Ev Sci Final

Just like what the dinosaurs went through, scientists believe that we are currently within the 6th...

• Mass extinction

• Fossil Record

• Carbon Cycle reset

• Oil Replenishment

Following a mass extinction, life on earth...

• Will eventually return to normal

• Will decrease slowly until all populations cease to exist.

• Will never be the same

• flourish, allowing for millions of new species to sprout in a short period of time

The low rate at which extinction rates occur is known as...

• Mass extinctions

• Endangerment

• Background extinction

• Shoreline extinction

As modern humans have evolved, the rate of extinction has...

• Increased

• Decreased

• Remained the same

• Disappeared

All of the following are ecosystem services except...

• Pollination

• Production of oxygen from plants

• Water purification

• Pollution

Why should we care that there is believed to be a 6th mass extinction currently happening on the planet?

What is bad about habitat fragmentation?

• Species are unable to migrate

• Isolates populations of a species

• Creates a barrier

• All of the above

The second largest cause of extinction is...

• Pollution

• Overexploitation

• Invasive species

• Viruses

What is the best way to limit impacts from invasive species?

• Introduce ANOTHER invasive species

• Gathering

• Hunting

• Building dams

human growth is always accompanied by...

• Increased resource use

• More invasive species

• Decreased pollution

• Drying out the planet