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Practice Quiz 3 - Human Impact

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Deforestation causes an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

a)

true

b)

false

2.
What is deforestation?
a)
Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
b)
Eating too much vegetables
c)
Going to a forest and pulling weeds
d)
Clearing the five trees in my backyard
3.

The sum of the different forms of living things in a given area or population

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Deforestation

c)

Biodiversity

d)

Overexploitation

4.

A long-term change in the temperature range and related environmental variables for regions of Earth

a)

Consumption

b)

Climate Change

c)

Pollution

d)

Environment

5.

The use of resources, such as fuel and food, by specific populations

a)

Consumption

b)

Overexploitation

c)

Deforestation

d)

Biodiversity

6.

All of the biotic and abiotic factors and the interactions among them in a given area

a)

Population

b)

Biodiversity

c)

Climate Change

d)

Ecosystem

7.

An alien (non-native to the ecosystem) species, usually brought to an area by humans, that competes for resources and causes problems for the native species within an ecosystem

a)

Environment

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Invasive Species

d)

Population

8.

Use of a natural resource at a level that results in the unwanted depletion or destruction of the resource

a)

Recycle

b)

Reuse

c)

Overexploitation

d)

Energy Usage

9.

A harmful substance that contaminates a

natural environment

a)

Deforestation

b)

Environmental Impact

c)

Overexploitation

d)

Pollution

10.

To properly dispose of used resources so they can be reprocessed into new products

a)

Energy Usage

b)

Recycle

c)

Reduce

d)

Reuse

11.

To find ways to use containers and products multiple times

a)

Recycle

b)

Reduce

c)

Reuse

d)

Energy Usage

12.

A type of farming and fishing that produces food in a way that does not harm the environment

a)

Anthropogenic Changes

b)

Overexploitation

c)

Agriculture

d)

Sustainable Farming and Fishing

13.

illegal hunting

a)

ecotourism

b)

captive breeding

c)

poaching

d)

genetic biodiversity

e)

endemic species

14.

Why are animals in the ocean dying?

a)

People are making and discarding plastics

b)

Animals are being choked by plastics

c)

ocean animals are eating other ocean animals who have already eaten the plastic

d)

all of the above

15.

How can you help impact the environment in a positive way

a)

recycle

b)

save water

c)

drive less, creating less pollution

d)

all of the above

16.
What causes The Great Pacific Garbage Patch to form?
a)
surface winds
b)
tropical storms
c)
animal nesting
d)
ocean currents
17.
What is a micro-plastic?
a)
a tiny particle created when larger plastic items, tooth brushes, bottles, bags, break down over decade
b)
invisible organisms in the air
c)
molecules in the water
d)
smoke in the air
18.

True or False: Plastic in the ocean ends up in the food you eat.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What is the main reason of coral death?

a)

Excess Bleaching

b)

Excess Nitrogen

c)

Coral Bleaching

d)

No sunlight

20.

Which of the following causes coral "bleaching"?

a)

cooler ocean temperatures

b)

pollutants in the water

c)

warmer ocean temperatures

d)

higher salt concentrations in the ocean