SEV4B Human Use of Land Test Review

How do trees improve water quality?

• Tree roots anchor soil in place, preventing runoff.

• Water is filtered as it passes through the root systems of trees.

• An adult tree can store nearly 250 gallons of water.

• All of the above

What percent of the trees cut down are used for something other than paper?

• 35%

• 45%

• 55%

• 65%

Which of the following statements about human impact on trees is true?

• Human activity always has a negative impact on trees.

• All human uses of trees require destruction of the trees.

• Human activity has had both a positive and negative impact on trees.

• Cutting down trees is the only activity that has a negative impact on trees.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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How do trees interact with other organisms?

• They provide mammals with food.

• They receive shelter from insects.

• They obtain food from other plants.

• All of the above

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Unexpected consequences can result from human interference or manipulation of any sufficiently complicated natural system.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following best explains why clear-cutting forests is more destructive than selectively cutting down trees in forests?

• Clear-cutting eliminates all trees leaving none behind to maintain soil fertility or house native animals.

• Clear-cutting places the land at greater risk for wildfires.

• Clear-cutting makes land more attractive for human development.

• Clear-cutting eliminates all trees

  Clear-cutting causes less soil erosion than selective cutting.

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Biological pest control involves _______.

• eliminating pests with pesticides

• using biological mechanisms to eliminate pests

• planting a new crop every year

• burning crops

Trees maintain the balance between gases in the air, removing carbon dioxide from the air and releasing oxygen.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Which of the following is a way that trees have been negatively impacted by human use?

• deforestation

• pollution

• reduction

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following is not a reason that humans genetically engineer trees?

• insect resistance

• pharmaceutical production

• faster growth

• none of the above

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