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Human impact

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The scientific name for a wolf is Canis lupus. What does the first word in the name represent?
a)
Species
b)
Kingdom
c)
Genus
d)
Domain
2.
What does biodiversity mean?
a)

The total number of organisms in an area.

b)

The number of different species in an area.

c)

How the biotic factors interact with the abiotic factors.

d)

The amount of energy that is transferred through an ecosystem.

3.
 Which biome is more likely to survive a change in the environment?
a)

High biodiversity

b)

Low biodiversity

4.
What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?
a)
Urethane
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)

Nitrogen

5.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)

The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

b)

The cooling of Earth due to molecules escaping into space.

c)

Plants will grow better inside a glass building.

d)

The color green is better at absorbing sunlight.

6.
 Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Agriculture
c)
Burning fossil fuels
d)
Respiration
7.

Fossil fuels are found

a)

in desert army bases

b)

near river banks

c)

deep within the earth

d)

at mountain tops

8.

Oil is made from

a)

dead plant and animal remains

b)

rotten vegetables

c)

magma and lava

d)

polluted water

9.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
10.
Nuclear power uses ____ for fuel.
a)
steel
b)
coal
c)
uranium
d)
hydrogen
11.
What type of renewable energy am I?  I convert the sun's rays into electricity. 
a)
wind
b)
biofuels
c)
geothermal
d)
solar
12.
What type of renewable energy am I? Force of falling water turns giant turbines to create electricity and found inside of dams.
a)
geothermal 
b)
biofuels
c)
hydroelectric
d)
solar
13.
What type of renewable resource am I? Waste products like trees, plants, grains, algae, manure, garbage, sewage, and paper can be converted into energy by burning.
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Geothermal 
c)
Biomass
d)
Solar energy 
14.
What type of renewable energy am I? I turn water into steam which escapes through cracks in the Earth as well as forms geysers and hot springs.
a)
biofuels
b)
hydroelectric
c)
geothermal
d)
wind
15.
What type of renewable resource am I? I power large turbine generators that generate electricity.
a)
solar
b)
geothermal
c)
biofuels
d)
wind
16.
Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be too
a)
warm 
b)
cold
c)
dead
d)
funny
17.

Which option shows the classification system, in order from largest to smallest?

a)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

b)

Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

c)

Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Species, Genus

d)

Biosphere, Biome, Ecosystem, Comunity, Population, Organism

18.

Which kingdom is described as the "catch all" group?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Protista

d)

Bacteria

19.

Which kingdom is described as being autotrophic, multicellular, and having cell walls?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Protista

d)

Bacteria

20.

Which kingdom is described as being heterotrophic, multicellular, and not able to do photosynthesis?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

21.

Which kingdom is described as being heterotrophic, multicellular, having no cell walls, and having a large biodiversity?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

22.

Why do scientists use dichotomous keys?

a)

To identify an organism based on observable traits.

b)

To identify an organism based on chemical traits.

c)

To unlock the dichotomous machine.

d)

Because it sounds cool.

23.

All of these are types of pollution, except for...

a)

Water

b)

Air

c)

Noise

d)

Light

e)

Radiation

24.

Which type of pollution can affect the natural rhythms of animals and humans?

a)

Light

b)

Air

c)

Land

d)

Water

25.

Acid rain is caused by...

a)

Water pollution

b)

Air pollution

c)

Land pollution

d)

All of these

26.

Any undesirable change in physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of any part of the environment which can cause harmful effects on life or property.

a)

Environmental pollution

b)

Physical or chemical change

c)

Habitat succession

d)

Parasitic symbiosis

27.

All of the following are reasons why biodiversity is decreasing, except for...

a)

Habitat loss & fragmentation

b)

Commercialization & industrialization

c)

Pollution & climate change

d)

Overconsumption & extinction

e)

Ex-situ & in-situ conservation

28.

The natural greenhouse effect is a bad thing.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Ozone is both good and bad.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What is Ozone?

a)

A man-made and naturally occurring molecule (O3) in the atmosphere.

b)

The winning area of a board game.

c)

The Oxygen (O2 ) that we breathe.

d)

An area of our atmosphere that has a hole in it.

31.

Climate and weather are the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Climate refers to the...

a)

weather of a specific region averaged over a long period of time

b)

weather of a specific region averaged over a short period of time

c)

day-to-day weather of an area.

d)

large changes in an area's weather pattern.

33.

Global warming is the...

a)

human-induced warming of the Earth system.

b)

natural warming of the planet by the sun's energy.

c)

heating of greenhouses.

d)

global change in weather patterns.

34.

The impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources is known as...

a)

ecological footprint

b)

environmental pollution

c)

environmental stewardship requirement

d)

agricultural footprint

35.

What does sustainability focus on?

a)

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations

b)

meeting the needs of the present with no regard to future generations

c)

meeting the needs of future generations with no regard to the present

d)

meeting the needs of the present and a few generations