Sci 1101 Additional Sample Test 1 Questions KEY 1 What factor(s) contributed to the exponential growth of the human

population during the industrial revolution? a. More food available b. improvements in sanitation c. Improved medical care d. Improved agricultural management e. All of the above were contributing factors 2 Here are the typical steps in the path to sustainability. Choose the correct order for the five following steps.

S. Trade Offs T. Natural Capital Degradation V. Individuals Matter W. Solutions

a. S, T, U, V, and W 3 Which of the following is not a natural service?

U. Natural Capital

b. U, T, V, W, and S c. U, T, W, S, and V d. none of these are in the correct order

a. Food production b. Soil c. Waste treatment d. Water storage e. Pest Control

4 Which of the following is(are) not true concerning pollutants?

a. Can disrupt / degrade life-support systems. b. Can damage health and property. c. Can create nuisances such as noise and unpleasant smells, tastes, and sights. d. a and b are true, but c is false e. a, b, and c are true
5 Which of the following is not a major cause of environmental problems? a. Population growth b. wasteful resource use e. Ecological knowledge c. Poverty d. Poor environmental accounting

6 The exponential increasing flow of material resources through the worlds economic systems depletes, degrades and pollutes the environment. a. true b. false 7 These compounds contain only hydrogen and carbon bonded with single covalent bonds. A. alkanes b. alkenes c. alkynes d. arenes e. none of these 8 These compounds contain only hydrogen and carbon bonded with single covalent bonds they also contain a carbon-carbon double bond. a. alkanes b. alkenes c. alkynes d. arenes e. none of these 9 These compounds are ring-shaped and have alternating single and double carbon-carbon bonds. a. alkanes b. alkenes c. alkynes d. arenes e. none of these. 10 What is the name of the compound represented by the formula C7H16 ? c. heptane d. nonane e. none of these 11 -OH is the functional group that is associated with: a. alcohols d. lipids e. none of these a. propane b. butane

b. alkanes

c. cycloalkanes

12 Structural isomers are compounds that have the same molecular formulas but different structural formulas. a. true b. false 13 The most important alkane reaction is ____?______. Otherwise, alkanes are relatively ___?____ chemically. a. isomerization; stable b. combustion; stable c. isomerization; unstable d. combustion; stable e. none of these are true