WorksheetsUnit 3 Study Guide: Interdependent Relationships
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
There are many different actions that human societies can take to protect species that are already at risk (endangered species). Choose ALL that apply
Climate change - including laws that reduce human cause pollution (think electric cars)
Continue building large developments on organisms ecosystems
Stop excessive hunting - conservation may take the form of laws that make it illegal to hunt a given species.
Preventing nonnative species moving in to other habitats
Overpopulation can cause ____________ in an ecosystems biodiversity. (think mormon crickets)
Name 3 human factors that cause decline of species populations.
Logging, hunting, and farming.
Pollution, global warming, and sea-level rise worsen the effects of these activities
Humans preventing nonnative species from migrating
Destroy habitats
Choose 3 ways habitats are affected by overpopulation.
a decrease in biodiversity (ex: cyanobacteria)
starvation
a degradation of habitat (ex: mormon crickets)
rivers are cleaner
What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely?
Carrying capacity
Overpopulation
Biodiversity
Habitat
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of overpopulation?
Increased resource consumption
Pollution
Habitat destruction
Enhanced biodiversity
True or False: A decrease in food supply can lead to a population decline.
False
True
