Human Impact Study Guide

Which of these organisms have been negatively affected at the species level due to human-induced environmental changes?

• Caribbean monk seals and dodo birds

• zebra mussels and Caribbean monk seals

• kudzu and dodo birds

• zebra mussels and kudzu

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which statement best explains how deforestation affects organisms?

• It increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, enhancing global warming.

• It reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, enhancing global warming.

• It reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, enhancing ozone layer destruction.

• It increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, enhancing ozone layer destruction.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which situation is an example of a human-induced environmental change affecting a population?

• Blue jays no longer live in a forest because the trees in the forest were cut down.

• A volcanic eruption killed grasses that were growing within a few miles of the volcano.

• Floods from a storm forced many white-tailed deer to move to a new habitat.

• A fisher caught a few different species of fish that live in an ocean habitat.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Everyone should try to reduce their ...

• carbon footprint

• solar footprint

• pylon footprint

• global footprint

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Deforestation causes an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following is an environmental impact of urban sprawl?

• habitat destruction

• loss of farmland

• increase in runoff

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Why is it important to prevent pollutants from seeping into the groundwater? Choose the BEST answer.

• Groundwater is used to water agriculture, so preventing pollutants from entering groundwater gives people clean food.

• Groundwater is used as a source for drinking water, so preventing pollutants from entering groundwater helps to protect people's health.

• Groundwater is used as a source for drinking water for livestock, so preventing pollutants from entering groundwater helps to keep the livestock healthy and provide people with healthy food.

• Groundwater is used as a cleaning compound, so preventing pollutants from entering groundwater helps to keep the environment clean.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The removal of large areas of forests for human purposes.

• deforestation

• reforestation

• desertification

• reclamation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The development of desert like conditions due to human activities and/or climate change

• reclamation

• desertification

• deforestation

• reforestation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Describes the sudden rise in human population that has happened in recent history.

• population explosion

• carrying capacity

• urban sprawl

• population

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4