CEE 181 / CEE181 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
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The rat brain robot reminds us
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Answer: that the integration of biology and machine
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that the integration of biology and machine is closer than you may think and may have been here all along....
to feed the cat
that a mind is a terrible thing to waste rats will eventually take over the world
• Question 2
What is valid reason why someone would birth a Neanderthal?
10 out of 10 points
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Answer: Because birthing a Neanderthal would generate instant notoreity and fame.
Answers: Because birthing a Neanderthal poses no ethical concerns.
Because birthing a Neanderthal would answer all questions regarding human evolution.
Because birthing a Neanderthal would generate instant notoreity and fame.
Because birthing a Neanderthal, currently, is rather inexpensive.
• Question 3
The idea that humans are a design space and, for example, are being wired up with robotic extensions, is important to discuss because
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Answer: it forces us to consider what being human really means
Answers: we need to understand how much more we can do as cyborgs
providing prosthetics assuages our guilt over those injured on our behalf in war
it forces us to consider what being human really means we must learn to manage our robot babies
• Question 4
As discussed in this lecture, augmented cognition or "augcog" is
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10 out of 10 points
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Answer: an integration of humans and information technology (e.g., computers and networks) that enables humans to function more effectively in the increasingly technology-enabled world in which we live
Answers: a future goal of AI research
the result of using performance enhancing drugs like Adderall a way that human intelligence is simulated in computers
an integration of humans and information technology (e.g., computers and networks) that enables humans to function more effectively in the increasingly technology-enabled world in which we live
• Question 5
The future of humankind is shaped by evolving technology, but technology is not changing by itself. Importantly, so are:
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Answer: human values and culture
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human values and culture
solar flares and magnetic flux
geological structures and magma
social networks
• Question 6
Questions about birthing Neanderthals are not a silly waste of time because
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Selected
Answer: the technology is nearly ready, but the moral and ethical implications are only starting to be discussed
Answers: we could never be successful
the technology is nearly ready, but the moral and ethical implications are only starting to be discussed
Neanderthals are too smart to let us do that
humans could ultimately be threatened by Neanderthals
• Question 7
10 out of 10 points
The rat-brained robot is a cyborg.
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Answers: Tru e False
• Question 1
10 out of 10 points
Most science historians are likely to agree that the most important "event" in human history is the Industrial Revolution.
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Answers: Tru e False
• Question 2
The inequalities which economists term "the Great Divergence":
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Answer: Is indicative of a complex interaction of economics, technology, and culture
Answers: Can be resolved by distributing income
Can be diminished by ensuring that all cultures have computers
Is indicative of a complex interaction of economics, technology, and culture
Will soon disappear once Sustainability is achieved
• Question 3
The efficiency of modern industrial agriculture is required
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Answer: to feed the large and growing human population
Answers: to demonstrate that modern technology is always a great thing
to feed the large and growing human population
to give the machines practice for when they take over
to ensure that food is pure and healthy
• Question 4
The Great Divergence occurred because:
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Economic advancement came quickly to technology-enabled societies, whereas societies without technology did not advance at a similar rate.
Answers: Cultures disagree over certain ethical beliefs.
Technology was unfairly hoarded by those who invented it. Attitudes about economic success differed between cultures.
Economic advancement came quickly to technology-enabled societies, whereas societies without technology did not advance at a similar rate.
• Question 5
10 out of 10 points
There is very likely no connection between technology and the number of humans that can survive on planet earth.
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Fals e
Answers: True Fals
e
• Question 1
Which of these are true about societal development and economic growth:
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Answers: Developing societies need increasingly more energy to fuel their development.
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The trade space involved in human development and economic growth is increasingly large and complicated.
Developing societies need increasingly more energy to fuel their development.
Now that humankind is aware of the negative effects of energy production using fossil fuels, developing countries find themselves in a quandary over their use.
The trade space involved in human development and economic growth is increasingly large and complicated.
Developing countries should use only renewable energy to fuel their development.
• Question 2
10 out of 10 points
When we consider resources like fresh water and phosphorus, it's better to consider it a "price point" issue than it is to fear that we will "run out."
