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Human Impact

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are Nonrenewable resources? 
a)
Resources that can be replaced in a short amount of time  
b)
Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced 
c)
Resources America does not use
2.
Name Two examples of Nonrenewable resources?
a)
Coal and Oil
b)
Biomass and Wind Turbines
c)
Tidal and Geothermal
3.
Name two examples of Renewable energy?
a)
Coal and Nuclear
b)
Oil and Gas
c)
Solar Panels and Hydroelectric
4.

What is global warming

a)

the normal temperature fluctuations of Earth's climate cycle

b)

the melting of the polar ice caps

c)

the trend of increasing temperatures on Earth

d)

the changes in Earth's biosphere that affect the atmosphere

5.

1. What is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity on Earth?

a)

habitat destruction

b)

loss of drinking water

c)

decrease in food supply

d)

pollution

6.

When introduced to a new habitat, non-native plants often threaten the native plants. Why is this?

a)

Non-native plants eat the native plants.

b)

Non-native plants are eaten by more native animals.

c)

Non-native plants cause native animals to relocate.

d)

Non-native plants compete with the native plants for resources.

7.

Which action could humans take to slow the rate of global warming?

a)

Cut down trees for more efficient land use.

b)

Increase the consumption of petroleum

products.

c)

Use alternate sources of energy such as wind.

d)

Reduce the use of fuel-efficient automobiles.

8.
A builder is proposing a new housing development in an area of western Massachusetts. Construction of the housing development will destroy the wetland habitat in the area.
Which of the following would be the most likely consequence of the wetland’s destruction?
a)
The wetland plant species would disperse to adjacent meadow habitats.
b)
The populations of wetland animals would be unable to survive in that area.
c)
The wetland animal species would survive by interbreeding with non-wetland species
d)
The populations of wetland plants would evolve to disperse seeds by wind rather than water.
9.

The primary cause of invasive species introduction is

a)

too much food

b)

human actions

c)

weather events

d)

asteroids

10.
Identify the process shown in this diagram.
a)
Extinction
b)
Toxin Accumulation
c)
Pollution
d)
Biomagnification
11.
problem caused by increased levels of CFC's in the atmosphere
a)
global warming
b)
thermal pollution 
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
ozone depletion
12.
Which trophic level in a food web would accumulate the LEAST amount of a toxin, such as methylmercury or DDT?
a)
autotrophs
b)
primary consumers 
c)
herbivores
d)
secondary consumers 
13.
Continued depletion of the ozone layer will most likely result in
a)
an increase in skin cancer among humans 
b)
a decrease in atmospheric pollutants 
c)
an increase in marine ecosystem stability 
d)
a decrease in climatic changes
14.
What are some consequences of deforestation?
a)
increased population in cities
b)
building of more infrastructure
c)
soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, loss of ability to remove CO2
d)
more mercury and cyanide released into rivers
15.
succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
16.
the first organisms that appear in an ecological community
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
17.
a stable ecological community that has reached equilibrium
a)
ecological succession 
b)
climax community
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles