Human impact bell ringer

Which of the following would have the most biodiversity?

• undisturbed wetland

• Farmland

• drained wetland

• City

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How have human activities affected extinction rates of living organisms?

• Extinction rates are higher than would be normally expected.

• Living organisms no longer go extinct

• Extinction rates of living organisms are about the same.

• Extinction rates are lower than would be normally expected.

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the mass of air that surrounds the Earth.

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

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the protection of animals, plants, and natural resources.

• conservation

• recycle

• reuse

• upcycle

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contamination of Earth’s land, water, or air through the release of harmful substances into the environment.

• sustainable

• pollution

• overpopulation

• deforestation

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a condition in which the number of humans grows beyond what the available resources can support.

• sustainable

• pollution

• overpopulation

• deforestation

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the act or result of cutting down or burning all the trees in an area to use the land for other reasons.

• sustainable

• pollution

• overpopulation

• deforestation

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anything naturally occurring in the environment that humans use.

• Natural Resource

• Nonrenewable Resource

• Renewable Resource

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What happens if humans use a large amount of a resource, such as oil, in a relatively short period of time?

• The Earth produces more of the resource very rapidly.

• Humans produce more of the resource very rapidly.

• The resource can become scarce or disappear altogether.

• Nothing happens because all resources are in infinite supply.

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Which human activity decreases the amount of land space available for other living organisms?

• Using fertilizers

• Building larger cities

• Air Pollution

• Air Pollution

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