Human Impact

1. Which biome has the highest biodiversity and is the most threatened?

• temperate forests

• grasslands

• tropical rain forests

• deserts

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Which member of the following food chain is most likely to be affected by mercury, a pollutant? Algae - Zooplankton - Salmon – Bear

• algae

• salmon

• zooplankton

• bear

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1. What is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity on Earth?

• habitat destruction

• loss of drinking water

• decrease in food supply

• pollution

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Means many different types of organisms.

• Pioneer species

• Community

• Biodiversity

• Population

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What is Deforestation?

• A forest in which there are too many deers.
• A forest party where deers hang out
• The adding of trees in a forest.
• The clearing of trees; transforming of a forest into cleared land.

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Which are 2 consequences of an increase in greenhouse gases and global warming ?

• Ice caps freezing

• global cooling

• sea levels rising

• melting of glaciers

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As species go extinct what will happen to the biodiversity in that ecosystem?

• Decrease

• Increase

• Stay the same

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Which are example of fossil fuels? Select 3

• Oxygen

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural gas

Can the decision of one human generation have an impact on future generations.

• True

• False

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Which of the following could inadvertently add sediments to a lake?

• trees planted along the shore of the lake

• construction of homes along the lake

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