Which of the following would have the LEAST adverse effect on the environment?

building apartments at the site of an abandoned factory in the city

Which of the following best describes sustainable development?

Development that can continue without using up all resources

What is an invasive species?

a species that upsets the natural balance in a new place

Which of the following is a disadvantage of Monoculture Farming?

Possible pest problems could ruin crop

Which of the following sets of words is BEST associated with the term "Anthropocene"?

Global Warming, Population growth, and Species extinction

What is biodiversity?

the rich variety of life in every ecosystem on Earth

Habitat fragmentation

separation of an ecosystem into small pieces of land

How to reduce ecological footprint?

Collect rain water to water plants

What is an ecological footprint?

the amount of land and water needed to support one person

Biomagnification is...

when toxin concentrations increases up the food chain

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1
Which option below would have the smallest impact on the environment?
Go to gym
Exercise outdoors
Ride a stationary bike at home
Put on a short exercise video
2
Anthropocene
Age of Man
Age of Enlightenment
Age of Globalization
Age of Environmental Degredation
3
Which of the following would have the LEAST adverse effect on the environment?
building apartments at the site of an abandoned factory in the city
filling a wetland area and building oceanfront condominiums
building a neighborhood in a meadow at the edge of the city
clearing a forested area outside of a city to build houses
4
Which of the following best describes sustainable development?
Development that uses the most amount of resources
Development that makes the most amount of money
Development that makes the least amount of money
Development that can continue without using up all resources
5
What is an invasive species?
a species that protects its turf from others
a species that migrates from one place to another
a species that upsets the natural balance in a new place
6
Which of the following organisms would be most affected by biomagnification?
Small fish
Eagles
Mosquitoes
Rabbits
7
Loss of biodiversity
Causes coral bleaching
Threatens ecosystem services
Lead to aquaculture
Causes algal blooms
8
What causes Climate change?
Greenhouse Gasses
Cows
All of the above
Factory emissions being released into the atmosphere
9
anthromes are
used to describe a time period
naturally occuring biomes
human altered biomes
ecological footprints
10
Which of the following is a disadvantage of Monoculture Farming?
Possible pest problems could ruin crop
Toxic residue from pesticides
More expensive crop production
Easier to produce large quantities of the same crop
11
Which combination would produce the lowest increase in global temperature rise?
Natural gas and solar
Geothermal and coal
Oil and nuclear fission
Wave action and wind
12
Why are invasive species overpopulating areas?
They kill all the native species
They have no natural predators
They hoard resources
13
Which of the following sets of words is BEST associated with the term "Anthropocene"?
Neo-liberalism, Free trade, and Common markets
Decolonization, Non-alignment, and United Nations
Trench war, Blitzkrieg, and Arms Race
Global Warming, Population growth, and Species extinction
14
What process is illustrated below?
The carbon cycle
Increasing rates of photosynthesis
Biomagnification
Ocean acidification
15
Why are chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) no longer used?
ozone depletion
leaching of heavy metals
photochemical smog
acid deposition
16
What is the result of carbon Dioxide dissolving in water?
Carbonic acid
Acid rain
bubbly water
Another way of oxidation
17
Which of the following is LEAST vulnerable to biomagnification?
Moose
Human
Bald eagle
Bottlenose Dolphin
18
Invasive species cause ______________ to native species.
bad
harm
benefit
nothing
19
When did the Anthropocene begin?
1945-1950
1910-1920
1752
1850
20
An example of a renewable resource?
Coal
Solar energy
Wind
Natural Gas
21
What is biodiversity?
the rich variety of life in every ecosystem on Earth
the animals that live only in rainforests
the animal and plant species that live only in your backyard
22
Habitat fragmentation
separation of an ecosystem into small pieces of land
the disruption of habitat
the process in which a habitat cannot be removed
23
How to reduce ecological footprint?
Use water in whatever amount that you like
Collect rain water to water plants
Turn on the electric devices even when not in use
Say no to recycling materials
24
What is an ecological footprint?
the amount of land and water needed to support one person
how large an ecosystem is and what lives there
how much energy a person uses in a month of living
how many organisms are found in a square hectare of land
25
Biomagnification is...
the study of microscopic biology
when toxin concentrations increases up the food chain
instant death
when toxin concentrations decrease moving up the food chain

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