Human Activities
Cutting down large areas of forest
What is deforestation?
Recycling materials instead of throwing them away
Recycling materials instead of throwing them away
Organisms that begin the flow of energy in a food chain
What are producers?
True or False: One solution can fix all environmental problems
What is false
One way to reduce plastic pollution
What is recycling or reducing plastic use?
This human action causes air pollution by releasing carbon dioxide from cars and factories.
what is burning fossil fuels
Plastic waste entering oceans
What is a negative human activity
How energy availability changes as you move up trophic levels
What is energy decreases?
True or False: Stopping human activity completely is the only solution
What is false?
One way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
What is using renewable energy or reducing fossil fuel use?
Catching fish faster than they can reproduce
What is overfishing?
Using solar or wind energy
What is a positive human activity?
Percentage of energy passed to the next trophic level
What is 10 percent?
The incorrect belief that nature will fix all environmental damage
What is a misconception?
A realistic solution to reduce overfishing
What is fishing limits or protected seasons?
Releasing harmful substances into air, water, or soil
What is pollution?
Introducing invasive species into an ecosystem
What is a negative human activity?
Organisms with the least available energy in a food chain
What are top predators?
True or False: Environmental solutions must be realistic and targeted
What is true?
A solution to reduce deforestation
What is sustainable logging or replanting trees?
Human use of natural resources faster than they can be replaced
What is overconsumption of natural resources?
Planting trees helps remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
What is a positive?
Main reason energy decreases at higher trophic levels
What is energy lost as heat?
Believing technology alone can solve environmental problems is called a
hint : m_____n
What is a misconception?
Design a solution that reduces pollution without stopping human activity
answer may vary