Human Impact on the Environment

Cutting down only some trees in a forest, leaving a mix of tree sizes and species standing, is called

• selective cutting

• clear-cutting

• certified cutting

• patch cutting

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If fish are caught faster than they can breed, the population will

• increase.

• decrease.

• remain the same.

• move to other waters.

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The practice of raising fish and other water-dwelling organisms for food is called

• over-fishing.

• aquaculture.

• sustainable yield.

• selective cutting.

Which of the following is considered a renewable resource?

• iron

• sunlight

• oil

• coal

Resources that are not replaced as they are used, such as coal and oil, are nonrenewable resources.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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Which of the following is considered a nonrenewable resource?

• sunlight

• corn

• coal

• trees

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The contamination of Earth's land, water, or air is called

• a renewable resource.

• a nonrenewable resource.

• extinction.

• pollution.

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The study of natural processes in the environment and how humans can affect them is called

• resource management.

• environmental science.

• preservation.

• conservation.

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A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future is referred to as an endangered species.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The exhaust fumes from automobiles are an example of

• habitat destruction.

• poaching.

• pollution.

• exotic species.

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