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MUSE Ecology 2018 Part 1
For the francophones: I am about to follow a MUSE course in....
Ecologie
Ecologisme
Both
The philosoper Karl Popper said "In as far as a scientific statement speaks about reality it must be falsifiable and in as far as it is not falsifiable it does not speak about reality"...
I agree
I disagree
An ecology professor working at the University of Geneva should...
Stick to her/his job and provide strictly objective scientific data to politicians so that they have the best possibe information upon which to base their decisions
Speak out publicly about the dire state of the planet, take sides and cannot afford to remain strictly objective
I am convinced we will be able to feed 9 billion people in a sustainable way in 2050...
Yes, because I believe in the inventivity of mankind, we always find solutions when we really have to
No, because natural resouces in the world are already stretched to their limits and cannot cope with a further increase in the human population
I have heard about the critical role of phosphorous in our envirionment. I see the role of phosphorous as...
Negative, phosphorous causes eutrophication of lakes, rivers and seas, causing algal blooms which choke out aquatic life
Positive since without phosphorous in fertilizers there can not be agriculture. We just need to make sure we dont run out of phosphorous
The following statemnt best describes my view on the resilience of natural ecosystems...
Nature is resilient. It can cope with human stresses and disturbances
Nature is vulnerable. If pushed too far ecosystems will collapse and stop functioning
The expression "c`est la goutte d`eau qui fait deborder la vase" speaks about the following property of ecosystems
Carrying capacity
Tipping points
Habitat destruction
Choose where the words are in the right order...
Genes, individuals, populations, communities, ecosystems, planet earth
Ecosystems, individuals, genes, communities, populations, planet earth
Darwin has taught us that Evolution through natural selection is all about "Survival of the fittest"
Yes that is a famous expression "Survival of the fittest" - this is what Darwinism is about
No I think Darwin was wrong, we now better now
I am an Ecosystem
non
oui
Université de Genève