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Human Impact and Biodiversity

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 32mins

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.
Identify the process shown in this diagram.
a)
Extinction
b)
Toxin Accumulation
c)
Pollution
d)
Biomagnification
5.
problem caused by increased levels of CFC's in the atmosphere
a)
global warming
b)
thermal pollution 
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
ozone depletion
6.
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
7.
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
8.

Which term describes the practice of managing resources so that current needs are met without harming future generations?

a)

species introduction

b)

sustainable development

c)

habitat fragmentation

d)

biomagnification

9.

The fast food industry in the United States buys many russet potatoes from farmers. Therefore, most potato farmers grow russet potatoes. If farmers continue to plant the same crop in the same fields year after year without putting additives into the soil, the end result could be

a)

smaller yields in future years due to the loss of nutrients

b)

larger potatoes because they will adapt to the soil

c)

 new varieties of potatoes because they will reproduce sexually

d)

genetically engineered potatoes that are resistant to disease

10.

Choose ALL of the nonrenewable energy resources

a)

sun

b)

fossil fuels

c)

nuclear fuel

d)

wind

e)

natural gas

11.

the variety of species in an ecosystem is called

a)

biogeography

b)

biodiversity

c)

resilience

d)

resistance

12.

a species that is critical to the success of an ecosystem

a)

predator species

b)

parasitism

c)

carrying capacity

d)

keystone species

13.

a species that exist in one area and nowhere else in the world is called

a)

hot spot species

b)

epistatic species

c)

endemic species

d)

predation species

14.

a species that is not native to a particular region and has no natural predators and little competition

a)

consumer species

b)

producer species

c)

invasive species

d)

adapted species

15.

What does the root "bio" mean...

a)

living

b)

nonliving

c)

toxic

d)

variety

16.

DDT was a/an

a)

food additive

b)

insecticide

c)

medicine

17.
What is the variety of genes present?
a)
bidiversity
b)
species diversity
c)
extinction
d)
genetic diversity
18.
The number of different species and the abundance of each species in a biological community.
a)
genetic diversity
b)
ecosystem diversity
c)
extinction
d)
species diversity
19.

Where does most air pollution come from?

a)

Human activities

b)

Wildfires

c)

Volcanic eruptions

d)

Allergens

20.

The number one reason for deforestation?

a)

Logging

b)

Agriculture

c)

Urban development

d)

To increase biodiversity

21.

Deforestation leads to a decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide.

a)

True

b)

False