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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The highest level of biodiversity
biodiversity
ecosystem diversity
abiotic factor
species diversity
2. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
habitat fragment
fire suppression
herbivore
sustainable yield
3. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
predator
pathogen
mapping biodiversity hotspots
warming temperatures
4. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
toxicant
vector
overfishing
name examples of land cover
5. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
urban area
noise polution
fishery
biological hazards
6. Contamination of land - water - or air
open space
biological hazards
carbon footprint
pollution
7. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
carcinogens
poaching
A principal of smart growth
8. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
parasitism
fishery
carrying capacity
nodules
9. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
conservation
urban area
warming temperatures
selective cutting
10. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
emigration
renewable resource
biome
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
11. The largest population that an area can support
vector
ecotourism
carrying capacity
species diversity
12. Watering crops
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13. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
habitat destruction
latitudinal gradient
scavenger
nodules
14. Leaving a population
scavenger
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
extinction
emigration
15. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
omnivore
toxicant
extinction
high levels of biodiversity
16. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
nodules
urban area
fire suppression
symbiosis
17. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
teratogens
decomposer
threatened
selective cutting
18. An organism that can make its own food
consumer
products derived from the natural environment
producer
ecotourism
19. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
parasitism
pollution
nodules
automobile
20. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
food chain
keystone species
extirpation
name examples of land cover
21. Chemicals that cause cancer
global warming
extinction
carcinogens
nonrenewable resource
22. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
population
risk assessment
herbivore
captive breeding programs
23. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
commensalism
per capita land consumption
renewable sources
biological hazards
24. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
biological hazards
competition
name examples of land cover
habitat fragment
25. Pollution from a factory near your school
carnivore
secondary succession
captive breeding programs
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
26. Deals with biological hazards
carbon footprint
epidemiology
decomposer
risk
27. Using public transportation
nitrogen fixation
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
endangered species
producer
28. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
fire suppression
food chain
teratogens
parasitism
29. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
extirpation
clear-cutting
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
fire suppression
30. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
habitat fragmentation
wildlife corridor
genetic diversity
niche
31. Rising sea level
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
ecotourism
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
32. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
prey
clear-cutting
nodules
risk
33. Organism that carries pathogens
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
omnivore
nodules
vector
34. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
insects
competition
captive breeding
secondary succession
35. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
captive breeding programs
automobile
ecology
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
36. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
latitudinal gradient
mapping biodiversity hotspots
habitat preservation
selective cutting
37. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
conservation
ecosystem diversity
endangered
mutualism
38. Are carefully controlled
prescribed burns
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
pollution
habitat destruction
39. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
primary succession
species
genetic diversity
epidemiology
40. Amount of land each person uses
conservation
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
per capita land consumption
noise polution
41. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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42. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
A principal of smart growth
habitat preservation
global warming
immigration
43. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
nitrogen fixation
greenhouse gases
captive breeding programs
habitat destruction
44. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
toxicant
consumer
parasitism
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
45. The loss of a natural habitat
habitat destruction
per capita land consumption
captive breeding
environmental science
46. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
producer
products derived from the natural environment
secondary succession
nitrogen fixation
47. A consumer that eats only plants
herbivore
habitat preservation
species diversity
biomagnification
48. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
rural area
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
prey
global warming
49. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
name examples of land cover
habitat
epidemiology
50. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
wildlife corridor
habitat fragmentation
epidemiology
risk
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