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Week 1 DQ 1
Discuss a particular technology and its use in conducting
environmental research using one of the examples listed below:
1) GPS and animal tracking 2) GPS and deforestation 3) doppler
radar and animal migrations 4) sensitive detection of chemical
exposure in the blood to measure pollution exposure 4)
technology used to monitor weather 5) your choice.
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?
Week 1 DQ 3
What is sustainable development and why is it important? Why
do natural resources have limits?
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 obtains its required nutrients: plant, animal, fungus, or
bacteria.
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
producers to consumers to decomposers in the ecosystem.
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, riparian (river/stream), mangrove, coastline.
Week 3 DQ 1
Discuss one or more air pollutants from autos, trucks, or trains
and modern approaches for reducing these.
Week 3 DQ 2
Discuss the causes and consequences of global warming
including its impact on the ocean.
Week 3 DQ 3
Discuss the eutrophication of water in lakes and streams
considering both point and nonpoint sources of pollution
Week 4 DQ 1
Discuss the impact of using fertilizer for farming on soil and at
least one method for soil conservation by farmers.
Week 4 DQ 2
Discuss some of the environmental problems associated with
mining and how bioremediation and/or phytoremediation can be
used to help restore mined areas
Week 4 DQ 3
Discuss sustainable practices for one of the following: forests,
rangelands, or farms.
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.
Week 5 DQ 2
Discuss the incorporation of one type of renewable energy (ultra
low carbon) for residential or industrial use. Consider some the
uses and limitations of your choice.
Week 5 DQ 3
Discuss the use of fuel cells in residential or commercial
buildings. How do they compare with solar energy panels?