Ecology - Human Impact

Building a highway through a National park is an example of

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

Fossil fuels are

This picture shows how ____________________ happens.

ALL of the following are invasive species EXCEPT

Freshwater is a ______________ resource

All the the following are "greenhouse gases" EXCEPT

Solar power is a __________source of energy.

ALL of the following are caused by burning fossil fuels EXCEPT

Ozone protects us against 

ALL of the following are alternative energy sources that could be used in North Carolina EXCEPT

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

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

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

Hog farms in NC can have a significant impact on our surface waters when runoff of their hog ponds occurs and causes:

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

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

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

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

Acidification of oceans is caused by

Ozone is made up of 3 _________ atoms.

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

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

The majority of electricity in the United States comes from

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

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

Eutrophication leads to

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

All of these are fossil fuels EXCEPT

Plastic is made from