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Which of the following best illustrates the concept of the tragedy of the commons?

• Selective harvesting of trees by a timber company in a national forest

• Legislation of catch limits to avoid depletion of fish stocks in a shared lake

• Inadvertent destruction of beneficial species while attempting to control pests

• Depletion of an aquifer by regional farmers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

As urbanization increases and natural soil surfaces are covered, the groundwater supply is reduced due to

• increased evaporation and transpiration

• decreased surface runoff

• loss of recharge area

• confinement of aquifers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Sustainable use of forests in the United States would likely be encouraged by

• cutting small groups of medium- and large- sized trees in uneven-aged forests

• clear-cutting old-growth forests to allow for secondary succession

• logging on steep slopes in designated wilderness areas

• allowing road building in wilderness areas so that older, clear-cut forests have time to regenerate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Reclamation is.....

• not required in the US.

• a process that causes significant environmental damage.

• returning the land back to its original condition after mining

• required for every country and every type of mine in the world.

What form of nitrogen is found in the atmosphere and then captured by nitrogen fixing bacteria?

• N₂

• NH₄

• NO₂

• NO₃

Roundup ready" GM crops are genetically modified to

• be resistant to Roundup, a glyphosate herbicide

• resist freezing temperatures

• reproduce quickly and enable farmers to save seeds

• be easier to harvest

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which trophic level would be able to feed the most people?

• producers

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• tertiary consumers

Desertification usually occurs when

• humans leave an area alone to undergo secondary succession

• soil productivity decreases due to drought and poor farming practices

• winds carry large amounts of sand from nearby deserts

• irrigation water is continually used in arid regions of the country

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The industrialized agriculture system shuts down without what key ingredient? 

• cheap fossil fuel energy

• genetically modified organisms

• efficient food processing plants

• The Food Quality Protection Act

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

DDT, an insecticide, is ____________ in the environment. This means it doesn't break down/decompose. It lasts a long time.

• persistent

• synergistic

• acute

• threshold

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3