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1
Which Yukon Ecozone is characterized by extreme amounts of precipitation?
Pacific Maritime
Southern Arctic
Taiga Cordillera
Boreal Cordillera
2
In recent years, very few animal species have gone extinct as humans begin to live more sustainably.
true
False
3
When a species is only found in one specific area of the world, it is considered...
Endemic
Epidemic
Pandemic
Invasive
4
What leads to rising sea levels?
Melting mountain glaciers
Melting polar ice
All of the above
Thermal expansion
5
Select the option below that is the best material at absorbing heat
Carbon Dioxide
Water
Oxygen
Ice
6
Which of the following is a characteristic that all living organisms share?
They are all multicellular
They all move
They all breathe oxygen
All of the above
7
What is the name of the acidic compound formed from water and carbon dioxide?
Acetic acid
Hydrochloric acid
Bicarbonate
Carbonic acid
8
What is the term used to describe when the habitat of an endangered species is threatened?
Climate change
Endandered species
Habitat destruction
Endangered space
9
What is one of the main consequences of the greenhouse gas effect?
Rising sea levels
Acidic oceans
Melting polar ice caps
All of the above
10
How does carbon dioxide cause an increased global temperature?
Absorbs 90% of all heat
Trapping heat in the atmosphere
Reflects heat off the ground
blocks UV light from the sun
11
What kingdom or living organisms to mushrooms belong to?
Animals
Protist
Fungi
Plants
12
What type of organism is shown in the image below?
Protist
Fungi
Plant
Animal
13
Which Yukon ecozone is home to our only coastline?
Taiga Plains
Boreal Cordillera
Southern Arctic
Pacific Maritime
14
Which of the following is an example of a secondary carbon footprint?
Heating your home
Driving the school
Leaving the lights on
Purchasing materials
15
Why is permafrost melt a concern of climate change in the north?
Permafrost is not actually melting in the north
More CO2 in the ground is released into the atmosphere as it melts
This results in habitat disruption for endemic species
It will cause buildings and infrastructure to shift
16
Which of the following is not a method by which invasive species are harmful to a native ecosystem?
They consume all the food in an ecosystem
They prey on the native animals
They take up all the mates in the population
They take up all the best nesting zones in an ecosystem
17
What is being displayed in the image below?
endangered space
endangered species
invasive species
ecosystem
18
Who would have the largest carbon footprint, based on the description below.
Somebody who leaves the TV on
Somebody who air drys their clothes
Somebody who consumes a lot of fast food
Somebody who takes public transit to school
19
Select the option below that best describes the greenhouse gas effect
It is a natural process, made worse by human activity
It is a natural process that humans have no impact on
It is an unnatural process that humans have caused
It is an unnatural process humans have had no impact on
20
Select the species that is threatened in the Yukon
Wood Bison
Barren Ground Caribou
Black Bear
Dall Sheep
