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ENV 100 Entire Course (UOP)

ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 1
ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 2
ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 3
ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment Environmental Fundament
als Paper (2 Papers)
ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment Balancing Ecosystems
ENV 100 Week 2 DQ 1
ENV 100 Week 2 DQ 2

ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP)

Week 1 DQ 1
Discuss a particular technology and its use in conducting environm
ental research using one of the examples listed below:
1) GPS and animal tracking 2) GPS and deforestation 3) doppler rad
ar and animal migrations 4) sensitive detection of chemical exposu
re in the blood to measure pollution exposure 4) technology used t
o monitor weather 5) your choice.

ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 2 (UOP)

Week 1 DQ 2
What evidence suggests that the human population has reached its
capacity on the planet? How can the health of the environment be
measured?

ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 3 (UOP)

Week 1 DQ 3
What is sustainable development and why is it important? Why do
natural resources have limits?

ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Ass

ignment
Balancing
Resource: Episode
1 of Gamescape andEcosystems
Ch. 5 and 6 of Visualizing E

nvironmental Science.
Complete Episode 1: "Balancing Ecosystems" of Gamescape.
Write a 350- to 700-word letter to the City Council in neighboring G
limmerville. In your letter, explain the situation with the Grass Car
p and some of the challenges faced in restoring balance to Sparksv
ille's aquatic ecosystem. Since Glimmerville is experiencing a simila
r situation, provide advice on how to restore their lake ecosystem.
Include the following points in your letter:
What is ecosystem balance? Which reduction factors and which gro
wth factors impacted ecosystem balance in Episode 1? Describe tw
o ways in which the invasive species and native species impact eco
system balance.

ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment Environme

ntal Fundamentals Paper (2 Papers)

This Tutorial contains 2 Different Papers

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you discuss the fundam
ental principles of environment science. In your paper, answer the
following questions:
How do you define environmental science?
How does the relationship between science and technology affect
environmental problems and solutions in todays society?
Why is the concept of environmental sustainability important, and
why should it be studied? What are the historical patterns surroun
ding sustainable and unsustainable human interactions with the e
nvironment?
In general, how do human values affect sustainability given current
challenges facing society?
After reviewing the research on the environment, how do environ
mental hazards affect human health? Provide at least two example
s.

ENV 100 Week 2 DQ 1 (UOP)

Week 2 DQ 1
Living things require nutrients such as an energy source, minerals,
and/or vitamins. Pick one of the following and discuss where it obt
ains its required nutrients: plant, animal, fungus, or bacteria.

ENV 100 Week 2 DQ 2 (UOP)

Week 2 DQ 2
Discuss the flow of carbon throughout living things considering its
transformation from C02 to carbs and back as you to from produc
ers to consumers to decomposers in the ecosystem.

ENV 100 Week 2 DQ 3 (UOP)

Week 2 DQ 3
Discuss in an example the value of one of the following habitats in
ecosystems and how human activity has impacted it: wetlands, rip
arian (river/stream), mangrove, coastline.

ENV 100 Week 2 Individual Assignment Environme

ntal Hazards
Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you discuss how environ
mental hazards affect human population. In your paper, answer th
e following questions:
What are toxicants? How do they affect living organisms?
What are disease-causing agents? Select two agents and describe t
heir effects and how they are transmitted. Why are they considere
d environmental health hazards?
How do changes in the environment contribute to human diseases
? Is there a link between human activities on the environment and
these emerging diseases?

ENV 100 Week 2 Individual Population Manageme

nt
As president of the City Council, you have been invited by the May
or to give a PowerPoint presentation to Sparksville High School.
Develop a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation tha
t explains the prairie dog land management issue. Include the follo
wing points:
Discuss some of the challenges of urbanization and environmental
benefits. Explain how the prairie dog land management issues are
related to
the challenges of urbanization.

ENV 100 Week 3 DQ 1 (UOP)

Week 3 DQ 1
Discuss one or more air pollutants from autos, trucks, or trains an
d modern approaches for reducing these.

