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Human Effect on Ecosystems

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is measured by the amount of resources needed to sustain a population's current consumption and absorb its waste?

a)

Carbon dating

b)

Ecological footprint

c)

Deforestation

d)

Niche

2.

T/F: The average American has the one of the greatest ecological footprints compared to the global average.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following is a concern of deforestation? Check all that apply.

a)

It can have negative effects on soil quality.

b)

It can raise carbon dioxide levels by reducing the number of trees that can remove it from the atmosphere.

c)

It can compromise the availability of fresh water.

d)

It can lower Carbon dioxide levels.

4.

Kudzu is an example of what?

a)

Pioneer species

b)

Invasive species

c)

Chloroflurocarbons

d)

All of the above

5.

True or false, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) is a chemical group largely responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is this picture likely illustrating?

a)

It is comparing the number of trees in the past to the number of trees now to show the effects of deforestation.

b)

It is showing the hole in the ozone layer.

c)

It is describing how the number of people who drive to work has decreased over time.

d)

None of the above

7.

What is this picture showing?

a)

It is showing how deforestation has affected the ecological footprint.

b)

It is showing the hole in the ozone caused by CFCs.

c)

It is showing the rise in global temperatures.

d)

It is showing the chemical makeup of greenhouse gases.

8.

What area of the world has seen a 4 degree rise in temperature?

a)

The north

b)

The south

c)

The east

d)

The west

9.

What is the name for the trapping of heat by gases in the atmosphere.

a)

gas shield

b)

ecological footprints

c)

carbon footprint

d)

greenhouse effect

10.

T/F: Carbon dioxide is a common greenhouse gas that has the ability to lower heat levels.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is one big concern of global warming?

a)

It is melting the ice caps which raises the ocean water levels. This could result in flooding of coastal cities.

b)

It is freezing the ice caps which lowers sea levels.

c)

It is causing longer winters which result in longer periods of time without sunlight.

d)

It is taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere which limits the number of trees that can survive.