Environmental Science

Environmental Science: Toward a Sustainable Future 12th Edition, 2014

ISBN-13: 9780321811530

Author(s): Richard T. Wright, Dorothy Boorse

Publisher: Pearson

Writing Assignment for Unit Two

·  Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e., an introduction, middle paragraphs and conclusion). 


·  Responses must be typed double-spaced, using a standard font (i.e. Times New Roman) and 12 point type size. 
Word count is NOT one of the criteria that is used in assigning points to writing assignments. However, students who are successful in earning the maximum number of points tend to submit writing assignments that fall in the following ranges:

· Graduate courses: 500 - 750 words or 2 - 3 pages.

· Plagiarism 
All work must be free of any form of plagiarism.

· Put written answers into your own words. Do not simply cut and paste your answers from the Internet and do not copy your answers from the textbook. Be sure to refer to the course syllabus for more details on plagiarism and proper citation styles. 


· Please answer ONE of the following: 


· 1. Name and describe the roles of the three main trophic categories that make up the biotic structure of every ecosystem. Give examples of organisms from each category.

· 2. List the environmental and social consequences of rapid population growth in rural developing countries and urban areas.

· 3. What is meant by the debt crisis of the developing world? What is being done to help resolve this crisis?