Unit 9 Sustainability

Mrs. Knowlton

2014

As people become more concerned about protecting their

environment, scientists researched better ways to:

A. Recycle nonrenewable resources

B. Increase pesticide runoff into rivers

C. Eliminate the use of renewable resources

D. Add chloroflurocarbons to the atmosphere

In general, less energy is needed to produce a product from recycled material

than from new material. This is one reason why we should recycle. Another

reason to recycle is because:

A. Recycling reduces the amount of resources available for our use.

B. Recycling reduces the amount of waste that is burned or buried in landfills

C. Our natural resources occur in unlimited amounts.

D. Increasing the amount of fossil fuel is burned decreases environmental pollution.

Which of the following is true about recycling glass and

aluminum?A. Energy is created in the recycling process.

B. Recycled glass and aluminum always have different properties from the original materials.

C. Recycling glass and aluminum reduces the amount of resources taken from the Earth.

D. It takes more energy to recycle aluminum than to extract it from the ground.

A business claims to be doing “everything possible” to reduce

greenhouse gas emissions. Which company practice would cause a

consumer to question this claim?

A. The company vehicles all use diesel fuel.

B. The building lights are triggered by motion.

C. The building is powered by geothermal energy.

D. The company purchases recycled paper products.

What is one way people are helping the environment?

A. They are planting trees to replace the ones that are cut.

B. They are building more roads so more people can see natural areas.

C. They are building more dumps to hold trash we create.

D. They are using their cars more to get to places faster.

Which human activity most affects the environment?

A. Rowing a boat

B. Driving a car

C. Hiking on a trail

D. Talking on the phone

Which of the following human activities reduces biodiversity?A. Prohibiting hunting in wildlife preserves

B. Taking tissue samples from members of endangered species.

C. Planting only native grass species to prevent erosion beside highways.

D. Planting only red pine trees to replace native hardwood forests cut for lumber.

When taken to a new habitat, non-native plants threaten native plants of the new

habitat. Why do non-native plants threaten native plants of the new

habitat.

A. Native plants are able to mutate rapidly.

B. Native plants cause Non-native animals to relocate.

C. Non-native plants are able to be used for medicine.

D. Non-native plants compete with native plants for resources.

Which of the following is currently a primary cause of species decline worldwide?

A. Habitat destruction

B. Intraspecific competition

C. Random mating

D. Viral outbreaks