Human Impact on the Environment Answers

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Why are invasive species dangerous to the environment?

They pollute the environment.

They are all voracious predators.

They threaten biodiversity.

They are nonrenewable.

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What are sustainable use practices?

any materials that exist in nature and that are used by humans

the managed consumption of natural resources to prevent their depletion or environmental destruction

the deployment of fossil fuels to environments that previously did not have access to such resources

ways in which individuals are able to conserve native animal and plant species

Which is a nonrenewable resource?

soil

fish

wood

coal

As the human population grows, what happens to our natural-resource requirements?

They increase.

They decrease.

They do not change.

They go in cycles.

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