What is a key difference between short-term and long-term environmental changes?

Environmental Changes and Their Impact on Ecosystems

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Long-term changes do not affect ecosystems permanently.
Long-term changes occur quickly and affect organisms immediately.
Short-term changes allow for adaptation over generations.
Short-term changes force immediate behavioral changes or extinction.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a short-term environmental change?
Ice age
Urbanization
Volcanic eruption
Deforestation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which event is considered a long-term environmental change?
Global warming
Blizzard
Hurricane
Flooding
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do long-term environmental changes affect organisms over time?
They lead to immediate extinction.
They cause organisms to move to new locations.
They result in adaptations passed to future generations.
They have no impact on traits.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe the survival of organisms best adapted to their environment?
Mutualism
Survival of the fittest
Artificial selection
Genetic drift
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a way humans depend on the ocean?
Food supply
Transportation
Weather regulation
Desertification
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a negative impact of human activity on ocean systems?
Overfishing
Creation of artificial reefs
Replanting native crops
Fishing regulations
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