8.11B Short and Long term Environmental Changes

All of the following are examples of environmental changes that can be caused by humans except - 

• clearing land for housing developments
• pesticides
• volcanic eruption
• pollution

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An organism that cannot adapt to changes in the environment will most likely - 

• produce more offspring
• die
• change its traits to survive
• store more food

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Insecticides are sprayed over a large area in an effort to reduce the number of grasshoppers that are eating the corn plants. How will this change affect this food chain? 

• The number of grasshoppers will increase
• The number of lizards will increase
• The number of lizards and hawks will decrease
• The number of grasshoppers, lizards, and hawks will decrease

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A giraffe’s niche is feeding on the canopy of trees.  What physical biological trait must the giraffes keep in order to support this niche?

• a long neck
• small antenna
• short ears
• large brown spots

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Which of the following are considered to be Short-term environmental effects?

• Hurricanes

• Tornados

• Flooding

• Deforestation

• Wildfire

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Which of the following is the best definition for Long-term environmental changes?

• Long-term environmental changes tend to not affect the environment and the organisms living in it since it happens rather quickly.

• Long-term environmental changes do not have a significant effect on the environment.

• Long-term environmental changes, like droughts, floods, and fires do not give populations time to adapt to the change and force them to move or become extinct. The changes happen rather quickly and there is no time for adaptations to occur which can lead to massive die-off.

• Long-term environmental changes, like pollution, deforestation, and ice age are much more gradual and allow populations to adapt. Overtime, organisms that are affected by these changes have a chance to survive as they can develop adaptations that will help them cope with the change.

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A type of environmental change that affects organisms immediately as it happens quickly.

• Long-term

• Short-term

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A type of environmental change that can cause changes in the ecosystem which will affect organisms in that environment over several generations.

• Long-term

• Short-term

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What two environmental changes can be found in this image?

• pollution and climate change

• climate change and urbanization

• deforestation and pollution

• urbanization and deforestation

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Due to several days of downpours the rivers have overflowed their banks causing localized flooding.

• This is a long term impact.
• This is a short term impact.

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