Cba Review Environmental

Which of the following is an example of a long-term environmental change?

• A hurricane

• Forests thinning out to grassland due to less yearly rainfall and higher temperatures.

• A factory polluting a nearby lake, reducing aquatic wildlife

• A flood

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What is true about long-term environmental changes?

• Many long-term environmental changes are due to predictable weather patterns and happen quickly.

• Long-term environmental changes never cause lasting effects in an area.

• Many long-term environmental changes affect organisms over many generations.

• Long-term environmental changes are usually predictable and easy to avoid.

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In a farm ecosystem, a farmer starts using a certain pesticide to protect his crops. A species of cricket is especially susceptible to this pesticide and most of the population dies off. What type of environmental change is this?

• It is a short-term environmental change.

• It is a long-term environmental change.

• It is not an environmental change.

• . It is a short-term and long-term environmental change.

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Which of the following is an example of a short-term environmental change?

• Subduction of one tectonic plate beneath another

• Erosion of a coastline

• Deposition of sediments in a river

• Severe lack of rainfall during a drought

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How are populations affected by short-term environmental changes?

• They do not have time to adapt to the changes that take place

• They increase in number significantly due to the changes that take place

• Only certain individuals are affected by the changes that take place

• They are not affected by the changes that take place

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How are populations affected by long-term environmental changes?

• They generally become extinct due to the changes that take place

• They increase in number due to the changes that take place

• The adapt to the changes that take place gradually over time.

• They are not affected by the changes that take place

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Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor represented in the picture?

• Dirt

• Sunlight

• Dead grass

• Air

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How does the lion pictured depend on other biotic factors for survival?

• Food Source

• Protection

• Warmth

• Shelter

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Which of the following is NOT one of the biotic factors represented in the picture?

• Giraffe

• Lion

• The Sun

• Dead grass

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Plants require moisture, carbon dioxide, light, and minerals in order to survive. These are all examples of which of the following?

• Biotic Factors

• Abiotic Factors

• Living Factors

• Biological Factors

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