Environmental Impact - Review Game - USE TO STUDY

Which of the following is the definition of 'biodiversity'?

• a particular group of organisms living in the same area

• the variety of life in the world, a habitat, or an ecosystem

• an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form

• having no living members.

Fill in the blank: The range of conditions an organism can withstand is known as ______.

• adaptation

• biodiversity

• extinct

• tolerance

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following scenarios describes a short term impact?

• Due to several days of downpours, the rivers have overflowed their banks, causing localized flooding.

• The environmental impact of mining includes erosion, loss of biodiversity, and contamination of soil.

• A forest fire started by a camper burns hundreds of acres of trees and brush. The fire cannot be contained for several weeks.

• Even folks living in the city will occasionally see a deer darting out from the trees into the road. If the city continues to expand, the deer population is likely to decline.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If you have a very clean stream with little or no pollution, which insects will be present?

• mayfly nymph and stonefly nymph

• dragonfly nymph and damselfly nymph

• worm and rat-tailed maggot

• freshwater shrimp and caddis fly larva

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

If you find a blood worm, but no animals from group A or B, what would be the pollution level?

• very polluted

• a lot of pollution

• medium pollution

• slight pollution

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Fill in the blank: If you find no animals at all, then the water is ________.

• very polluted

• slightly polluted

• medium polluted

• not polluted

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During the Industrial Revolution, the moth populations in Manchester, England changed from light color moths being dominant to dark colored moths being dominant. What conclusion can be drawn from this scenario?

• A. It is describing a long term impact because the moths only changed colors for a short while and went back to normal within three years.

• B. It is describing a long term impact because the population of moths grew darker, changing the population forever.

• C. It is describing a short term impact because this change took place over a long period of time.

• D. It is describing a short term impact because it affected the population over many generations.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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The BP oil spill occurred in 2010. Using the infographic, determine if this had a short term or long term impact on the Gulf Coast. Fill in the blank: The BP oil spill had a _______ term impact on the Gulf Coast.

• short

• long

Has an immediate impact

• Short Term Change

• Long Term Change

Many uses of land, including logging, mining, and farming, expose the soil, which can lead to

• erosion.

• nutrient depletion.

• development.

• crop rotation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4