Human Impact

Snow melts in parking lots and carries oils into nearby waterways. What kind of pollution is this?

• Point Source

• Nonpoint Source

• Ground water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Chemicals released from an Industrial Plant directly into a river are an example of ___________ pollution

• Point Source

• Nonpoint Source

Cities have begun to spring up in third world countries where there are abundant resources for large populations. This is an example of

• Urbanization

• Ruralization

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which shape best represents the flow of water in a watershed?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

When life begins to grow on this cooled lava, it will begin the process of _________________ succession

• Secondary

• Opportunistic

• Primary

• Pioneer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The plants pictured here are an example of ___________ species.

• Primary

• Pioneer

• Secondary

• Opportunistic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

This is an image of a landslide in Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. When plants begin to regrow in this area, they will be an example of ________________ succession

• Primary

• Pioneer

• Secondary

• Opportunistic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

These brassicacea weeds have begun taking over a forest floor, replacing the small grass and lichen that previously existed here. They are an example of a _____________ species.

• Primary

• Pioneer

• Secondary

• Opportunistic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

True or False: It is impossible to predict the regrowth patters of an ecosystem after a major disturbance.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The on-going process of growth and development after a disturbance is called ________________

• Succession

• Pioneer Species

• Secondary Species

• Biome

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4