BIOLOGY-Human Impact on the Environment

ALL of the following are alternative energy sources that could be used in South Dakota EXCEPT

Using natural resources & providing for human needs without destroying the environment

Depletion of the Earth's protective ozone layer is caused by

The Montreal Protocol was intended to help stop

All the the following are "greenhouse gases" EXCEPT

Ozone is made up of 3 _________ atoms.

A new coal-burning power plant would have the greatest impact on which environmental issue?

ALL of these farming practices decrease fertilizer runoff EXCEPT

Water that is stored underground in the cracks and crevices between rocks =

The Kyoto Protocol was intended to help stop

Increasing concentration of a pollutant in higher trophic levels of a food chain =

All of the following are consequences of increased CO₂ in the atmosphere EXCEPT

All of these would DECREASE your carbon footprint EXCEPT

Contour plowing can prevent

Nuclear power plant accident that released radioactivity into the environment in 2011.

Name the pesticide that caused Bald Eagles to lay eggs with fragile shells.

A species that is in danger of becoming extinct unless something is done to help =

Trees help fight climate change by removing _______ from atmosphere during photosynthesis.

As pollutants pass to higher trophic levels in food chains their concentration 

ALL of the following are invasive species in South Dakota EXCEPT

Fossil fuels are

The "greenhouse effect" is harmful and should be totally eliminated.

Non-native organisms that have moved into places where there are no natural predators=? species

ALL of the following can result from increased exposure to UV light EXCEPT

Poor farming practices, overgrazing, and drought which turn productive land into a desert =

This picture shows how ____________________ happens.

Solar power is a __________source of energy.

Acidification of oceans is caused by

Using ladybugs to kill aphids instead of spraying pesticides =

ALL of the following can reduce fertilizer run off EXCEPT

The majority of electricity in the United States comes from

Everyone can use nature but no one is responsible for protecting it = Tragedy of the __________

Fracking causes all of the following EXCEPT

Freshwater is a ______________ resource

All of these are fossil fuels EXCEPT

Which environmental agreement did the US sign onto and then back out of?

"Invisible" water is

ALL of the following are caused by burning fossil fuels EXCEPT

CITES is intended to help 

Ozone protects us against 

Eutrophication leads to

BPA is used

This environmental problem is actually improving since countries have worked together to fix it

Building a highway through a National park is an example of

Plastic is made from