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Name ____________________________ HUMAN IMPACT TEST- Chapter 6 MULTIPLE CHOICE: Circle the answer that best completes the statement. The development of highly productive crop strains and the use of modern agriculture techniques to increase yields of food crops is called the _____________ Revolution. A. Industrial B. GPS C. CITES D. Green A resource that CAN’T be replenished by natural processes is called ________________ A. common B. nonrenewable C. renewable D. recyclable When land development divides a habitat into isolated “islands”, it is called________________ A. deforestation B. acid rain C. biological magnification D. habitat fragmentation Using renewable resources while ensuring that they are not depleted is a practice called ____________ A. sustainable development B. use it or lose it C. biological magnification D. monoculture Which of these is NOT caused by burning fossil fuels? A. acid rain B. global warming C. ozone depletion D. smog The ________________ biodiversity there is, the healthier an ecosystem is. A. more B. less Ozone is made up of three_____________________ atoms. A. water B. oxygen C. hydrogen D. nitrogen Ozone depletion has been caused by _______________________________ A. burning fossil fuels B. urban sprawl C. using CFC’s in aerosols, refrigerators, and air conditioners D. deforestation of rainforests Dead zones are caused by ___________________________. A. using aerosols with CFC’s B. fertilizer and animal waste runoff C. drought D. burning fossil fuels Rabbits in Australia, zebra mussels and leafy spurge in South Dakota are all examples of A. invasive species B. endangered species C. biofuels D. biodiversity hot spots Name the pesticide that concentrated in the body of eagles and caused them to lay eggs with weak shells so they became endangered. A. EPA B. DDT C. CITES D. CFC’s What gas protects us from the sun’s ultraviolet rays? A. OZONE B. CARBON DIOXIDE C. METHANE D. NITROGEN Which of the following environmental problems was the Montreal Protocol intended to help? A. acid rain B. global warming C. deforestation D. ozone depletion Which of the following environmental problems was the Kyoto Accord intended to help? A. acid rain B. global warming C. deforestation D. ozone depletion What is happening in Copenhagen this December? A. Countries are meeting to decide on a plan to replace the Kyoto Accord. B, Scientists are meeting to tell why the problem of global warming is improving. C. Countries are meeting to get rid of the Montreal Protocol because its not working. The governmental agency that monitors and enforces environmental regulations, provides education on environmental issues, conducts environmental research, and provides funding for environmental programs is the ___________ A. CITES B. DDT C. EPA D. CFC A ___________________________ resource is a necessity of life which can regenerate quickly and that is replaceable. A. renewable B. nonrenewable Look at the food web at the right and tell which of the following organisms would accumulate the highest levels of pesticide that was sprayed in this ecosystem. A. rabbit B. hawk C. frog D. grass This is an A. B. C. D. * example of ____________________ dead zones acid rain biological magnification burning fossil fuels * MATCHING: * * * * * * * * * * * * * Match the vocab word with its definition ______ The sum total of all the variety of organisms on Earth A. POLLUTANT ______ The agricultural method of planting large fields with a single variety year after year B. CARBON FOOTPRINT C. MONOCULTURE ______ The total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event or product _______ Any source of usable energy intended to replace fossil fuel sources without the undesired consequences of fossil fuels ______ Any harmful material that can enter the biosphere through land, water, or air D. BIODIVERSITY E. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROBLEMS Match the problem with its description ______ The destruction of forests A. EROSION ______ Runoff from fertilizers and farm waste into the ocean that causes the death of plants and animals B. DEFORESTATION C. DEAD ZONE ______ The increasing concentration of a harmful substance in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain or web D. ACID RAIN ______ Wearing away of the surface soil by water and wind when plants are removed and roots don’t anchor the soil. E. GREAT GARBAGE GYRE F. BIOLOGICAL MAGNIFICATION ______ Giant floating garbage dump in the Pacific Ocean ______ Rain containing nitric and sulfuric acids caused by burning fossil fuels * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MATCH THE SPECIES VOCAB WORD WITH ITS DEFINITION _____ a species likely to BECOME ENDANGERED if not protected A. ENDANGERED _____ plants or animals that have migrated or been introduced into places where they are not native and for which there are no natural predators to control their population B. THREATENED _____ a species that has died out and no longer exists D. EXTINCT C. INVASIVE _____ a species whose population size is rapidly declining and will BECOME EXTINCT if the trend continues without intervention * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * LABEL THE FOLLOWING WITH R if it is a RENEWABLE resource LABEL THE FOLLOWING WITH N if it is a NONRENEWABLE resource. _______ solar energy _______ a tree * * * * * * * _______ fossil fuel * * * * _______ water * * * BONUS: Name an animal that WAS ENDANGERED and has since RECOVERED__________________________ Name the giant aquifer that supplies water for drinking and farming to much of the Midwest _______________________ *