Principles of Habitat I, II, III, IV, Final

Tourism and recreation are examples of which of the following services provided by habitats?

• Provisional

• Cultural

• Regulating

• Supporting

What percentage of fresh water is trapped in glaciers or underground aquifers?

• 99

• 75

• 40

• 15

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following would most likely be found in a bog?

• Catfish

• Cattails

• Carnivorous plants

• Waterweeds

Match the plant life with the habitat where it would most likely be found.

• Large evergreen trees, vines, ferns

• Grasslands

• Various species of grasses

• Tundra

• Trees with color-changing leaves

• Taiga

• Evergreen trees

• Tropical rainforests

• Mosses and lichen

• Deciduous forests

Select all of the statements which are true about rainforests.

• Covers six percent of the earth

• Is the least diverse habitat type

• Contains half of all species of plants and animals on the earth

• Contains nutrient-rich soil

• Most animals live on the forest floor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Match the type of habitat loss with its definition.

• Breaking up habitat/no longer functional

• Habitat fragmentation

• Quality can no longer support life

• Habitat destruction

• Complete loss of habitat

• Habitat degradation

Match the vocabulary word with the definition.

• Floating algae

• Aquatic

• Invertebrate aquatic animals

• Terrestrial

• Related to water

• Crustaceans

• Related to soil or dry land

• Phytoplankton

Which of the following best describes urban sprawl?

• Clearing of land for timber, farming, ranching or industrial development

• Warming of the average climate

• Mass expansion of urban areas which rapidly destroy the surrounding environment

• Loss of land area due to rising sea levels

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which habitat would heavy grazers and burrowing animals most likely be found?

• Tropical rainforests

• Grasslands

• Desert

• Deciduous forests

Which of the following in NOT required for an area to be considered a habitat?

• Mammals

• Water

• Space

• Cover