Chapter 5 Assessment

Acid precipitation is rain, snow, sleet or fog with a _____ pH value.

• high

• low

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Zoo animals are in _____.

• captivity

• the wild

The different conditions along the boundaries of an ecosystem, caused by habitat fragmentation, are called _____.

• a boundary effect

• an edge effect

_____ studies methods and implements plans to protect biodiversity.

• Conservation biology

• Microbiology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

When an _____ species is introduced into an area, it can grow at an exponential rate due to a lack of competitors.

• exotic species

• natural species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

_____ is the disappearance of a species when the last of its members dies.

• Conservation

• Extinction

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Air, water and land pollution cause habitat _____.

• fragmentation

• degradation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The harvesting of food in a managed area is an example of _____.

• sustainable use

• agriculture

The ozone layer protects organisms from _____.

• CFCs

• ultraviolet radiation

Because the number of African elephants is declining rapidly, the African elephant is _____.

• an extinct species

• a threatened species