Human Impact Biology

Which of the following human activities is LEAST likely to affect watersheds?

• Flying in an airplane

• Cutting down trees

• Fertilizing lawns

• Reading a book

Which statement about water pollution is TRUE?

• Pollution only affects surface water.

• Pollution cannot be dissolved in water.

• Pollution affects both surface and groundwater.

• Pollution cannot travel through soil to groundwater.

A neighborhood in a small Texas town had to be evacuated because the houses were sinking due to a problem in the aquifer. What is the most likely cause of this problem?

• Heavy rains caused oversaturation of soil foundations.

• Overbuilding in the area polluted the ground water.

• Runoff from fertilized land created a dead zone.

• Excessive removal of water weakened the ground.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What definition BEST describes a watershed?

• An area where water infiltrates the soil

• An area where aquatic plants and animals thrive

• An area where snow melts and changes into liquid water

• An area that collects precipitation and drains it to the lowest point

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Runoffs recharge lakes and streams.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A paper company wants to build a paper mill in the watershed where a village exists.

In order to minimize potential pollution to the village, which of the following locations is the best to build the mill?

• At the highest point in the watershed

• Downstream from the village

• Closest to a source of the river.

• Nearest to the main street of the village

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

A resource would be classified as sustainable if

• the resource produces nothing harmful to living things.

• humans use this resource nearly every day.

• the resource can be renewed in a human lifetime.

• the resource was discovered relatively recently.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

If the dissolved oxygen levels are very low in a water sample, that means

• there is not enough oxygen in the water to support life

• there is enough oxygen for fish and aquatic animals to survive.

• oxygen from the air mixes with the water.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor are examples of

• the ozone layer.

• greenhouse gases.

• fossil fuels.

• biomass.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

As the world's population grows, the need for Earth's natural resources will grow too.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4