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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A species that is at risk of extinction
endangered species
extinction
overfishing
abiotic factor
2. Help improve the standard of living for residents
abiotic factor
sustainable cities can
extirpation
greenhouse gases
3. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
noise polution
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
resource management
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
4. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
captive breeding programs
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
risk assessment
biotic factor
5. Causes a cooling effect
6. Amount of land each person uses
extirpation
captive breeding programs
per capita land consumption
infants
7. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
ecology
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
pathogen
biomagnification
8. Sex - weight - and health issues
ecotourism
population
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
sustainable yield
9. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
fire suppression
urban area
ecology
rural area
10. The largest population that an area can support
epidemiology
niche
carrying capacity
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
11. Leaving a population
omnivore
emigration
nonrenewable resource
name examples of infrastructure
12. A disease that has appeared in the human population for the first time or that has existed for a while but is increasing rapidly and spreading around the world
emerging disease
sustainable yield
predator
sustainable cities can
13. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
selective cutting
name examples of infrastructure
high levels of biodiversity
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
14. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
resource
threatened
consumer
food web
15. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
wildlife corridor
habitat fragmentation
habitat
keystone species
16. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
species
greenhouse gases
decomposer
nodules
17. Shift of population from countryside to cities
deforestation
name examples of infrastructure
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
urbanization
18. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
parasitism
mutualism
species
population
19. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
producer
extirpation
primary succession
warming temperatures
20. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
habitat fragment
parasitism
greenhouse gases
species
21. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
producer
decomposer
A principal of smart growth
biome
22. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
fire suppression
parasitism
symbiosis
23. Organism that carries pathogens
extirpation
vector
abiotic factor
resource
24. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
predator
exotic species
name examples of land cover
abiotic factor
25. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
name examples of land cover
teratogens
mapping biodiversity hotspots
environmental science
26. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
genetic diversity
fishery
nodules
27. Pollution from a factory near your school
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
name examples of land cover
Smokey the Bear's message
environmental science
28. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
niche
risk assessment
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
29. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
extinction
habitat destruction
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
genetic diversity
30. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
deforestation
teratogens
carbon footprint
environmental science
31. Watering crops
32. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
epidemiology
risk
automobile
33. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
exotic species
products derived from the natural environment
keystone species
resource management
34. A consumer that eats only animals
resource
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
carnivore
35. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
products derived from the natural environment
prescribed burns
secondary succession
environmental science
36. A consumer that eats only plants
resource
threatened
clear-cutting
herbivore
37. Making direct measurements
name examples of infrastructure
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
38. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
environmental science
mapping biodiversity hotspots
noise polution
endangered
39. The practice of protecting the environment
conservation
sustainable yield
automobile
carnivore
40. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
risk assessment
lead
products derived from the natural environment
ecology
41. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
captive breeding
biological hazards
food chain
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
42. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
Smokey the Bear's message
competition
nonrenewable resource
commensalism
43. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
automobile
biological hazards
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
food web
44. Has the highest amount of species diversity
noise polution
rural area
prescribed fires
insects
45. A living part of an organism's habitat
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
biotic factor
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
products derived from the natural environment
46. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
habitat destruction
name examples of land cover
habitat
carbon footprint
47. Provide wood
economic value of forests
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
food web
name examples of infrastructure
48. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
renewable sources
exotic species
secondary succession
warming temperatures
49. Rising sea level
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
captive breeding programs
lead
biomagnification
50. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
global warming
carbon footprint
lead
name examples of land cover