Human Impact Biology

Deforestation means...

• removing the forest

• adding to the forest

• mapping the forest

• polluting the forest

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What systems are involved when humans run factories that produce smog?

• humans (bio), factories (geo), smog (atmo)

• humans (geo), factories (atmo), smog (bio)

• humans (hydro), factories (bio), smog (atmo)

• humans (bio), factories (atmo), smog (hydro)

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What are the consequences of deforestation? Check 2.

• Decreased biodiversity

• Increased soil erosion

• Decreased sunlight

• Increased oxygen

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We can prevent water pollution by:

• Reduce the use of plastic.

• Properly dispose of chemicals.

• Clean up after your animals.

• All of the above

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Which will occur if humans continue to overload water systems with excess nutrients?

• chemosynthesis

• eutrophication

• nitrification

• photosynthesis

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Scientists think people have directly caused the extinction of some species through ______________.

• habitat destruction

• poaching

• pollution

• All of these

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Humans are causing extiction in which ways?

• By over hunting animals for food or products.

• By destroying the natural habitat of species.

• By polluting the environments of the world.

• All of the above.

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What will most likely happen if the human population continues to grow at current rates?

• There will be fewer natural resources available for future generations.

• There will be an increase in nitrogen levels in the atmosphere.

• There will be a decrease in water pollution.

• There will be an increase in the number of strong hurricanes.

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What is one negative consequence of overfishing?

• Fish can grow two heads.

• Fish species can either become depleted or very underpopulated in that given area.

• Fish species can adapt in order to escape the fisherman.

• Fish species will move to a new environment in order to escape fishermen.

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Which of these human activities is most likely to cause the excessive growth of phytoplankton in the world's oceans?

• the use of chemical fertilizers that are carried by runoff into rivers

• the logging of old-growth forests, which results in erosion

• the spraying of chemical herbicides that reduce carbon dioxide in the air

• the mining of fossil fuels, which require digging underground tunnels

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