Unit 1 Review

Environmental Science is the study of

• how living things interact with each other

• the impact of humans on the environment

• life

• matter and energy

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Select the 3 main environmental problems

• Agriculture

• Resource Depletion

• Pollution

• Loss of Biodiversity

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What is the definition of loss of biodiversity?

• number and variety of a species

• any natural material used by humans

• when a variety of life on Earth has decreased

• all living things

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What is the definition of Interdisciplinary Science?

• biology, chemistry, and physics

• the study of all living things

• the study of matter and energy

• involving many fields of study

What is the definition of Ecology?

• the study of how living things interact with each other and their nonliving environment

• the study of life

• the study of the Earth

• the study of human impact on the environment

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What makes environmental science similar to ecology?

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What makes environmental science different from ecology?

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What is the definition of pollution?

• undesired change in air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival, or activities of humans

• using up natural resources

• when a variety of life on Earth has decreased

• all human actions that alter the environment

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the definition of resource depletion?

• any undesired change in air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival, or activities of humans

• any natural resource

• when a large fraction of the resource has been used up

• when a variety of life on Earth has decreased

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What is a natural resource?

• any natural material used by humans

• number and variety of species in an area

• growing, caring, and breeding of plants and animals

• actions that alter the environment