The impact of human activities on wildlife

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Impact of Human Activities on Wildlife

Test your knowledge on how human actions are impacting wildlife and ecosystems around the globe. This quiz covers various topics related to habitat destruction, pollution, conservation, and more.

Join us to learn about the positive and negative effects of our choices on nature!

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by CaringNature321

Which human activity would positively impact wildlife?

Deforestation

Removing carnivores from a forest

Recycling

Heating homes with fossil fuels

Which human activity is correctly paired with its likely future consequence?

Overfishing in the Atlantic — increase in supply of flounder and salmon as food for people in the future

Development of petrol cars — decreased rate of global warming

Burning of fossil fuels — increases atmospheric CO2 which increases global warming leading to impacts to nature

None of the above.

Habitat destruction, fragmentation, and modification are some impacts to wildlife ecosystems caused by human-led activities.

True

False

What will most likely decrease the size of a habitat?

Clearing land to build a house.

Using public transportation.

Recycling once a week.

Conserving water on a daily basis.

What happens when humans cut down forests to build shopping malls?

Plants and animals thrive in the new environment and pollution decreases.

New animals species form and plants produce more oxygen.

The shopping mall reduces the amount of pollution in the area.

Habitat is altered, plants and animals destroyed, and pollution increases.

Many common products, such as wooden furniture, paper, and books, are made from trees. Which of the following is a likely consequence of humans cutting down a forest in order to make use of the natural resources there?

The decrease of chemical runoff into the oceans

Increased acid rain

The increase of light pollution in cities

The destruction of habitats

When fertilizers run off farmland into streams and ponds, the nitrogen content of the water increases. This can lead to rapid growth of algae in a process called eutrophication. How can this process affect other organisms in the water?

Oxygen is used up as algae is decomposed, reducing the amount available to other organisms.

The water becomes better able to support aerobic organisms.

The algae provide food for fishes and other organisms, leading to decreased algae populations.

The extra nitrogen provides additional food for the other organisms, increasing their population.

Conservation is the act of conserving, or protecting the environment, plants, and animals. What are some things you can do to help conserve our environment?

Leave water on, leave TV on, run dishwasher with 1 plate

Leave the refrigerator door open

Run the washing machine with 1 shirt

Turn off equipment when not in use

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