Humans and the Environment Test Review

Living things do not need natural resources for survival.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Sustainability means meeting human needs in ways that will allow future generations to meet their needs as well.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

When is Earth’s human population expected to reach 9 billion?

• 2025
• 2050
• 2100
• 2150

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Deforestation can lead to _____.

• loss of animal habitats
• soil erosion
• increases in Earth’s average surface temperature
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

During which process do trees remove carbon dioxide from the air?

• photosynthesis
• respiration
• deforestation
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following is a way a 13 year old in America can help control greenhouse gasses?

• plant trees
• recycle aluminum cans
• turn off electronics that are not in use
• all of the above

Human populations increase as medical care improves and becomes more available.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

When do populations increase?

• when birth rates are smaller than death rates
• when death rates are higher than birth rates
• when birth rates are higher than death rates
• when birth rates and death rates are equal

Carrying capacity refers to the largest _____ an environment can support.

• ecosystem
• organisms
• population
• habitat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What have humans been able to do that other species cannot?

• return from extinction
• experience exponential growth
• reach biotic potential
• increase the carrying capacity of their environment

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-7