A Nursing Instructor Is Giving a Lecture on Environmental Sustainability

question 7

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is giving a lecture on environmental sustainability. The instructor explains that this is a critical issue to the global environment and an important emerging public health issue. Some of the issues addressed within environmental sustainability include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

• A)Preventing environmental exposure
• B)Maintaining the funding for research and development for alternative energy
• C)The rates in which renewable resources are harvested
• D)The rates of depletion of nonrenewable resources
• E)The creation of pollution that can continue for an indefinite period of time

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Definitions:

Food Preference

An individual's inclination or desire to select certain types of food over others based on taste, health, culture, or other factors.

Genetic Basis

The underlying foundation of traits and diseases in organisms, determined by genes and their interaction with the environment.

Imprinting

A process occurring early in an animal's life where it forms attachments and develops a concept of its own identity based on its environment and interactions.

Suitable Mate

An individual chosen for reproduction based on genetic compatibility and traits deemed beneficial for offspring.