Other Ecological Consequences

Practice Questions

AP Environmental Science › Other Ecological Consequences

Questions
9
1

Which explanation is most accurate in describing the chemical and atmospheric processes involved in ocean acidification?

2

What is the name of the sixth global extinction?

3

Domesticated animals that have taken a wild role, often becoming destructive invasive species, are called __________.

4

The United Nations classifies a nation as developed or developing based on which two primary factors?

5

Red tides are caused by a population boom of __________.

6

An ecological footprint is __________.

7

Researchers have been recording the population of a species of tree frog in the Southern U.S. and have found the population to have been in steady but significant decline for the past decade. The population size is still substantial and their range in habitat extends from the East Coast to Texas. Under what category of endangerment does this species best correspond with?

8

What is the difference between "conserving" and "preserving" the environment?

9

The __________ is a parable that warns of the dangers of mismanaging shared resources.

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