2023 Ecosystems and Human Activity

What percentage of the United States exports included fruits and vegetables?

• 8%
• 9%
• 17%
• 27%

The type of fishing shown is dangerous because _

• entire populations of fish can be caught at one time.
• fishermen can get caught in the net during the harvest.
• the buoy causes visual distraction to surrounding organsims.
• the anchor can cause a large amount of weathering to the seafloor.

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Reduce, reuse, and recycle are the three R’s of

• Population control
• Pollution
• Natural selection
• Conservation

Using the pie graph, identify a  way humans could help slow deforestation.

• Find new materials to use besides wood.
• Find an alternative sources of fuel besides wood

• Reduce the use of land for agriculture and switch to cattle ranching.
• Increase the number of cattle on ranches instead of making more ranches.

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Fill in the table showing the positive  impacts of human interaction on the environment.

• Larger landfills and coal power
• Recycling and solar power
• Recycling and coal power
• Larger landfills and bottling water

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Fill in the table showing the negative impacts of human interaction on the environment.

• Recycling and solar power
• Bottling water and  recycling
• Solar power and Larger landfills
• Larger landfills and coal power

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A farmer clears a 100 acre plot of land and plants corn.  What are the negative impacts this could have on local ecosystems?

• Less room for animals to hunt, nitrogen run-off in ecosystem, fewer trees
• Birds finding food on cleared land, more food for livestock, fewer trees
• More food for livestock, less room for animals to hunt, fewer trees
• Fewer trees, nitrogen run-off in ecosystem, more food for livestock

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What happens when humans cut down forests to build shopping malls?

• Plants and animals thrive in the new environment and pollution decreases.
• New animals species form and plants produce more oxygen.
• The shopping mall reduces the amount of pollution in the area.
• Habitat is altered, plants and animals destroyed, and pollution increases.

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What will most likely decrease the size of a habitat?

• Clearing land to build a house.
• Using public transportation.
• Recycling once a week.
• Conserving water on a daily basis.

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In a population increase in any species, what would also have to increase in order for the species to thrive?

• Number of males, availability of food, availability of water
• Ability to see at night, number of males, number of predators
• Space for shelter, availability of food, availability of water
• Number of predators, space for shelter, number of males

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