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Plants, Animals, and Humans Affect the Environment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a HELPFUL way plants can impact the environment?

a)

produce nitrogen

b)

crowd out native species

c)

produce oxygen

d)

none of the above

2.

Invasive plants and animals harm the environment because they ______________________________.

a)

can never be eaten

b)

are always poisonous

c)

use less energy

d)

outcompete native species and crowd them out

3.

Which of these is a fast-growing invasive plant which crowds out native plants in the southeast United States?

a)

Pine tree

b)

Kudzu

c)

Poison ivy

d)

tomato plant

4.

Which of these plants can produce an irritating rash/burn when touched, making them a pest to humans and pets?

a)

poison oak

b)

poison ivy

c)

sumac

d)

all of the above

5.

What does a DECOMPOSER (animal or micro-organism) do?

a)

help remove/clean dead plants and animals

b)

wander on to the road, which is dangerous to drivers

c)

feed birds and bees

d)

stops migration

6.

True/False Kangaroos have been known to break in to homes and can be traffic hazards in Australia.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A problem called _______________ exists when there are too many of a given species, which can lead to many problems.

a)

decomposition

b)

predation

c)

invasion

d)

overpopulation

8.

Which invasive animal was released in the Everglades, causing many problems?

a)

alligators

b)

Burmese pythons

c)

white-tailed deer

d)

kangaroos

9.

What type of gas is produced by rotting garbage, which contributes towards global warming?

a)

methane

b)

gasoline

c)

petroleum

d)

oxygen

10.

What is the act of returning something to a former, better state? (like tearing down a shopping center and planting crops there instead)?

a)

recycling

b)

reducing

c)

reclamation

d)

pollution