Human Impact on the Environment Flashcard Review

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The process of a species disappearing forever

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extinction

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A group of interacting individuals of the same species

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population

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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The place where an organism naturally lives and grows

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natural habitat

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A group of living things that have similar genes capable of reproducing

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species

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The sum of all living matter on Earth

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biosphere

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When contaminants are picked up by runoff, the effects can be harmful because the water that living organisms depend on becomes __________.

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polluted

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Human activities, such as overfishing and dumping pollutants into the ocean, can have a great impact, even causing __________ of some marine life.

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extinction

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Artificial reefs have a(n) __________ impact on the environment because they help create underwater ecosystems.

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positive

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Typically, as human populations increase, the negative impacts on Earth __________.

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increase

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What kinds of data would be needed to support the claim that the consumption of natural resources by humans has a negative impact on the environment?

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Increasing human population and decreasing size of habitats for plants and animals

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