The One Central Problem of Environmental Science That Links All

question 25

Multiple Choice

The one central problem of environmental science that links all other problems together is that:

• A) we are using up our supplies of fossil fuels
• B) we are polluting the environment
• C) we are using too much fresh water
• D) we are continually increasing the number of humans
• E) we are depleting needed resources

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Definitions:

Trichloroheptane

A type of organic compound that has a seven-carbon chain and three chlorine atoms attached to it in various positions, leading to different isomers.

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers which are non-mirror image forms and possess distinct chemical and physical properties.

Diastereomer

Stereoisomers which do not act as mirror reflections of one another.

Specific Rotation

A measure of the rotation of plane-polarized light by a chiral compound in solution, specific to the wavelength of light and temperature.