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Tru e
Answers: Tru e False
• Question 3
10 out of 10 points
“Embedded water” is an idea that helps us assess environmental impact by estimating
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Answer: The amount of water used to produce commonly used and traded items
Answers: The body weight of grazing animals to determine soil compaction ratios
The amount of water it takes to induce a “swimmer’s ear” infection
The moisture content of soils used in different industrial agriculture approaches
The amount of water used to produce commonly used and traded items
The remaining volume of water in an underground aquifer
• Question 4
10 out of 10 points
What is the primary reason that suggests Phoenix does not have to worry about its water supply for the foreseeable future?
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Answer: Phoenix has water rights associated with its agricultural activities.
Answers: Phoenix has an unusually large groundwater system.
Rainfall in Phoenix far exceeds the demand for water in Phoenix.
Phoenix has water rights associated with its agricultural activities.
The Salt River is a government-protected waterway.
• Question 5
What sector in the United States consumes the most water?
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Answer: The agricultural sector
10 out of 10 points
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The agricultural
sector
The residential sector
The industrial sector
The commercial sector
• Question 1
10 out of 10 points
What is the primary reason that suggests Phoenix does not have to worry about its water supply for the foreseeable future?
Selected
Answer: Phoenix has water rights associated with its agricultural activities.
Answers: Phoenix has an unusually large groundwater system.
Rainfall in Phoenix far exceeds the demand for water in Phoenix.
Phoenix has water rights associated with its agricultural activities.
The Salt River is a government-protected waterway.
• Question 2
10 out of 10 points
When we consider resources like fresh water and phosphorus, it's better to consider it a "price point" issue than it is to fear that we will "run out."
Selected Answer:
Tru e
Answers: Tru e False
• Question 3
10 out of 10 points
“Embedded water” is an idea that helps us assess environmental impact by estimating
Selected
Answer: The amount of water used to produce commonly used and traded items
Answers: The body weight of grazing animals to determine soil compaction ratios
The amount of water it takes to induce a “swimmer’s ear” infection
The moisture content of soils used in different industrial
agriculture approaches
The amount of water used to produce commonly used and traded items
The remaining volume of water in an underground aquifer
• Question 4
What sector in the United States consumes the most water?
Selected
Answer: The agricultural sector
10 out of 10 points
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The agricultural sector
The residential sector
The industrial sector
The commercial sector
• Question 5
Which of these are true about societal development and economic growth:
Selected
Answers: Developing societies need increasingly more energy to fuel their development.
10 out of 10 points
Now that humankind is aware of the negative effects of energy production using fossil fuels, developing countries find themselves in a quandary over their use.
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The trade space involved in human development and economic growth is increasingly large and complicated.
Developing societies need increasingly more energy to fuel their development.
Now that humankind is aware of the negative effects of energy production using fossil fuels, developing countries find themselves in a quandary over their use.
The trade space involved in human development and economic growth is increasingly large and complicated.
Developing countries should use only renewable energy to fuel their development.
• Question 1
10 out of 10 points
Once technology exists that can control carbon levels in the atmosphere the true problem surfaces because now we must come to agreement on what kind of world we want.
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Answers: Tru e False
• Question 2
Among the reasons the "climate change" debate is so fractious are:
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Answers: Some oversimplify and view it as a problem to be solved instead of a condition to be managed
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Developed countries cannot simply tell developing countries to stop burning fossil fuels.
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There are still significant differences of opinion about how much climate change is natural, and how much is caused by human impacts.
Some oversimplify and view it as a problem to be solved instead of a condition to be managed
Developed countries cannot simply tell developing countries to stop burning fossil fuels.
There are still significant differences of opinion about how much climate change is natural, and how much is caused by human impacts.
Relevant aspects of the carbon cycle and associated greenhouse effects are still not completely understood.
• Question 3
10 out of 10 points
Which of the following earth systems are independent of the carbon cycle?
Selected Answer: None
Answers: Nitrogen Water
Food and agriculture
None
• Question 4
Which of these are approaches to solar radiation management?
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Answer: carbon capture, liquification, and storage in underground aquifers
Answers: carbon capture, liquification, and storage in underground aquifers
high altitude reflective balloons and sulfur-seeded clouds to increase albedo
iron fertilization of the ocean to increase phytoplankton uptake of CO2.
increased use of sunblock with protection levels above SPF 30.
• Question 5
The major branches of geoengineering include (select all that apply):
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Answers: Solar radiation management
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Carbon capture and sequestration [Show Less]