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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a consequence of negative human interactions with the environment?degradation of soilsdestruction of animal habitatsdepleted population of certain fishall of the above
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe total variety of organisms in the biosphere is called___biodiversityspecies diversityecosytem diversitygenetic diversity
- 3. Multiple Choice
the practice of clearing large areas of land to plant a single highly productive crop year after year
Monoculture
Renewable Resource
Sustainable Development
- 4. Multiple Choice
What can be produced or replaced by a healthy ecosystem?
Nonrenewable Resources
Biological Magnification
Renewable Resources
- 5. Multiple Choice
Natural resources that cannon replenish them within a reasonable amount of time.
Monoculture
Renewable Resources
Non Renewable Resources
- 6. Multiple Choice
Using resources in an environmentally conscious way
Biodiversity
Sustainable Development
Ecological Hot Spot
- 7. Multiple Choice
Lower land productivity caused by over-farming, overgrazing, seasonal drought and climate change.
Desertification
Deforestation
Acid Rain
- 8. Multiple Choice
The loss of forests.
Pollutant
Deforestation
Desertification
- 9. Multiple Choice
A harmful material that can enter the biosphere
Smog
Acid Rain
Pollutant
- 10. Multiple Choice
Increasing concentration of a harmful substance in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain or food web.
Biodiversity
Biological Magnification
Generic Diversity
- 11. Multiple Choice
The total of all the genetically based variation in all organisms in the biosphere.
Biodiversity
Ecosystem diversity
Habitat Fragmentation
- 12. Multiple Choice
The variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in the biosphere.
Species Diversity
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Diversity
- 13. Multiple Choice
The splitting of ecosystems into pieces.
Ecological Footprint
Habitat Fragmentation
Sustainable Development
- 14. Multiple Choice
The number of different species in the biosphere or in a particular area.
Genetic Diversity
Species Diversity
- 15. Multiple Choice
The increase in average temperature.
Ozone Layer
Ecological Hot Spot
Global Warming
- 16. Multiple Choice
What three human activities affect regional and global environments?
agriculture
development
industry
research
- 17. Multiple Choice
What are the 3 types of biodiversity that promote overall biodiversity on the planet?
Ecosystem diversity
Species diversity
Biosphere diversity
Genetic diversity
- 18. Multiple Choice
What are some common ways that humans decrease biodiversity?
habitat fragmentation
introducing invasive species
releasing pollution into food webs
planting native species
over harvesting and hunting
- 19. Multiple Choice
Protecting ecosystem diversity is a goal of
the green revolution.
conservation biology.
the captive breeding program.
the United Nations.
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