Human Impact

10.  Which of these daily human activities would have a beneficial impact on the environment?

• A. letting water run while brushing teeth

• B. leaving a ceiling fan on when departing a room

• C. removing a nonnative, invasive plant species from a habitat

• D. throwing away plastic bottles in containers designated for the landfill

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The primary cause of invasive species introduction is

• too much food

• human actions

• weather events

• asteroids

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Identify the process shown in this diagram.

• Extinction
• Toxin Accumulation
• Pollution
• Biomagnification

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Which trophic level in a food web would accumulate the LEAST amount of a toxin, such as methylmercury or DDT?

• autotrophs
• primary consumers 
• herbivores
• secondary consumers 

What are some consequences of deforestation?

• increased population in cities
• building of more infrastructure
• soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, loss of ability to remove CO2
• more mercury and cyanide released into rivers

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succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present

• ecological succession 
• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• pioneer speciles

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

• Environment

• Ecosystem

• Invasive Species

• Population

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What are Nonrenewable resources? 

• Resources that can be replaced in a short amount of time  
• Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced 
• Resources America does not use

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Name Two examples of Nonrenewable resources?

• Coal and Oil
• Biomass and Wind Turbines
• Tidal and Geothermal

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Name two examples of Renewable energy?

• Coal and Nuclear
• Oil and Gas
• Solar Panels and Hydroelectric