Human Impact

Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?

• deforestation
• removing carnivores from a forest 
• recycling
• heating homes with fossil fuels  

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Increased industrialization will most likely

• decrease available habitats 
• increase environmental carrying capacity 
• increase the stability of ecosystems 
• decrease global warming

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which human activity would most likely deplete nonrenewable resources?

• use of natural enemies to eliminate insect pests
• development of wildlife refuges 
• governmental restriction of industrial pollution 
• increased use of fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Deforestation of areas considered to be rich sources of genetic material could limit future agricultural and medical advances due to

• the maintenance of dynamic equilibrium 
• the loss of biodiversity 
• an increase in the ecosystem’s carrying capacity
• the depletion of the ozone layer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Many common products, such as wooden furniture, paper, and books, are made from trees. Which of the following is a likely consequence of humans cutting down a forest in order to make use of the natural resources there? 

• the decrease of chemical runoff into the oceans
• increased acid rain
• the increase of light pollution in cities
• the destruction of habitats

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What are renewable resources?

• Resources that are used faster than they form
• a.       Resources that can replenish themselves over time
• a.       Resources that exist only in urban areas
• Resources that exist only in rural areas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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Humans often change ecosystems as a result of population growth, consumption, and technology. Which of the following exemplifies a way in which humans modify ecosystems? 

• factory and automotive emissions causing acid rain 
• redirecting and storing freshwater behind dams 
• cutting down trees to build new buildings and roads 
• all of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Humans often change ecosystems as a result of population growth, consumption, and technology. Which of the following exemplifies a way in which humans modify ecosystems? 

• factory and automotive emissions causing acid rain 
• redirecting and storing freshwater behind dams 
• cutting down trees to build new buildings and roads 
• all of these

any undesirable factor added to the air, water, or soil

• particulates
• ozone
• pollution
• smog

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which member of the food chain is MOST affected by mercury, a fresh water pollutant?

algae --> zooplankton--> small fish --> large fish --> hawk

• algae
• zooplankton
• large fish
• hawk