Environmental Impacts

1. a particular group of organisms living in the same area

• population

• niche

• species

1. the variety of life in the world, a habitat, or an ecosystem

• population

• biodiversity

1. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form

• species

• member

• organism

Which of the following scenarios describes a short term impact?

• The environmental impact of mining includes erosion, loss of biodiversity, and contamination of soil

• A forest fire started by a camper burns hundreds of acres of trees and brush. The fire cannot be contained for several weeks.

• Due to several days of downpours, the rivers have overflowed their banks. causing localized flooding

• Even folks living in the city will occasionally see a deer darting out from the trees into the road. If the city continues to expand, the deer population is likely to decline.

Durig the Industrial Revolution, the moth populations in Manchester England changed from light color moths being dominant to dark colored moths being dominant. What conclusion can be drawn from this scenario?

• It is describing a long term impact because the moths only changed colors for a short while and went back to normal within three years.

• It is describing a long term impact because the population of moths grew darker, changing the population forever.

• It is describing a short term impact because this change took place over a long period of time.

• It is describing a short term impact because it affected the population over many generations.

Which is not an example of of short term impact?

• droughts

• blizzards

• volcanic eruptions

• deforestation

Which term means " the genetic change that cause new and different characteristics?"

• camouflage

• adaptation

• mutation

• population

A species is

• a large group of the same organism which reproduce with each other

• an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form

• a particular group of organisms living in the same area

• the range of conditions an organism can withstand

having no living members

• species

• extinct

• mutation

the way an organism looks, behaves, or is built that best suits it for survival

• biodiversity

• tolerance

• adaptation