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Environmental Changes
Test Description: 5.9C
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1) If humans over-hunted a population of insect-eating birds, what immediate change would likely be seen in the area
A
Severe loss of vegetation
B
Increased seedling germination
C
Migration of small mammals
D
Increased populations of insects
2) If humans cleared a forest and built homes where the forest once was, we would expect which of the following?
A
Increased insect populations
B
Fewer tree-dwelling animals
C
More development of soil
D
More frequent thunderstorms
3) If a factory polluted the water supply in an area, what change would likely be observed in that ecosystem?
A
Local trees growing taller
B
Fewer pond plants and animals
C
More birds nesting in trees
D
New insects moving into the region
4) Humans brought the first pigs to Hawaii more than 1,000 years ago. The pigs have no predators and eat nearly anything. Which of the following is a negative impact that might result from the introduction of pigs to the Hawaiian rainforest ecosystem?
A
Increased destruction by volcanoes
B
Less rainfall throughout the year
C
More kinds of insect species
D
Fewer plants to hold soil in place
5) During the construction of a mall, a lake was filled in. This would have the greatest negative effect on organisms that -
A
live in water
B
hunt for berries
C
sleep in trees
D
burrow in soil
6) An Oregon truffle is a type of fungus that grows underground in moist soil near fir trees and reproduces using spores instead of seeds. Which of the following environmental changes would likely cause a decrease in the truffle population in an area?
A
More than average rain falling in the forest
B
Counting and recording the number of truffles
C
Winds spreading the truffles’ spores all around
D
Cutting down the fir trees and planting crops
7) There are many large-mouth bass, a type of fish, living in a small lake near Waco, Texas. How would increased fishing in the lake effect the lake ecosystem?
A
Predators of the bass might starve due to loss of a food source
B
Water level in the lake would decrease as more fishing took place
C
The population of the bass’ prey would decrease.
D
The bass would spend more time swimming near the surface
8) The ecosystem of some dairy cows includes the fields in which they graze, eating the grass they need. Too many cows can be harmful to their ecosystem because they could -
A
produce too much milk
B
raise the temperature
C
scare away predators
D
remove all the vegetation
9) How could beavers building a dam cause an increase in fish population? The dam -
A
causes predators to hunt more fish
B
removes trees from around the river
C
forces many birds to leave the ecosystem
D
blocks a river and creates a large lake
10) Alligators are the large predators that eat many of the smaller animals in a swamp. How might removing the alligators from a swamp habitat create a decrease in vegetation?
A
More plant-eating animals would survive.
B
The plants in the swamp would get more sunlight.
C
Plants would not be able to spread their seeds.
D
Meat-eating animals would begin eating plants.
11) European rabbits were released into the Australian wild in 1859. They had no predators and found plenty of grasses, roots, fruit and seeds to eat. Rabbits likely impacted the Australian ecosystem in all of the following ways EXCEPT –
A
decrease in number and types of local plants
B
fewer animals with a diet that includes plants
C
plants producing seeds faster
D
erosion of soil held in place by plants
12) In a study of the habitat of a population of raccoons, scientists found that the number of raccoons actually increased where people built houses. What might the scientists conclude from this observation?
A
Raccoons lost their natural source of water
B
The people brought many predators to the habitat
C
Building houses destroyed the raccoons’ habitat
D
Raccoons found more food living near people
13) The surroundings where organisms live
A
Effect
B
Environment
C
Change
D
Predict
14) Things that happen as a result of an action
A
Effect
B
Organism
C
Predict
D
Envrionment
15) Living thing
A
Envrionment
B
Predict
C
Organim
D
Change
16) Tell or guess in advance
A
Environment
B
Change
C
Predict
D
Organism
17) To cause to become or to make different
A
Environment
B
Organism
C
Change
D
Predict
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