Human Impact Review

Match the following problem with its definition

• Organisms are going extinct

• Bio-magnification

• Toxins are concentrated in top consumers

• Ozone Depletion

• Earth's Temperatures are increasing

• Global Warming

• The protective O₃ gas layer is destroyed

• Loss Of Biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Match the following problem with its picture

• Loss of Biodiversity

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• Global Warming

• 
• Bio-Magnification

• 
• Ozone Depletion

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Organize these causes into the problem they contribute to

Groups:

(a) Global Warming

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(b) Ozone Depletion

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(c) Loss of Biodiversity

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(d) Biomagnification

• Burning Fossil Fuels

• Carbon Dioxide Emissions

• Invasive Species

• Use of Refrigerators

• Acid Rain

• Explotaition

• Industrialization

• Overfishing

• Pesticide Use on Farms

• Deforestation

• CFC's being released

• Fertilizers on lands

• Making Styrofoam

• Overhunting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Match the following problem with its positive action we can take to stop this

• Ban use of CFC in spray cans

• Bio-Magnification

• Alternative Energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro)

• Loss of Biodiversity

• Biological Controls

• Global Warming

• Make laws

• Ozone Depletion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Match the following problem with its impact on an ecosystem

• Disruption in the top of the food chain

• Bio-Magnification

• Ice Caps Melt, Water levels rise

• Loss of Biodiversity

• Loss of medical + agricultural products

• Ozone Depletion

• Increase incidences of skin cancer

• Global Warming

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is a biological control?

• A method of controlling pests using other living organisms

• A method of controlling pests using traps

• A method of controlling pests using weather modification

• A method of controlling pests using chemical pesticides

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is an invasive species?

• A native species that benefits the environment
• A species that is not harmful to the ecosystem
• A species that is not competitive with other organisms
• A non-native species that causes harm to the environment, economy, or human health.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Why are invasive species able to take over an ecosystem?

• reproduce slow

• lack natural predators

• reproduce quickly

• have traits with low adaptive values

What is a trade-off?

• A situation where you have to give up one thing in return for another

• A situation where you gain everything without losing anything

• A situation where you can have both options without sacrificing anything

• A situation where you lose one thing and gain nothing in return.

Identify greenhouse gasses that trap heat from escaping

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Water Vapor

• Carbon Monoxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5