Question 1

The Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica is an example of a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  national park 
B)  nearly extinct ecosystem 
C)  restored ecosystem 
D)  government nature reserve 
E)  private nature reserve 
A)  national park 
B)  nearly extinct ecosystem 
C)  restored ecosystem 
D)  government nature reserve 
E)  private nature reserve

Question 2

The most eco-friendly strategy to minimize our use of nonrenewable mineral sources is _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  chemically synthesizing them 
B)  reducing consumption 
C)  utilizing bio-based alternatives 
D)  deep mining instead of surface mining 
E)  bacterial remediation 
A)  chemically synthesizing them 
B)  reducing consumption 
C)  utilizing bio-based alternatives 
D)  deep mining instead of surface mining 
E)  bacterial remediation

Question 3

Answer the following questions in reference to the four geologic periods listed below.
-Asteroid impact at the K-T boundary caused extinctions.

Accepted Answer

A) Cretaceous 
B) Anthropocene 
C) Devonian 
D) Permian 
A) Cretaceous 
B) Anthropocene 
C) Devonian 
D) Permian

Question 4

What is causing the seawater to become more acidic?

Accepted Answer

A)  CO2 dissolves in solution. 
B)  Helium dissolves in solution. 
C)  H2 dissolves in solution. 
D)  HCl dissolves in solution. 
E)  Cl- dissolves in solution. 
A)  CO2 dissolves in solution. 
B)  Helium dissolves in solution. 
C)  H2 dissolves in solution. 
D)  HCl dissolves in solution. 
E)  Cl- dissolves in solution.

Question 5

One of the major causes of the endangerment of giant pandas is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  habitat loss and fragmentation 
B)  increasing the effects of chemical pollution 
C)  a sexually transmitted disease that plagues the giant pandas 
D)  introduced exotic species into giant panda habitat 
E)  the excess withdrawal of water from their habitat 
A)  habitat loss and fragmentation 
B)  increasing the effects of chemical pollution 
C)  a sexually transmitted disease that plagues the giant pandas 
D)  introduced exotic species into giant panda habitat 
E)  the excess withdrawal of water from their habitat

Question 6

Habitat fragmentation can reduce biodiversity by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  withdrawing an essential resource from native species 
B)  sterilizing for pollution control 
C)  eliminating vast tracts of forests 
D)  introducing more native species into a habitat 
E)  decreasing human use of natural resources 
A)  withdrawing an essential resource from native species 
B)  sterilizing for pollution control 
C)  eliminating vast tracts of forests 
D)  introducing more native species into a habitat 
E)  decreasing human use of natural resources

Question 7

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
-Conservation biology

Accepted Answer

A) Species that remains restricted to the area where it evolved 
B) Species that fail to turn up signs of any individuals after repeated, extensive surveys of its known range 
C) New method of harvesting trees to preserve diversity 
D) Field of biology that documents biodiversity, and seeks way to maintain it to ensure our survival 
E) Species vulnerable to extinction
F)Work designed to renew or recreate a natural system that has been degraded or destroyed
G)Places that have species found nowhere else and are under great threat of destruction
H)Species likely to become endangered in the near future
I)Chemical pollutant becomes increasingly concentrated as it moves up through food chains
J)Narrow corridor of vegetation along a stream or river
K)An organism builds up increasing amounts of a chemical pollutant it its tissues over time 
A) Species that remains restricted to the area where it evolved 
B) Species that fail to turn up signs of any individuals after repeated, extensive surveys of its known range 
C) New method of harvesting trees to preserve diversity 
D) Field of biology that documents biodiversity, and seeks way to maintain it to ensure our survival 
E) Species vulnerable to extinction
F)Work designed to renew or recreate a natural system that has been degraded or destroyed
G)Places that have species found nowhere else and are under great threat of destruction
H)Species likely to become endangered in the near future
I)Chemical pollutant becomes increasingly concentrated as it moves up through food chains
J)Narrow corridor of vegetation along a stream or river
K)An organism builds up increasing amounts of a chemical pollutant it its tissues over time

Exam 48: Human Impacts on the Biosphere

The Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica is an example of a ____.

The most eco-friendly strategy to minimize our use of nonrenewable mineral sources is _____________.

Answer the following questions in reference to the four geologic periods listed below. -Asteroid impact at the K-T boundary caused extinctions.

What is causing the seawater to become more acidic?

One of the major causes of the endangerment of giant pandas is ____.

Habitat fragmentation can reduce biodiversity by ____.

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. -Conservation biology

Invitation to Biology

Life's Chemical Bases

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where it Starts—Photosynthesis

How Cells Release Chemical Energy

DNA Structure and Function

From DNA to Protein

Control of Gene Expression

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Studying and Manipulating Genomes

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Organizing Information about Species

Life's Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea

Protists: The Simplest Eukaryotes

The Land Plants

Fungi

Animal Evolution: The Invertebrates

Animal Evolution: The Chordates

Human Evolution

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

Communication Strategies in Plants

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive System

Animal Development

Animal Behavior

Population Ecology

Community Ecology

Ecosystems

The Biosphere

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