APES Unit 5 Part 1 Quiz

The tragedy of the commons is best demonstrated through which of the following examples?

• clear-cutting on logging company land

• atmospheric pollution from a power plant

• overgrazing causing soil erosion on a farmers land

• a mining operation causing acid drainage on private property

• overhunting on commercial property

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which Federal agency regulates the grazing of livestock on desert and semi-arid public lands?

• The National Park Service

• The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• The U.S. Bureau of Land Management

• The U.S. Forest Service

• The U.S. Department of Commerce

Which of the following strategies would help ensure that we can provide food for a growing human population?

• Increase ethanol production in industrialized nations

• encourage parents to have more offspring to increase available farm labor

• increase palm oil production in poor countries

• reduce the amount of meat consumption worldwide

• reduce the production of nitrogen fertilizers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following is an example of the "Tragedy of the Commons"?

• conserving water by turning off the tap

• carpooling to work or school

• secondhand smoke in a public park

• deforestation on private land

• excessive noise throughout an industrial factory

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

All of the following are characteristics of genetically engineered crops EXCEPT

• resistance to disease

• high water needs

• need less fertilizer

• faster growing

• higher yielding

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-5

The leading cause of preventable blindness in the world is a deficiency in

• iron

• calcium

• vitamin A

• vitamin D

• iodine

What is not a likely effect of farm subsidies?

• increased food prices locally

• uniform food prices throughout the world

• selling food to foreign countries

• overabundance of food

• dependence on foreign food

Why do some consumers avoid GMOs?

• they are more expensive

• GMO products taste bad

• they are harder to find at the supermarket

• GMOs are not as nutritious as other foods

• some consumers believe GMOs are not safe to eat

Children who are malnourished suffer from a variety of diseases. Which of the following is NOT likely the result of malnutrition?

• childhood blindness

• iron deficiency

• anemia

• diabetes

How does clear-cutting of forests change the water cycle?

• there will be an increase in transpiration

• there will be an increase in evaporation

• there will be a decrease in run-off

• there will be a decrease in sedimentation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4