Human Impacts on Earth's Systems Quiz

What is the preservation and protection of ecosystems and their wildlife called?

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Pollution

• Conservation

What is a measure of the variability among organisms in an ecosystem?

• Ecotourism

• Captive breeding

• Biodiversity

• Habitat restoration

What is the process through which new species evolve from existing species?

• Extinction

• Mitigation

• Conservation

• Speciation

What is the aim of ecotourism?

• To maximize negative impact on the environment

• To minimize negative impact on the environment

• To maximize waste production

• To minimize waste production

What refers to capturing and breeding members of a wild species to protect them from becoming extinct?

• Pollution mitigation

• Habitat restoration

• Energy conservation

• Captive breeding

What is the process of returning a degraded habitat to its original, undisturbed state?

• Habitat restoration

• Sustainable agriculture

• Mining

• Pollution mitigation

What refers to programs or measures used to reduce or eliminate the long-term risks associated with the pollution of natural resources?

• Energy conservation

• Ecotourism

• Pollution mitigation

• Captive breeding

What is the process of extracting minerals and metals from deep within the Earth?

• Habitat restoration

• Mining

• Captive breeding

• Sustainable agriculture

What is the increase in Earth's average global temperature called?

• Climate change

• Global cooling

• Greenhouse effect

• Global warming

What has improved man's ability to grow crops, conserve fertile soil, and reduce soil erosion?

• Agricultural practices

• Fertilizers

• Pesticides

• Industrial technology