WorksheetsHumans in the Biosphere
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a consequence of negative human interactions with the environment?
a)
degradation of soils
b)
destruction of animal habitats
c)
depleted population of certain fish
d)
all of the above
2.
What would best classify a species as an invasive species?
a)
The ability to move into an established habitat without altering the living conditions for other organisms in that habitat
b)
The ability to share habitat resources with other species in a habitat
c)
The ability to only live in aquatic habitats and hardly ever reproduce
d)
The ability to tolerate a variety of habitat conditions and reproduce rapidly
3.
What character is this?
a)
Bugs Bunny
b)
Thugs Bunny
c)
Lugs Bunny
d)
Carrot Eater
4.
The Eastern United States is dominated by temperate forests, which of the following abiotic factors would have a lasting negative impact on biodiversity in the temperate forest?
a)
clear-cutting
b)
A reduction in the use of fertilizers
c)
selective cutting
d)
an increase in plant poplulations
5.
_______________ is the clearing of forests on a massive scale.
a)
Delimbing
b)
Reforestation
c)
Deforestation
d)
Detreeing
6.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
7.
What is global warming?
a)
the steady rise of earth's daily temperature
b)
the rapid rise of Earth's average temperature
c)
the steady rise of the United States' daily temperature
d)
the rapid rise of the United States' average temperature
8.
Who is this?
a)
Ricky Rat
b)
Mickey Mouse
c)
Victor Vermin
d)
Mighty Mouse
9.
What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
ozone layer
d)
greenhouse gases
10.
Which of these sets of three items produce CFCs
a)
cars, factories, and cardboard
b)
spray cans, cardboard, insulation
c)
spray cans, refrigerant, cardboard
d)
spray cans, refrigerant, insulation
11.
What does this diagram illustrate?
a)
Ozone Layer
b)
The Greenhouse Effect
c)
Ultraviolet Radiation
d)
Layers of the atmosphere
12.
The ozone layer is damaged by
a)
CFCs
b)
Increase in greenhouse gases
c)
Increased global temperatures
d)
Sulfuric and nitric acids
13.
Agriculture is defined by planting and raising crops.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
As DDT moves up the trophic levels in food chains or food webs its concentration
a)
stays the same.
b)
increases.
c)
decreases.
d)
is eliminated
15.
One way fisheries are being helped which has had a positive effect is
a)
Catching all the young fish
b)
Allowing fisherman to catch more fish each year
c)
Have a fishing season
d)
Allowing a longer fishing season
16.
An example of a renewable resource is
a)
oil.
b)
natural gas.
c)
coal.
d)
trees.
17.
Using environmental resources in a way that does not cause long-term environmental harm is like
a)
spending only as much money as you earn.
b)
borrowing money that you cannot pay back for a long time.
c)
printing more money when you need it.
d)
lending money to people who can’t pay it back.
18.
Name this guy.
a)
Waggy
b)
Shaggy
c)
Yaggy
d)
Baggy
19.
What character is this?
a)
Scrappy Doo
b)
Barney
c)
Fido
d)
Scooby Doo
20.
When farming, overgrazing, climate change, and/or seasonal drought change farmland into land that cannot support plant life, it is called
a)
desertification.
b)
depletion.
c)
deforestation.
d)
monoculture.
21.
_____________ resources can regenerate if they are alive, or can be replenished by biochemical cycles if they are nonliving.
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
c)
Resourceful
d)
Nonessential
22.
The total variety of organisms in the biosphere is called___
a)
biodiversity
b)
species diversity
c)
ecosytem diversity
d)
genetic diversity
23.
What movie is this picture from?
a)
Lion King
b)
Jungle Book
c)
Cinderella
d)
Dumbo
24.
___________ ____________ is a way of using natural resources without depleting them
a)
Wise use
b)
Sustainable Development
c)
Smart Conservation
d)
Intelligent saving
25.
