to using lab animals to determine the toxicity of chemicals?
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What is the a-cutoff frequency for this transistor
: Use Eq. (5.42) to find an expression for the frequency dependence of αF - that is, αF (f). [Hint: Write an expression for β(s).] What is the α-cutoff frequency for this transistor?
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Are biofuels a reasonable substitute for fossil fuels
: Are biofuels a reasonable substitute for fossil fuels? Write three page, double-spaced paper that defends the Yes position . cite the source(s) of your information and include a list of references.
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Does method have a societal marketing orientation
: Does Method have a societal marketing orientation, or is it just a marketoriented company that integrates a number of environmental practices into its operations? Explain.
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Write a user defined function
: Write a user-defined function with function call m = midpoint_ seq(a,b,tol) where a and b are constants such that a 2of [a, m1], then the midpoint m3 of [a, m2], and so on.
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