KUMUNDHOO SCHOOL

WORK SHEET General Science GRADE 9

Human Influence on Ecosystem

1. Discuss what is meant by the term sustainable resource, using forests as an example.
2. Explain the reasons why forests may be cut down
3. Suggest why replanted forests and plantations are less useful for conservation than natural forest
4. Discuss the effects of deforestation on areas of land
5. Outline how sewage should be treated before entering a stream
6. Describe the likely environmental problems caused by non-biodegradable plastics in streams and rivers
7. Describe the effects of these waterborne chemical wastes on the environment
8. Explain what happens in streams, lakes and rivers when eutrophication occurs.
9. Define the following terms

a. Chemical fertilizers

b. Insecticides and pesticides

c. Herbicides

d. Selective breeding

e. Monoculture

f. Intensive livestock farming

g. Deforestation

h. Pollution

i. Pollutant

j. Nuclear fallouts

k. Eutrophication

l. Sustanable resources

m. Endangered species
n. Extinct species

o. Acid rain

10. Write 3 impacts of monoculture

11. Ecological issues with intensive farming
12. Write 4 causes of famine
13. Write 4 reasons for habitat destruction
14. Write 4 Undesirable effects of deforestation
15. Write the consequences of deforestation.
16. Write 5 sources of pollution
17. Write the source and effect of the following
a. Untreated sewage
b. Chemical wastes
c. Discarded rubbish
d. Fertilizers
e. Insecticides and pesticides
f. Nuclear fallouts
18. Explain sustaining forest and Fish stocks