SCI 256 ENTIRE COURSE

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SCI 256 ENTIRE COURSE
 
 
 
SCI 256 Week 1 Individual Assignment Environmental Science and Human Population Worksheet
 
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Environmental Science and Human Population Worksheet.

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SCI 256 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change Paper
 
Select a representative natural ecosystem in your area or one in which you are interested—such as a lake, preserve, or park—that is managed for native species.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper explaining the following:
The major structural and functional dynamics of your selected ecosystem
How humans may have affected the cycling of matter in ecosystems, including effects to the nitrogen, phosphorus, or carbon cycle
How knowledge about that ecosystem’s structure and function can help or has helped to develop plans for its restoration or management
The implication of species interactions on your selected ecosystem
Include two outside references.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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SCI 256 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Natural Resources and Energy Team Paper – Plan
 
Brainstorm topics and who will cover what part of the Natural Resources and Energy Team Paper, due in Week Three.
Create a written plan of no more than 350 words of how you will complete the paper. Include the resources you will use to complete the assignment.
Submit your team’s written plan to your instructor for approval.
 
 
SCI 256 Week 3 Individual Assignment  Fossil Fuels and Alternative Energy Resource Worksheet
 
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Fossil Fuels and Alternative Energy Resource Worksheet.

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SCI 256 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Natural Resources and Energy Team Paper
 
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper on natural resources and energy. Include the following:
Choose a specific ecosystem, such as a forest, grassland, or a marine or freshwater aquatic ecosystem.
Identify associated with agriculture.
Identify and discuss the effects a growing human population may have on that ecosystem’s resources, including loss or harm to populations of wild species.
Discuss one management practice for sustainability and conservation of natural resources in that ecosystem.
Identify the risks and benefits of extracting or using one type of nonrenewable and one type of renewable energy resource from that ecosystem, or in areas near that ecosystem.
Assess management practices for sustainability and conservation of natural resources and energy.
Include two outside references.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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SCI 256 Week 4 Individual Assignment  Environmental Pollution
 
Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Environmental Pollution and select one option to complete the assignment. You can choose from the following options:
Option 1: Environmental Pollution Scenario Review and Summary
Option 2: Environmental Pollution Argument
 
 
SCI 256 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment  Environmental Analysis Topic Selection and Outline
 
Select a topic for the team’s Environmental Analysis Presentation, due in Week Five.
Create a brief outline indicating how you will complete the presentation. Include the resources you will use to complete the assignment.
Submit your outline to your instructor.
 
 
 
 
 
SCI 256 Week 5 Final Examination
 
Final Exam – SCI 256
Multiple Choice – 1 point each
 
In a Word document, number 1-15.  Write your answer next to each number, and upload to the Final Exam tab in the classroom.  Be sure to write only the letter for your answer.  Do not include the question or write out the answer.
 
1) Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
A) the sun beating down on a rain forest
B) plants, such as bamboo and rice, growing in moist environments
C) oil reserves, buried deep below the surface of the ground
D) water flowing through a dam
 
2) Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring showed that
A) pesticides like DDT were ineffective in killing crop pests.
B) scientific expertise can help shape positive environmental policies.
C) industries producing harmful chemicals welcomed scientific evaluation of their environmental impact.
D) biodiversity could be increased with cautious use of DDT.
 
3) The current global human population in 2012 is more than
A) 10 billion and is increasing at an annual rate of 5%.
B) 2.2 billion and is no longer growing.
C) 7.1 billion and is growing at a rate of 1.2%.
D) 13 billion and is decreasing at a rate of 3% in developing nations.
 
4) Biomes characterize regions with similar types of
A) vegetation and climatic conditions.
B) animals and plants.
C) soil, water systems, and animals.
D) rocks, soil, minerals, and water.
 
5) Energy is
A) lost in the form of heat as energy is passed up a food chain.
B) added in the form of heat as energy is passed up a food chain.
C) lost in the form of carbon dioxide as energy is passed up a food chain.
D) added in the form of heat as carbon dioxide is passed down a food chain.
 
6) Biodiversity in the world is
A) declining and is most negatively impacting the poorest people of the world.
B) declining and is most negatively impacting the wealthiest people of the world.
C) increasing but is negatively impacting the poorest people of the world.
D) increasing but is negatively impacting the wealthiest people of the world.
 
7) About 99% of all liquid fresh water on Earth is found in
A) lakes, including the Great Lakes of North America.
B) rivers such as the Amazon, Nile, and Mississippi watersheds.
C) underground aquifers.
D) the upper few meters of topsoil.
 
8) If a plowed farm field was restored to natural prairie, we would expect that
A) flooding would be more common in the related watershed.
B) more pollutants would flow into the watershed.
C) erosion of the soil would decrease.
D) less water would be retained in the groundwater reservoir.
 
9) About 150 years ago, agriculture underwent a revolution due to
A) genetic engineering of new crops.
B) the development of new herbicides and pesticides.
C) the industrial revolution, which brought changes in agricultural technology.
D) new markets that emerged from increased international trade.
 
10) Which of the following is the least biodegradable?
A) paper bag from a grocery store
B) leaves and branches piled up on a hillside
C) glass beer bottle
D) polyethylene wrapper that was used to package Campbell's soup
 
11) Risk in environmental health is most related to
A) hazards.
B) vulnerability.
C) hazardsor vulnerability.
D) hazards multiplied by vulnerability.
 
12) Around the world, the greatest health risk to children under the age of five, especially in low income families and nations is
A) infectious disease
B) lack of immunizations.
C) being underweight.
D) the loss of both parents.
 
13) Risk assessment by the EPA currently follows four sequential steps. In order, these are
A) exposure determination, dose-response determination, hazard control, and risk identification.
B) hazard assessment, dose-response assessment, exposure assessment, and risk characterization.
C) risk identification, hazard characterization, dose-response determination, and exposure control.
D) risk characterization, exposure assessment, dose-response assessment, and hazard assessment.
 
14) Sustainable economic and environmental policies will shift the focus from
A) sustainability to productivity.
B) growth to the well-being of humans.
C) productivity to growth.
D) productivity to profits.
 
15) Urban sprawl is associated with
A) low residential density.
B) high physical separation between homes, work, and shopping.
C) congested traffic due to inadequate road networks.
D) low residential density, high physical separation between homes, work, and shopping, and congested traffic due to inadequate road networks.
 
 
 
 
SCI 256 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Environmental Analysis Presentation
 
Perform an analysis of an environmental issue.
Prepare a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speaker notes. Include the following:
Select an environmental issue from any issues discussed in this class.
Describe the issue.
Identify the relative local, regional, national, or global policies addressing your issue.
Describe how the policies intend to address the issue.
Discuss the effectiveness, positive and negative, of any policies concerning the issue to include the following:
Challenges to policy implementation
Public opinion
Effects on individuals
Include no less than one outside resource per team member.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.