WorksheetsChapter 3 Ecology and the Environment
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is an example of a cost of offshore drilling?
a)
Creates Jobs
b)
Reduce dependence on foreign oil
c)
Risk of oil spills
d)
Lowers oil cost
2.
The study of natural processes in the environment and how humans affect it is called?
a)
Environmental science
b)
Biodiversity
c)
Population
d)
Ecological footprint
3.
The contamination of earths land, water, or air is called?
a)
population
b)
Sustainable yield
c)
point source
d)
pollution
4.
Two examples of renewable resources are?
a)
Trees and Oil
b)
Coal and iron
c)
Sunlight and wind
d)
Oil and Copper
5.
Exhaust fumes from automobiles is an example of point source pollution?
a)
False
b)
True
6.
If fish are caught faster than they can breed the population will _____________
a)
increase
b)
stay the same
c)
emigrate
d)
decrease
7.
An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms is called?
a)
aquaculture
b)
fishery
c)
biodiversity
d)
captive breeding
8.
Cutting down only some trees in a forest, leaving a mix of trees and species standing is?
a)
clear cutting
b)
selective cutting
9.
Aquaculture is...
a)
The practice of fishing
b)
The study of the oceans
c)
The practice of taking care of the ocean by setting fishing limits
d)
The practice of raising fish and other water dwelling organisms for food
10.
Selective cutting different then clear cutting, because in selective cutting...
a)
All trees are removed
b)
It is safer for lumberjacks
c)
Some trees are not cut down
d)
It causes more erosion
11.
Yellowstone National Park is an example of?
a)
Habitat destruction
b)
Habitat fragmentation
c)
Habitat preservation
12.
The most diverse ecosystems on Earth are the ______________________
a)
Desert
b)
Deciduous Forest
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Tundra
13.
The mating of California Condors is an example of?
a)
Captive Breeding
b)
Aquaculture
c)
Extinction
d)
Biodiversity
14.
If all the members of a species disappears from Earth, the species is said to be?
a)
Threatened
b)
Endangered
c)
Extinct
d)
Keystone species
15.
The loss of a natural habitat is called?
a)
Habitat development
b)
biodiversity
c)
Pollution
d)
Habitat destruction
16.
The number of different species in an area is referred to as its _______________.
a)
population
b)
genetic diversity
c)
biodiversity
d)
Niche diversity
17.
Keystone species is
a)
A species that is endangered
b)
A species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem
c)
A species that emigrates from an ecosystem
d)
A species that does not help the ecosystem
18.
The natural factors that affect biodiversity are?
a)
Poaching, pollution, introducing exotic species, habitat destruction
b)
Captive breeding, laws/treaties, habitat preservation
c)
Climate, area, diversity of niches, genetic diversity, and extinction of species
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