Holt Environmental Science

A species that is NOT native to a particular region is called

• natural

• invasive

• endemic

• extraordinary

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When taken to a new habitat, non-native plants often threaten the native plants of the new habitat. How do they do this?

• Non-native plants are able to mutate rapidly

• Non-native plants cause native animals to relocate

• Non-native plants are able to be used for medicine

• Non-native plants compete with native plants for resources

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These were released in Australia to eat cane beetles, but now they are an invasive species and number in the millions.

• Dingo

• Kangaroos

• Cane toads

• Passenger pigeons

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According to most scientists, what is the ultimate cause of most mass extinctions?

• overhunting

• evolution of new species to replace old ones

• major change in environment or climate

• asteroid impact

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What are some of the environmental issues mentioned in the document?

• Overpopulation and deforestation

• Warming Earth, rising seas, and declining resources

• Air pollution and water scarcity

• Loss of biodiversity and soil erosion

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The most important reason for decrease in biodiversity is

• Habitat pollution

• Over exploitation

• Habitat destruction

• Habitat creation

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Which agricultural benefit can biotechnology provide?

• developing plants that are less dependent on the sun for energy

• developing plants that are less sensitive to variations in environmental temperatures

• developing plants with inheritable traits unrelated to the genetic material they contain

• developing plants that will not die

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What classifies a species as endangered?

• It is at risk of becoming extinct

• There aren't a lot of them left

• It's arbitrary and doesn't depend on anything

• Climate change

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The breaking of habitats into smaller pieces is called...

• habitat division

• habitat pollution

• habitat corruption

• habitat fragmentation

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Which of the following areas of the United States are considered biodiversity hotspots?

• Florida Everglades and the Pacific Northwest

• Great Lakes and the Grand Canyon

• Tennessee

• all of these

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