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Unit 5 Vocab

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is it called when equilibrium and a harmonious coexistence takes place among organisms in an ecosystem.

a)

Ecological balance

b)

Deforestation

c)

Ecological imbalance

d)

Natural disaster

2.

Resources that can meet our energy needs now and in the future without harming our environment or health are to said to have 

a)

conservation

b)

Sustainability

c)

green

d)

Natural disaster

3.

The monitoring, protection, preservation, maintenance of a natural area – this can include restoration, rehabilitation, and enhancement of that area. 

a)

Green

b)

Deforestation

c)

Stewardship

d)

Natural disaster

4.

Materials found in the environment that are useful to people

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Conservation

c)

Natural disaster

d)

Green

5.

Being friendly towards the environment- protecting, conserving, not harming. 

a)

Natural resources

b)

Green

c)

Natural disaster

d)

Sustainability

6.

Another name for a renewable energy resource 

a)

Alternative

b)

Natural disaster

c)

Green

d)

Stewardship

7.

The clearing of forests to obtain lumber and provide space for either agricultural zones or urban development.

a)

conservation

b)

Deforestation

c)

Natural disaster

d)

stewardship

8.

Any species (animal, plants, fungi, etc) where there is a limited number remaining which are threatened to become extinct.

a)

Endangered

b)

Extinct species

c)

Threatened species

d)

non-native species

9.

When a species has completely died out.

a)

endangered species

b)

threatened species

c)

green

d)

extinct species

10.

Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor that trap the sun's energy and cause the greenhouse effect

a)

Greenhouse Gas

b)

Acid precipitation

c)

Ozone

d)

Natural resources

11.

Any substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects on the environment

a)

Resource depletion

b)

Natural resources

c)

Pollution

d)

watershed

12.

A RENEWABLE RESOURCE is a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate (quickly) at which the resource is consumed.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A resource that can never be replaced, takes thousands/millions of years, or is difficult to replaced.

a)

Depleted resource

b)

Nonrenewable resource

c)

Renewable resource

14.

The act of protecting and preserving natural resources.

a)

Exploit

b)

Conservation

c)

pollution

d)

biomagnification