A ______________ is a harmful material that can enter the biosphere through the land, air, or water.
a)
Pollutant
b)
Pesticide
c)
Fertilizer
d)
Pathogen
26.
The energy to power machinery comes mostly from ____________.
a)
Solar Power
b)
Wind
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Nuclear Power
27.
___________species are introduced species that reproduce rapidly because their new habitat lacks the predators that would control their population.
a)
Native
b)
Invasive
c)
Annoying
d)
Parasite
28.
Who Am I?
a)
Rez
b)
Taz
c)
Moz
d)
Wez
29.
Which is not a major human activity that has had an impact on the biosphere?
a)
Hunting and Gathering
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Solar Panel Construction
d)
Agriculture
30.
What is the name of the pesticide that almost drove bald eagles to extinction?
a)
PCB
b)
CFC
c)
ATC
d)
DDT
31.
New __________ (tractors, planters, etc) helped farmers increase yields.
a)
Irrigation
b)
Pesticides
c)
Fertilizers
d)
Machinery
32.
Who am I?
a)
Heathcliff
b)
Jamba Jam
c)
Garfield
d)
Skylark
33.
_____________ is the sum total of all the different forms of genetic information carried by all organisms living on Earth today.
a)
Biodiversity
b)
Ecosystem Diversity
c)
Species Diversity
d)
Genetic Diversity
34.
New varieties of ______ produced higher yields.
a)
Fertilizers
b)
Irrigation
c)
Crops
d)
Pesticides
35.
________ occurs when large fields are planted with a single variety of crop year after year.
a)
Aquaculture
b)
Agriculture
c)
Monoculture
36.
The _______ revolution was an effort in the mid-twentieth century to increase global food production through modern plant breeding and agricultural techniques. pan>
a)
Industrial
b)
Green
37.
Soil ______ is the wearing away of surface soil by water and wind.
a)
elimination
b)
degrading
c)
erosion
d)
stopping
38.
And my name is . . .
a)
Woody Woodpecker
b)
Sam Snead
c)
Riley Roadrunner
d)
Squirrelly Bird
39.
____ growth forests are nonrenewable because it takes centuries to produce them.
a)
New
b)
Old
40.
The raising of aquatic organisms for human consumption is known as _____.
a)
Aquaculture
b)
Agriculture
c)
Monoculture
d)
Pop Culture
41.
Who is this?
a)
Daisy Duck
b)
Donald Duck
c)
Daffy Duck
d)
Darren Duck
42.
_________ is a mixture of chemicals that occurs as a gray-brown haze in the atmosphere.
a)
Fog
b)
Smog
c)
Acid Rain
d)
DDT
43.
______________ includes the variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in the living world.
a)
Biodviersity
b)
Ecosystem diversity
c)
Genetic diversity
d)
Species Diversity
44.
What is my name?
a)
Peter Loghead
b)
Barney Rubble
c)
Fred Flintstone
d)
Danny Shamrock
45.
_____________ is the number of different species in the biosphere.
a)
Biodviersity
b)
Ecosystem Diversity
c)
Genetic Diversity
d)
Species Diversity
46.
A species whose population size is declining in a way that places it in danger of extinction is called an _________ species.
a)
exinction
b)
abomination
c)
endangered
d)
excused.
47.
Development often splits ecosystems into pieces, a process called habitat _________.
a)
fragmentation
b)
fissuring
c)
faulting
d)
fracturing
48.
This guy had "no strings on me"
a)
Jiminy Cricket
b)
Pinocchio
c)
Rumple Stiltskin
d)
Bernie Sanders
49.
In _____ concentrations of a harmful substance increase in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain or food web.
a)
pesticide use
b)
fragmentation
c)
predation
d)
biological magnification
50.
Exposure to UV radiation can cause cancer.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
The burning of ____________, along with the cutting and burning of forests, adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere faster than the carbon cycle removes it.
a)
Trees
b)
Tires
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Leaves
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