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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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1. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
ecosystem diversity
economic value of forests
latitudinal gradient
adaptation
2. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
infants
emerging disease
captive breeding programs
clear-cutting
3. Burning fossil fuels
products derived from the natural environment
automobile
insects
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
4. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
omnivore
warming temperatures
prey
renewable resource
5. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
emerging disease
biological hazards
lead
extinction
6. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
habitat fragmentation
niche
primary succession
7. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
habitat
nodules
mapping biodiversity hotspots
commensalism
8. Chemicals that cause cancer
population
captive breeding programs
carcinogens
exotic species
9. Contamination of land - water - or air
warming temperatures
prescribed burns
conservation
pollution
10. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
clear-cutting
greenhouse gases
rural area
A principal of smart growth
11. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
infants
vector
urban area
food web
12. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
latitudinal gradient
uncentered commercial strip development
immigration
fishery
13. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
predator
environmental science
debt-for-nature swap
vector
14. Organism that carries pathogens
vector
noise polution
habitat fragment
products derived from the natural environment
15. By increasing the need for people to drive
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
species
name examples of infrastructure
16. A consumer that eats only plants
herbivore
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
name examples of land cover
habitat destruction
17. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
resource
overfishing
A principal of smart growth
products derived from the natural environment
18. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
global warming
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
extirpation
19. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
toxicant
herbivore
environmental science
endangered
20. Making direct measurements
ecotourism
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
prey
21. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
biomagnification
environmental science
A principal of smart growth
food chain
22. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
ecosystem diversity
mutualism
name examples of infrastructure
23. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
sustainable cities can
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
exotic species
risk assessment
24. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
food web
nodules
sustainable cities can
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
25. Are carefully controlled
overfishing
resource
prescribed burns
noise polution
26. Help improve the standard of living for residents
sustainable cities can
Smokey the Bear's message
abiotic factor
habitat destruction
27. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
commensalism
sustainable yield
A principal of smart growth
exotic species
28. Fires that are set by humans
ecology
prescribed fires
risk assessment
high levels of biodiversity
29. 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
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
primary succession
emerging disease
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
30. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
nitrogen fixation
habitat
teratogens
epidemiology
31. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
products derived from the natural environment
wildlife corridor
carnivore
captive breeding
32. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
scavenger
resource
competition
economic value of forests
33. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
captive breeding
vector
mapping biodiversity hotspots
wildlife corridor
34. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
high levels of biodiversity
abiotic factor
ecosystem diversity
products derived from the natural environment
35. Leaving a population
biodiversity
urban area
carnivore
emigration
36. An organism that can make its own food
ecotourism
primary succession
producer
economic value of forests
37. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
captive breeding programs
habitat fragment
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
sustainable cities can
38. The number of different species in an area
biodiversity
predator
carrying capacity
food chain
39. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
biodiversity
high levels of biodiversity
consumer
40. Amount of land each person uses
biome
renewable sources
per capita land consumption
environmental science
41. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
ecology
predator
adaptation
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
42. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
carbon footprint
consumer
ecology
clear-cutting
43. All the members of one species in a particular area
adaptation
uncentered commercial strip development
epidemiology
population
44. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
teratogens
carcinogens
pollution
selective cutting
45. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
niche
nodules
poaching
A principal of smart growth
46. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
habitat preservation
overfishing
mapping biodiversity hotspots
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
47. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
prescribed burns
fishery
lead
name examples of infrastructure
48. Species that are carried to a new location by people
exotic species
risk assessment
Smokey the Bear's message
ecology
49. Provide wood
economic value of forests
nonrenewable resource
captive breeding
epidemiology
50. Rising sea level
ecosystem diversity
primary succession
sustainable cities can
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
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