AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

HUMANS AND THE BIOSPHERE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement about the effects of natural events and human activities is true?
A
The environment is not usually affected by natural events.
B
All human activities change the environment in a negative way.
C
Natural events always have a positive impact on the environment.
D
Human activities and natural events can damage the environment.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Human Activities are triggering extinction on an unprecedented and mass scale. The destruction of natural habitats, Environmental hazards, global warming, poaching, pollution, and deforestation are some of the leading causes of this tragedy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Among the most critically impactful ways that humans have affected the environment is our extraction and consumption of fossil fuels and their attendant CO2 emissions.

Detailed explanation-4: -The environment which has been modified by human activities is called anthropogenic impact.

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