Human Impact

Where does most air pollution come from?

• Human activities

• Wildfires

• Volcanic eruptions

• Allergens

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Deforestation leads to a decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide.

• True

• False

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Caused by too much atmospheric carbon dioxide

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Global warming

• Ozone depletion

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What can happen if fertilizer get into streams or lakes?

• Plants such as algae can grow out of control

• Chemicals such a DDTs & PCBs can get into the fish

• The water can get too warm.This is a wrong answer

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What is a habitat destruction?

• cities getting bigger

• the improvement of an ecosystem

• a reduction of the area in which a population lives in

• a type of land

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What is a human activity that can cause habitat destruction?

• Planting trees

• Buying clothes

• Deforestation

• Pick up fruits and vegetables

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All of the following are causes for biodiversity loss, EXCEPT:

• Habitat Loss

• Invasive Species

• Replanting trees

• Pollution

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Forest clearing, farming, and road building are all examples of

• Biodiversity

• Population distribution

• Habitat loss

• Climate Change

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The greatest cause of biodiversity loss today is

• Pollution

• Habitat loss

• Climate Change

• Invasive species

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Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

• the same species in a general location

• the number of different species in a given area

• the number of animal species in a given area

• the number of plant species in a given area

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