Biodiversity Grade 6

Which of the following issues is the cause of the other environmental impacts caused by humans?

• pollution
• human population growth
• climate change
• habitat destruction 

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Human impact on the environment is often more dramatic than the impact of most other living things because humans have a greater

• need for water

• need for food

• ability to alter the environment

• ability to adapt to change

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What is the major cause for air pollution? 

• factories and cars
• cigarretes 
• deforestation
• oil spills

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Materials that harm the environment like pesticides and sewage are considered

• politics

• pollutants

• biofuels

• natural resources

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What causes smog?

• The burning of particulates
• The formation of ozone
• Acid Rain
• the interaction of sunlight with pollutants produced by fossil fuels

High biodiversity ensures that many different ecological niches (jobs, roles) are filled, which helps the ecosystem function well.

• True

• False

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?

• Biotic are non-living things
• Abiotic are living organisms
• Biotic is life,
  Abiotic is non-living
• Biotic is non-living, Abiotic is living

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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Food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space are resources that are often __________.

• limiting factors
• wet
• messy
• found in rocks

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If there is more food than usual in an ecosystem, then the population will mostly likely...

• stay the same
• decrease
• increase

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