Ecology and Human Impact Quiz

What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?

• 1.8 million

• 1.25 million

• 1.6 million

• 1.0 million

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Areas that have been set aside for the protection of threatened or endangered species and their habitats are known as;

• National parks.

• National zoos

• National wildlife refuges.

• National recreation areas.

• National forest reserves.

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If the amount of food or resources available increases, the carrying capacity for an animal:

• Stays the same

• Increases

• Decreases

• Fluctuates

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How can humans best help an endangered species avoid extinction?

• they can feed the animals

• they can put the animals in a zoo

• they can protect the animal’s habitat

• they can take the animal to new habitats

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What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

• around 500

• more than 500

• less than 500

• around 600

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_______________ involves cutting down only some trees in a forest and leaving behind a mix of tree sizes and species.

• Clear-cutting

• Selective-cutting

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A toxin that breaks down slowly is introduced into the environment through the spraying of insecticides. The toxin is very lethal when an organism receives high levels of it. Which organism in the food web is in the most danger?

• Grass

• Rabbit

• Fox

• Fish

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Our effect on the environment - a combination of what we consume, and the waste we produce.

• Ecological Fingerprint

• Ecological Footprint

• Ecological Image

• Ecological History

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An S-curve for a given population likely has all of the following affecting the population EXCEPT

• population levels off at its carrying capacity

• limiting factors help to keep the population in check

• predators help to keep the population under control

• an absence of predators

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The goal of environmental problem solving is to achieve …….

• A way to waste fossil fuels

• A solution for some environmental problems

• All of the options

• A sustainable world

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