Human Impact on Ecosystems: Learn How Humans Affect the Environment

Question 1

What is one way humans can help ecosystems stay healthy?

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Plant trees

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Use more energy

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Throw trash on the ground

Question 2

Which of these activities helps to protect ecosystems?

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Planting trees

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Cutting down trees

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Using pesticides

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Littering

Question 3

How can humans help to protect ecosystems?

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Plant trees

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Save water

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Throw trash on the ground

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Drive a car that uses gas

Question 4

Which of these is a natural resource that we use every day?

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Water

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Oil

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Plastic bags

Question 5

How can we save water?

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Turn off the faucet when brushing your teeth

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Leave the water running while showering

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Water the lawn every day

Question 6

What causes most of the air pollution in our cities?

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Cars and factories

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Trees and plants

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Recycling

Question 7

Which of these is a clean energy source?

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Solar panels

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Coal

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Natural gas

Question 8

How can we make our homes use less energy?

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Turn off lights when we leave a room

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Leave the TV on all day

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Take long showers

Question 9

What is one way we can help the environment in our own backyard?

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Plant native flowers

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Use pesticides to kill bugs

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Build a big fence around our yard

Question 10

How can we reduce the amount of trash we make?

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Recycle and compost

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Use disposable plates and cups

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Burn our trash in the backyard

Question 11

What activity can harm ecosystems?

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Driving cars

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Planting trees

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Conserving water

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Recycling trash

Question 12

Which of these is NOT part of an ecosystem?

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Buildings

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Plants

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Animals

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Water

Question 13

What is a food chain?

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A line of different animals that depend on each other for food

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A group of animals that live in the same place

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A way to measure how healthy an ecosystem is

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A type of ecosystem with many trees

Question 14

When we use gas in our cars, what happens to the air around us?

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The air gets dirty because the fire makes smoke and gases.

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The air gets cleaner because the fire burns away the bad stuff.

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The air doesn't change because the fire only burns the things we put in it.

Question 15

How can you help make the air cleaner?

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Walk or bike to school

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Use less electricity

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Plant trees

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Drive a car

Question 16

What do we call the interconnectedness of living things and their environment?

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(A) Ecosystem

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(B) Habitat

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(C) Food chain

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(D) Biodiversity

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of a positive way humans can impact ecosystems?

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(A) Creating nature reserves

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(B) Using pesticides

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(C) Overfishing

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(D) Deforestation

Question 18

Which of these is NOT a way that humans can help protect ecosystems?

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Cutting down forests

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Planting trees

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Reducing pollution

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Conserving water

Question 19

What is the word for when a plant or animal is no longer found in the wild?

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Extinct

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Endangered

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Rare

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Protected

Question 20

How can we protect the ground?

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Plant trees.

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Leave trash on the ground.

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Build houses everywhere.

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Dig up rocks and minerals.

Question 21

How do we find out how many different living things there are in an ecosystem?

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Count the different types of plants and animals

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Measure the size of the ecosystem

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Check how healthy the plants look

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Measure the amount of pollution

Question 22

Which of these is an example of pollution?

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Throwing trash in a river

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Planting trees

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Turning off lights when leaving a room

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Riding a bike to school

Question 23

What is the name for when plants and animals disappear from an ecosystem?

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Extinction

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Deforestation

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Pollution

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Erosion

Question 24

Which of these is a renewable resource?

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Water

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Oil

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Gold

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Coal

Question 25

Where do plants get most of their energy?

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Sunlight

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Water

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Air

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Soil

Question 26

What does carrying capacity mean for people and the places they live?

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The most people who can live in an area without harming the environment or their health

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How dirty a place can get before it causes health problems

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How fast people move into or out of an area

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The size of the area where people live

Question 27

How does the growing number of people on Earth impact the environment?

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More pollution and habitat loss

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Protecting the environment

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No effect on the environment

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I don't know

Question 28

How can we reduce the harm technology causes to ecosystems?

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Use less technology

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Recycle old technology

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Use technology to solve environmental problems

Question 29

How can we make sure everyone has enough food and a place to live without harming the environment?

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Use more energy from the sun and the wind.

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Cut down all the trees to make more space for farms and houses.

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Build our cities and towns away from rivers and lakes.

Question 30

How can you best encourage your friends to help protect the environment?

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Explain why ecosystems are important

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Keep pollution a secret

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Ignore people who litter

Question 31

How can you help protect the environment?

Accepted Answer

Turn off lights when leaving a room

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Walk or bike to school

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Plant a tree

Question 32

Which of these actions by people can harm the environment?

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Building a factory that releases smoke

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Recycling bottles and cans

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Planting trees in a park

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Cleaning up trash on the beach

Question 33

What is NOT a way that people can help protect ecosystems?

Accepted Answer

Throw trash on the ground

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Plant trees

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Recycle

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Save water

Question 34

Which of these actions will hurt a forest ecosystem?

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Dropping trash

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Planting new trees

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Building a birdhouse

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Picking up litter

Question 35

How can humans help protect ecosystems?

Accepted Answer

Reducing waste

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Cutting down trees

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Using more plastic bags

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Littering

Question 36

Which animals are most likely to be harmed by losing their homes?

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Animals that live in special places

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Animals that sleep all winter

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Animals that can live in many different places

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Animals that move from place to place

Question 37

What is a food chain?

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A line of living things that eat each other

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A group of animals that live together

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A type of animal that eats plants

Question 38

What happens if there are too many owls in a forest?

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There will be fewer mice

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Nothing will happen

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The number of owls will decrease

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There will be more mice

Question 39

Which of these is NOT a kind of pollution?

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Loud noises

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Solid waste

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Dirty air

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Polluted water

Question 40

How can we reduce air pollution?

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Drive less and walk or bike more

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Use more electricity

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Burn more gasoline

Question 41

Which of these is a resource that can be replaced?

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Sunlight

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Oil

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Coal

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Natural gas

Question 42

Why is it important to protect different types of plants and animals?

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It helps ecosystems stay healthy

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It gives us new foods to eat

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It helps us breathe

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It makes the planet look prettier

Question 43

Which of these actions can help protect ecosystems?

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Planting trees

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Using too much fertilizer

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Throwing trash on the ground

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Cutting down trees without planting new ones

Question 44

What is a negative way that humans can affect ecosystems?

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Causing pollution

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Reusing items

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Planting flowers

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Recycling

Question 45

Which of these is an example of an ecosystem?

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A forest

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A car

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A book

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A pencil

Question 46

What are the living things in an ecosystem called?

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Organisms

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Animals

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Residents

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Things

Question 47

What is a food chain?

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A series of organisms that eat each other

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A type of habitat

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A food web

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A community of living things

Question 48

What is a food web?

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A network of connected food chains

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A type of habitat

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A group of animals that live together

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A food chain

Question 49

What is a keystone species?

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A species that has a very big impact on its ecosystem even though it is not very common

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A species that is at the bottom of the food chain

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A species that is at the top of the food chain