4:24 PM Mon Jun 10 < Back to Content = Graded Assignment Exam: Part 2 Free Response Name: learning.k12.com Date: Environmental Science | Semester Semester Exam: Part 2 Free Response 60 points ***This is an exam; no resources should be used unless instructed otherwise. Answer each question using complete sentences (except when you are directed to label, identify, or fill in). When you have finished, submit this assignment to your teacher in the correct assignment submission box. 1. (15 points) Choose one of the following resources: timber, fish, soil, water, or fossil fuels. Discuss current problems having to do with the use and management of the resource, and approaches that have been taken to resolve the problems. Please also provide at least two insightful questions that you have about the future of the resource. Input all your responses into the table below. Resource Current Problems Resolution Approaches/Steps Questions you still have about the resource (provide at least two): Pick one from list above - [Type Choice Here] 2. (15 points) Identify an animal or plant that is in danger of extinction or that has been in danger of extinction in the recent past. State the environmental problems that would occur if the species became extinct. Describe the efforts that have been made to preserve the species, and any opposition the efforts faced. Discuss how successful the efforts have been, and what accounts for their success or failure. In describing preservation efforts, name a law, if any, that deals with this species' protection. Please provide the sources that you used (simple list). 15% < > 4:24 PM Mon Jun 10 < Back to Content = III learning.k12.com 3. (15 points) Research an environmental case from the University of California Page 1 | Search Results Case Studies in the Environment | University of California Press (ucpress.edu)Provide a summary of the case study. Your summary should contain: - the title of the Case Study - including a link! - main ideas and supporting details. - a brief, objective, and concise retelling IN YOUR OWN WORDS Your summary should NOT contain: - minor or excessive details. - your opinions about what you have read. - Major quotations from the text. 4. (15 points) Identify an invasive species that is currently affecting the ecosystem where you live (in your approximate area - state, region providence, etc.). You can use this USDA website (What are Species Profiles? | National Invasive Species Information Center) and/or investigate further on your own. Discuss the origins of the species (where is it native?) and the environmental problems that this species is causing in your area. Describe the efforts that have been made to combat the invasive species. Discuss how successful the efforts have been, and what accounts for their success or failure. Please provide the sources that you used (simple list). Stride, Inc. All rights reserved. Page 1 of 2 No reproduction without written consent of Stride, Inc. 15% < >