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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 Fundamentals Paper (2 Papers)
• ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment Balancing
  Ecosystems
• ENV 100 Week 2 DQ 1
• ENV 100 Week 2 DQ 2

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ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP)

• 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.

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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?

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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?

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ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment Balancing
Ecosystems

• Resource Episode 1 of Gamescape and Ch. 5 and 6
  of Visualizing Environmental Science.
• Complete Episode 1 "Balancing Ecosystems" of
  Gamescape.
• Write a 350- to 700-word letter to the City
  Council in neighboring Glimmerville. In your
  letter, explain the situation with the Grass Carp
  and some of the challenges faced in restoring
  balance to Sparksville's aquatic ecosystem. Since
  Glimmerville is experiencing a similar 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 growth factors impacted
  ecosystem balance in Episode 1? Describe two ways
  in which the invasive species and native species
  impact ecosystem balance.

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ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment
Environmental Fundamentals Paper (2 Papers)

• This Tutorial contains 2 Different Papers
• Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you
  discuss the fundamental 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
  surrounding sustainable and unsustainable human
  interactions with the environment?
• In general, how do human values affect
  sustainability given current challenges facing
  society?
• After reviewing the research on the environment,
  how do environmental hazards affect human health?
  Provide at least two examples.

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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 obtains its
  required nutrients plant, animal, fungus, or
  bacteria.

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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 producers to
  consumers to decomposers in the ecosystem.

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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, riparian
  (river/stream), mangrove, coastline.

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ENV 100 Week 2 Individual Assignment
Environmental Hazards

• Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you
  discuss how environmental hazards affect human
  population. In your paper, answer the following
  questions
• What are toxicants? How do they affect living
  organisms?
• What are disease-causing agents? Select two
  agents and describe their effects and how they
  are transmitted. Why are they considered
  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?

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ENV 100 Week 2 Individual Population Management

• As president of the City Council, you have been
  invited by the Mayor to give a PowerPoint
  presentation to Sparksville High School.
• Develop a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
  presentation that explains the prairie dog land
  management issue. Include the following 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.

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ENV 100 Week 3 DQ 1 (UOP)

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

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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.

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ENV 100 Week 3 DQ 3 (UOP)

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

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ENV 100 Week 3 Individual Assignment Air and
Water 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 option to
  complete the assignment.

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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 while maintaining a
  high level of environmental air quality.
• Write a 350- to 700-word speech for a Town Hall
  Meeting that addresses the following points
• State the current economic situation and the
  three choices that were 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 choices
  could be a point and non-source of water and air
  pollution.

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ENV 100 Week 4 DQ 1 (UOP)

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

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ENV 100 Week 4 DQ 2 (UOP)

• 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

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ENV 100 Week 4 DQ 3 (UOP)

• Week 4 DQ 3
• Discuss sustainable practices for one of the
  following forests, rangelands, or farms.

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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 long-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 oil, and renewable energy
  sources available.
• Discuss some challenges that our nation faces
  with managing our energy resources and how these
  challenges have affected you personally.

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ENV 100 Week 4 Individual Assignment Waste and
Energy Presentation

• Develop a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
  presentation with speaker notes in which you
  evaluate the effects of waste products 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 biological diversity in the
  environment.

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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.

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ENV 100 Week 5 DQ 2 (UOP)

• 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.

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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?

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ENV 100 Week 5 Individual Assignment
Environmental Resources Worksheet

• Complete the Environmental Resources Worksheet

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

• Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you
  evaluate the impact of your selected waste
  products and fossil fuels on the environment. In
  your evaluation, include the following items
• Identify the sources of your selected waste
  materials. Then, describe the impact of your
  selected waste materials on soil and water
  quality.
• Explain how your selected waste materials and
  fossil fuels affect biological diversity in the
  environment.

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