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Ecology Human Impact Vocab

Authored by Fayris Francis

Science

12th Grade

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Ecology Human Impact Vocab
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Agriculture

the raising of aquatic animals for human consumption
the practice of farming, including growing plants and raising animals
A process by which nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitrogen, become highly concentrated in a body of water, leading to increased growth of organisms such as algae or cyanobacteria.
A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Deforestation

an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans
The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
the process of using natural resources without depleting them
the raising of aquatic animals for human consumption

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Aquaculture

refers to the sum total of all the different forms of genetic information carried by all the organisms living on Earth today
thinning of Earth's ozone layer caused by CFC's leaking into the air and reacting chemically with the ozone, breaking the ozone molecules apart
A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame.
the raising of aquatic animals for human consumption

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Industrial Revolution

Chlorofluorocarbons. Man made chemicals used as coolants and propellants in aerosols. Potent greenhouse gases that also lead to depletion of the ozone layer.
rain containing nitric and sulfuric acids from pollution
the increase in the average temperature of the biosphere.
A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Pollutant

Natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases
a mixture of chemicals in the air that appears as a haze in the atmosphere
A process by which nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitrogen, become highly concentrated in a body of water, leading to increased growth of organisms such as algae or cyanobacteria.
harmful material that can enter the biosphere through the land, air, or water

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Greenhouse Effect

A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s
thinning of Earth's ozone layer caused by CFC's leaking into the air and reacting chemically with the ozone, breaking the ozone molecules apart
Natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases
refers to the variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in the living world.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Climate Change

the process of using natural resources without depleting them
concentrations of a harmful
a mixture of chemicals in the air that appears as a haze in the atmosphere
a change in global or regional climate patterns

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