Human Population Growth and Resource Consumption

Preventing habitat destruction is important because

• organisms do not live independently of each other.

• protection of habitats is a way to promote biodiversity.

• the balance of nature could be disrupted fi habitats were distroyed.

• All of the above.

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A solar-powered calculator uses

• solar collectors

• solar panels

• solar mirrors

• solar cells

Which of the following factors contributes to smog

• automobiles

• sunlight

• mountains

• All of the above

Which of thew following resources is a renewable resource

• coal

• trees

• oil

• natural gas

Peat, lignite, and anthracite are all forms of

• petrolium

• natural gas

• coal

• gasohol

Exotic species

• do not affect native species.

• are species that make a home for themselves in a new place.

• are not introduced by human activity.

• do not take over an area.

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Which of the following is NOT made from petroleum?

• jet fuel

• lignite

• kerosene

• fuel oil

A renewable resource

• is a natural resource that can be replaced as quickly as it is used.

• is a natural resource that take thousands or millions of years to be replaced.

• includes fossil fuels, such as coal or oil.

• will eventually run out.

To produce energy, nuclear power plants use a process called

• fission

• fusion

• fractionation

• none of the above

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Which of the following resources is produced by fusion?

• solar energy

• natural gas

• nuclear energy

• petroleum

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