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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
lead
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
carcinogens
2. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
teratogens
emerging disease
scavenger
producer
3. Organism that carries pathogens
open space
vector
pollution
decomposer
4. All the members of one species in a particular area
resource
threatened
population
economic value of forests
5. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
nitrogen fixation
per capita land consumption
selective cutting
immigration
6. Shift of population from countryside to cities
producer
products derived from the natural environment
risk
urbanization
7. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
A principal of smart growth
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
latitudinal gradient
8. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
ecosystem diversity
secondary succession
toxicant
biomagnification
9. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
habitat fragment
products derived from the natural environment
automobile
food chain
10. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
fishery
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
risk assessment
urban area
11. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
species
noise polution
biomagnification
deforestation
12. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
abiotic factor
A principal of smart growth
uncentered commercial strip development
endangered
13. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
debt-for-nature swap
secondary succession
resource management
urban area
14. A species that could become endangered in the near future
noise polution
threatened
pathogen
wildlife corridor
15. Rising sea level
clear-cutting
genetic diversity
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
vector
16. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
carrying capacity
immigration
captive breeding
genetic diversity
17. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
global warming
pathogen
primary succession
abiotic factor
18. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
carcinogens
extirpation
selective cutting
herbivore
19. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
biome
pathogen
carnivore
clear-cutting
20. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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21. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
mutualism
prey
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
teratogens
22. Using public transportation
pollution
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
habitat preservation
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
23. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
toxicant
biological hazards
keystone species
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
24. Watering crops
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25. Fires that are set by humans
high levels of biodiversity
prescribed fires
A principal of smart growth
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
26. Can result in a decrease of property damage
abiotic factor
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
fire suppression
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
27. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
herbivore
commensalism
extinction
28. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
captive breeding
biological hazards
ecology
teratogens
29. Making direct measurements
per capita land consumption
latitudinal gradient
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
consumer
30. Habitat change and fragmentation
extirpation
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
per capita land consumption
31. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
emigration
decomposer
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
32. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
fire suppression
biological hazards
habitat fragment
automobile
33. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
mapping biodiversity hotspots
mutualism
debt-for-nature swap
34. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
wildlife corridor
habitat fragmentation
open space
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
35. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
parasitism
A principal of smart growth
fire suppression
habitat destruction
36. Has the highest amount of species diversity
deforestation
insects
epidemiology
abiotic factor
37. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
poaching
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
products derived from the natural environment
open space
38. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
decomposer
noise polution
wildlife corridor
exotic species
39. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
food chain
risk
urbanization
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
40. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
adaptation
endangered
biological hazards
41. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
biodiversity
high levels of biodiversity
ecosystem diversity
food chain
42. A living part of an organism's habitat
captive breeding
biome
biotic factor
clear-cutting
43. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
toxicant
epidemiology
species diversity
global warming
44. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
pathogen
infants
noise polution
nitrogen fixation
45. Help improve the standard of living for residents
biological hazards
global warming
scavenger
sustainable cities can
46. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
symbiosis
uncentered commercial strip development
vector
clear-cutting
47. Causes a cooling effect
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48. The largest population that an area can support
infants
biome
niche
carrying capacity
49. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
fishery
renewable sources
biome
global warming
50. Contamination of land - water - or air
prescribed burns
mapping biodiversity hotspots
pathogen
pollution