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Human Impact

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

How does deforestation contribute to climate change?

a)

Deforestation increases the Earth's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, leading to decreased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and reducing climate change.

b)

Deforestation has no impact on climate change.

c)

Deforestation leads to an increase in rainfall, which helps mitigate climate change.

d)

Deforestation reduces the Earth's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, leading to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and contributing to climate change.

2.

What is climate change?

a)

Climate change is the long-term alteration of temperature and typical weather patterns in a place.

b)

Climate change is always caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels.

c)

Climate change is a short-term fluctuation in temperature and weather patterns.

d)

Climate change only affects certain regions of the world.

3.

What are the main sources of pollution?

a)

Deforestation, volcanic eruptions, and natural disasters.

b)

Household waste, deforestation, and construction activities.

c)

Air conditioning, deforestation, and mining activities.

d)

Industrial activities, vehicle emissions, burning of fossil fuels, agricultural practices, and waste disposal.

4.

How does pollution affect human health?

a)

Pollution has no impact on human health.

b)

Pollution only affects the environment, not human health.

c)

Pollution affects human health by causing respiratory problems, cardiovascular diseases, and other illnesses.

d)

Pollution only affects the health of animals, not humans.

5.

What is biodiversity?

a)

Different species of animals and plants.

b)

The number of individuals in a population.

c)

The study of ecosystems and their interactions.

d)

Variety of life forms

6.

Why is loss of biodiversity a concern?

a)

Loss of biodiversity disrupts ecosystems and threatens their stability.

b)

Loss of biodiversity only affects certain regions.

c)

Loss of biodiversity has no impact on ecosystems.

d)

Loss of biodiversity leads to the extinction of species.

7.

What are the causes of deforestation?

a)

Climate change, urbanization, overpopulation, and natural disasters.

b)

Agricultural expansion, logging, infrastructure development, mining, and wildfires.

c)

Hunting, fishing, tourism, and waste disposal.

d)

Industrialization, pollution, overgrazing, and road construction.

8.

How can individuals reduce their impact on the environment?

a)

By practicing sustainable habits and supporting eco-friendly practices.

b)

By wasting water and energy

c)

By driving gas-guzzling vehicles

d)

By using single-use plastic products

9.

An increase in the amount of nutrients in a lake is known as

a)

calcification

b)

cellular respiration

c)

eutrophication

d)

photosynthesis

10.

Invasive species alter the ecosystem by ___________ in number quickly,this leads to _____ food for the native  species. 

a)

increasing;  less

b)

decline;  decreasing

11.
Why do the populations of invasive species grow so quickly? 
a)
Invasive Species are native to an area. 
b)
Invasive species are prey to many animals.
c)
Invasive species have no predators.
d)
Invasive species keep the ecosystems in equilibrium.
12.

What is an invasive species?

a)

An organism that is new to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

b)

An organism that is native to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

c)

An organism that is new to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

d)

An organism that is native to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

13.
Which of the following gases, released by animals as a waste product of digestion, can add to global warming?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Chlorofluorocarbon
d)
Nitrogen
14.
 Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Agriculture
c)
Burning fossil fuels
d)
Respiration
15.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
16.

What is Pollution?

a)

an unhealthy diet

b)

global warming

c)

lands, people and plants

d)

harmful substance introduced to the environment

17.

What is "overfishing"?

a)

Fishing out of season

b)

Catching fish faster than they can replenish

c)

Catching fish from the top of the food chain

d)

Catching more fish than what people eat

18.

What is ecological succession?

a)

The process by which an ecosystem changes over time

b)

The process by which an ecosystem changes rapidly over time

c)

The process by which an ecosystem is destroyed over time

d)

The process by which an ecosystem remains unchanged over time

19.

Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Rocks

c)

Water

d)

Plants

20.

What is the impact of human activities on ecosystems?

a)

Human activities have no impact on ecosystems.

b)

Human activities can lead to habitat destruction, pollution, climate change, and the loss of biodiversity.

c)

Human activities only have a positive impact on ecosystems.

d)

Human activities can lead to the growth and development of ecosystems.

21.
What does conserving resources mean?
a)
Use as much of the resources as you can
b)
Only use the resources at school
c)
Protecting the resource so it does not run out
22.
Why are fossil fuels a nonrenewable resource? 
a)
they take millions of years to replace 
b)
they can be used over and over again
c)
they are used to heat and light homes 
d)
they cause air and water pollution 
23.

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

a)

Hydroelectric

b)

Natural gas

c)

Oil

d)

Nuclear power

24.

Some companies have been in trouble for dumping trash in rivers. Which of the following is a direct result of dumping trash into rivers?

a)

air pollution

b)

water pollution

c)

plate tectonic slide

d)

space pollution

25.

Which of these is a disadvantage (bad thing) of fossil fuels?

a)

They are free, we just dig them up

b)

They are a limited supply

c)

They do not take a long time to replenish

d)

They are good for the environment

26.

Which of the following threats to biodiversity is the greatest concern?

a)

invasive species

b)

habitat destruction

c)

overharvesting

d)

pollution

27.
______ ______ includes thing like minerals, fossil fuels, plants, animals, clean water, and solar energy.
a)
Overexpoitation
b)
Natural Resources
c)
Nonrenewable Resources
28.
The use of living natural organisms to detoxify a polluted area?
a)
Biological Augmentation
b)
Introduced Species
c)
Bioremediation
29.
The process shown here is called __.
a)
biomagnification
b)
eutrophication
c)
invasive species
d)
mass extinction
30.
Conservation biology provides ways to preserve _____. 
a)
Threatened and endangered species
b)
Human comfort
c)
Captive populations
31.

How does biomagnification put a top predator at a disadvantage?

a)

Food is much harder to find the farther up the food chain you go.

b)

Toxins and chemicals accumulate in the bodies of everything that was eaten by the food that you eat.

c)

Toxins and chemicals bind to the tissue of larger animals better than smaller ones.

d)

The loss of energy up the food chain is directly proportional to the amount of toxins taken up by the body.

32.
Which organism in this diagram has the highest DDT concentration?
a)
Zooplanktons
b)
small fish
c)
large fish
d)
Fish-eating birds
33.

Which organism in the food web shown would

contain the lowest concentration of chemical pollutants?

a)

producers

b)

primary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

tertiary consumers

34.

Predator at the top of food chain without any natural predators

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Apex Predator

d)

Prey

35.

Which of the following correctly shows an energy pyramid?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.
A wolf eats a rabbit, that just ate some berries.  What would you call the rabbit?
a)
Producer
b)
Omnivore
c)
Primary Consumer
d)
2nd order Heterotrph
37.

The phenomenon by which toxins concentrate in the organisms at higher trophic levels within an ecosystem is known as...

a)

Biotoxicity

b)

Biomagnification

c)

Eutrophication

d)

Predation

38.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in each level gets lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?
a)
80%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
20%
39.

How many trophic levels are represented in the picture of the food web above?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.
What effect will an invasive species have on the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
a)
The carrying capacity will increase
b)
The carrying capacity for everyone will decrease
c)
The carrying capacity will only decrease for those in competition for same resource
d)
The carrying capacity for all animals will stay the same