Humans in the Biosphere

What is a consequence of negative human interactions with the environment?

• degradation of soils
• destruction of animal habitats
• depleted population of certain fish
• all of the above

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What is the best description of the idea of environmental conservation and sustainability?

• Innovating new ways in which humans can store nuclear waste above ground
• Innovating new ways in which humans can use and consume more fossil fuels
•    Careful and controlled use of renewable and non-renewable resources
• Careful and controlled use of renewable resources only

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Which of the following examples best describes an abiotic factor that could impact biodiversity in an ecosystem?

•  An increase in prey can impact the number of predators in an ecosystem
• The competition for food can impact survival rates between members of the same species in an ecosystem
•  The increase in the amount of acid rain in an ecosystem can change the pH of the soil
•  The introduction of an invasive species can change available resources in an ecosystem

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The Eastern United States is dominated by temperate forests, which of the following abiotic factors would have a lasting negative impact on biodiversity in the temperate forest?

• clear-cutting
•  A reduction in the use of fertilizers
• selective cutting
• an increase in plant poplulations

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what is the leading cause of deforestation?

• Diseases 
• Housing market
• Agriculture and Farming
• Paper mill

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_______________ is the clearing of forests on a massive scale.

• Delimbing
• Reforestation
• Deforestation
• Detreeing

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Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Wind
• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass

Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources?

• cheap
• potential
• renewable
• chemical 

What is a second way you could save energy?

• Charge your phone as much as you can
• Always turn off the lights when you leave you house
• Always keep your computer or other electronics on
• Buy lots of things on line

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What is global warming?

• the steady rise of earth's daily temperature
• the rapid rise of Earth's average temperature
• the steady rise of the United States' daily temperature
• the rapid rise of the United States' average temperature

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