Human Impact on the Environment Quiz

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

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.

What's carrying capacity?

Acidification of oceans is caused by

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

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

Fracking causes all of the following EXCEPT

The majority of electricity in the United States comes from

All the the following are "greenhouse gases" EXCEPT

What is a limiting factor?

Ozone protects us against 

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

Ozone is made up of 3 _________ atoms.

ALL of these farming practices decrease fertilizer runoff EXCEPT

Using ladybugs to kill aphids instead of spraying pesticides =

This picture shows how ____________________ happens.

What is a density independent factor?

Building a highway through a National park is an example of

ALL of the following are invasive species in South Florida EXCEPT

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

BPA is used

Sources of Florida drinking water is from, except

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

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

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

All of these would DECREASE your carbon footprint EXCEPT

Freshwater is a ______________ resource

Solar power is a __________source of energy.

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

Fossil fuels are

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

ALL of the following can reduce fertilizer run off EXCEPT

All of these are fossil fuels EXCEPT

All of the following are density dependent factors EXCEPT

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

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

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

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

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

Plastic is made from

ALL of the following are caused by burning fossil fuels EXCEPT