ENV 100 Week 3 DQ 2 (UOP)

Week 3 DQ 2
Discuss the causes and consequences of global warming including
its impact on the ocean.

ENV 100 Week 3 DQ 3 (UOP)

Week 3 DQ 3
Discuss the eutrophication of water in lakes and streams consideri
ng both point and nonpoint sources of pollution.

ENV 100 Week 3 Individual Assignment Air and Wat

er Pollution Paper (2 Papers)

This Tutorial contains 2 Different Papers

For this assignment, choose from the following options:
Option 1: Air and Water Pollution Paper
Option 2: Gulf Oil Spill Paper
Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Air and
Water Pollution located on the student website and select one opti
on to complete the assignment.

ENV 100 Week 3 Individual Atmospheric Issues

As Newly elected Mayor of Sparksville, the town's citizens are eager
to hear what you plan on doing to promote the local economy whil
e maintaining a high level of environmental air quality.
Write a 350- to 700-word speech for a Town Hall Meeting that addr
esses the following points:
State the current economic situation and the three choices that we
re available to the town of Sparksville.
Discuss how these three choices would impact water pollution and
indoor and outdoor air pollution. Explain how each of the three ch
oices could be a point and non-source of water and air pollution.

ENV 100 Week 4 DQ 1 (UOP)

Week 4 DQ 1
Discuss the impact of using fertilizer for farming on soil and at leas
t one method for soil conservation by farmers.

ENV 100 Week 4 DQ 2 (UOP)

Week 4 DQ 2
Discuss some of the environmental problems associated with mini
ng and how bioremediation and/or phytoremediation can be used
to help restore mined areas

ENV 100 Week 4 DQ 3 (UOP)

Week 4 DQ 3
Discuss sustainable practices for one of the following: forests, rang
elands, or farms.

ENV 100 Week 4 Individual Assignment Impacts of an Energy Resource Plan

Imagine that you are preparing a 350- to 700-word letter for a time
capsule for your great-great grandchildren, which explains the lon
g-term energy sustainability
plan that you developed in Episode 4 of Gamescape.
Include the following points:
Briefly describe the nation's current energy situation, reliance on o
il, and renewable energy sources available.
Discuss some challenges that our nation faces with managing our
energy resources and how these challenges have affected you pers
onally.

ENV 100 Week 4 Individual Assignment Waste and Energy Presentation

Develop a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation wi

th speaker notes in which you evaluate the effects of waste produc
ts and fossil fuels
on the environment. Include the following items:
Select two waste products and two fossil fuels. Describe the effects
of your selected waste materials on soil and water quality.
Explain how your selected waste materials and fossil fuels affect bi
ological diversity in the environment.

ENV 100 Week 5 DQ 1 (UOP)

Week 5 DQ 1
Discuss a particular endangered species examining the causes for
near extinction and efforts to save or restore them. Also provide a
rationale for preserving this species in the context of biodiversity.

ENV 100 Week 5 DQ 2 (UOP)

Week 5 DQ 2
Discuss the incorporation of one type of renewable energy (ultra lo
w carbon) for residential or industrial use. Consider some the uses
and limitations of your choice.

ENV 100 Week 5 DQ 3 (UOP)

Week 5 DQ 3
Discuss the use of fuel cells in residential or commercial buildings.
How do they compare with solar energy panels?

ENV 100 Week 5 Individual Assignment Environmental Resources Worksheet

Complete the Environmental Resources Worksheet

ENV 100 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Waste and Energy Paper and Prese
ntation (UOP)

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you evaluate the im

pact of your selected waste products and fossil fuels on the enviro
nment. In your evaluation, include the following items:
Identify the sources of your selected waste materials. Then, descr
ibe the impact of your selected waste materials on soil and water q
uality.
Explain how your selected waste materials and fossil fuels affect
biological diversity in the environment.

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