EES 2.7.3

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

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

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

How does global warming affect polar bears?

• It could drive polar bears to warmer climates
• It could cause wildfires in polar bears' habitats
• It could cause severe weather patterns in the Arctic
• It could melt the sea ice which would impact their food supply

Many animals have become endangered species due to

• Over hunting

• Over feeding

• Forestation

Landslides, global warming, floods and soil erosions are all effects of

• Deforestation

• Overpopulation

• Global Warming

All of the following are threats to biodiversity EXCEPT

• biological magnification of toxic compounds.

• habitat fragmentation.

• invasive species.

• species preservation.

What is a monoculture?

• A single variety of crop grown year after year.

• A single organism that can destroy a field of crops.

• A single way of managing all different types of crops.

• A yield of crops that can support a single household.

What is a resource that can regenerate if they are alive or can be replenished by biogeochemical cycles if they are nonliving?

• Renewable Resources

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Sustainable Resources

• Air Resources

Soil erosion, or the wearing away of surface soils, along with dry climates, over farming, over grazing, and drought can lead to what event?

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Habitat Fragmentation

• None of these