ACTIVITY 1: Fill Me In Direction: Identify some of the problems arising from the exploitation of natural and energy resources. 1. Results from the utilization of nuclear energy! 2. Excavated soil is simply pushed over the side of the exploratory cut, creating ugly scars, landslides, and severe erosion problems! 3. The most dangerous effects are the mutagenic effects (causing abnormal growths), carcinogenic effects (causing cancer), and teratogenic effects (causing birth defects).