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Environmental Change Quiz
Test Description: Environmental change...
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is NOT a short term change?
A
Volcanic eruption
B
Climate change leading to an ice age
C
Weather cycles
D
Wildfire
2) A sheep population that lives in California has been thriving on the natural environment due to increased producer populations. A drought occurs in the area. Which of the following is most likely to happen?
A
A decrease in the rain means that the producer population declines. Resulting in less food for the sheep, population declines
B
The rain increases leading to more producers surviving and more food for the sheep
C
The decrease in rain means less competition for the sheep.
D
The producer population and the population of the sheep aren't related.
3) A forest fire destroys a small section of the rainforest ecosystem, which of the following organisms is most likely to survive?
A
Fungi
B
Bird
C
Trees
D
Lichen
4) Annual flooding causes rivers to overflow and runoff pollution gets into the river. Which of the following adaptations would an organism need to survive in the river ecosystem?
A
The ability to survive in contaminated water
B
The ability to compete with organisms from the land biomes
C
The ability to absorb excess water
D
The organism would need an adaptation that would allow for it to be extremely mobile in water
5) Which of the following is a possible effect of a meteor impact?
A
Local massive extinction
B
Volcanic ash and dust going into the atmosphere
C
Change in the El nino/La Nina global weather cycles
D
Pollution
6) What is El Nino/La Nina?
A
Natural weather cycle that includes multi-year droughts or floods
B
Hurricanes generated by shifts on the planet's surface
C
A type of organism
D
Unnatural weather cycles that is caused by pollution
7) A volcanic island has a very biodiverse population in its ecosystem. The plants on the island have very successful populations. The volcano erupts, sending ashes into the sky. Which of the following is most likely to happen?
A
The population would decrease because the amount of energy would increase with more lava
B
The population would decrease because less energy is available to reproduce
C
The population would increase because the resources are readily available
D
What are those?
8) The trees in an ecosystem are destroyed by a hurricane. How would that affect an ecosystem?
A
N/A
B
Increases the amount of pollution
C
Forcing migratory birds to rest elsewhere
D
Reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the ecosystem
9) Which is considered a disturbance?
A
Forest Fire
B
Warm day
C
Cool day
D
Not having an internet connection
10) How do short term changes affect organisms?
A
Organisms have to have the correct adaptation to survive, if they don't, they will not survive successfully
B
The short term change will allow all types of organisms to survive in the area
C
Organisms will not be affected by the changes
D
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