Chapter 38 Self Quiz: Human Influences on the Living World
Habitat loss of rain forest in Madagascar has led to the extinction of many of its ________ species.
giraffe
(wrong)
lion
(wrong)
zebra
(wrong)
hippo
(wrong)
primate
(correct)
Hint
Insecticides such as DDT are so damaging to predators because
of biological magnification
(correct)
top predators consume many plants
(wrong)
DDT is targeted at the top predators
(wrong)
prey animals are killed by DDT
(wrong)
they degrade into CFCs
(wrong)
Hint
Ozone depletion is dangerous because ozone
cools the earth
(wrong)
absorbs harmful UV rays
(correct)
is an antioxidant
(wrong)
is a micronutrient
(wrong)
is a macronutrient
(wrong)
Hint
The greenhouse effect is caused by excess ________ in the atmosphere.
nitrogen
(wrong)
CFC
(wrong)
ozone
(wrong)
carbon dioxide
(correct)
DDT
(wrong)
Hint
Which of the following can cause acid precipitation?
CFCs
(wrong)
coal-burning power plants
(correct)
a decrease in the ozone layer
(wrong)
clear-cutting forests
(wrong)
nuclear reactors
(wrong)
Hint
Solar and wind energy are considered to be
renewable sources of energy
(correct)
greenhouse gases
(wrong)
biomass fuels
(wrong)
fossil fuels
(wrong)
all of the above
(wrong)
Hint
Ethanol can be produced for use as a biomass fuel by which process?
chemosynthesis
(wrong)
fermentation
(correct)
refining oil
(wrong)
ozone fixation
(wrong)
biological magnification
(wrong)
Hint
Captive breeding has been used to increase genetic diversity of the
sperm whale
(wrong)
black rhino
(correct)
osprey
(wrong)
flying fox
(wrong)
mountain yellow-legged frog
(wrong)
Hint
A pioneer in restoration ecology is
University of Chicago
(wrong)
Harvard University
(wrong)
Columbia University
(wrong)
Yale University
(wrong)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
(correct)
Hint
Marion Stoddard was responsible for cleaning up
Lake Washington
(wrong)
Lake Michigan
(wrong)
Nahua River
(correct)
Hudson River
(wrong)
Three Mile Island
(wrong)
Hint