Examples of human interactions with ecosystems, including fish farming

12 questions

1. What does an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide cause?
2. Which of the following reduces the land available for other organisms and therefore reduces biodiversity?
3. Why does deforestation increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
4. Some species migrate. What impact does global warming have on these species?
5. Methane is one of the greenhouse gases. What human activities are leading to a rise in atmospheric methane levels?
6. A long term shift in weather patterns is known as...
7. What does the term overfishing mean?
8. Why do the populations of invasive species often grow so quickly?
9. What happens when eutrophication in a pond takes place?
10. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of declining fish populations?
11. When taken to a new habitat, non-native plants often threaten native plants of the new habitat. Why do they do this?
12. How do humans cause eutrophication of aquatic habitats?

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