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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. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
pollution
nitrogen fixation
species
wildlife corridor
2. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
consumer
mapping biodiversity hotspots
ecosystem diversity
captive breeding
3. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
environmental science
urbanization
secondary succession
automobile
4. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
species diversity
genetic diversity
species
producer
5. Leaving a population
emigration
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
species
overfishing
6. A species that could become endangered in the near future
infants
threatened
producer
ecotourism
7. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
mutualism
ecology
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
secondary succession
8. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
mutualism
carnivore
renewable resource
sustainable yield
9. Contamination of land - water - or air
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
ecology
wildlife corridor
pollution
10. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
captive breeding programs
carrying capacity
emigration
nonrenewable resource
11. Fires that are set by humans
habitat destruction
prescribed fires
habitat
mapping biodiversity hotspots
12. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
food web
omnivore
adaptation
name examples of infrastructure
13. Deals with biological hazards
epidemiology
environmental science
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
pollution
14. 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
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
urban area
adaptation
emerging disease
15. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
debt-for-nature swap
poaching
warming temperatures
captive breeding programs
16. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
automobile
fishery
epidemiology
A principal of smart growth
17. An organism that can make its own food
producer
biomagnification
population
infants
18. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
selective cutting
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
extinction
commensalism
19. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
secondary succession
consumer
products derived from the natural environment
20. Chemicals that cause cancer
captive breeding
carcinogens
ecosystem diversity
fishery
21. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
habitat fragment
risk assessment
ecosystem diversity
population
22. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
emerging disease
nitrogen fixation
endangered species
toxicant
23. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
food web
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
renewable sources
biological hazards
24. A consumer that eats only plants
automobile
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
omnivore
herbivore
25. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
clear-cutting
mutualism
nodules
toxicant
26. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
habitat
toxicant
greenhouse gases
ecology
27. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
resource
species
primary succession
sustainable cities can
28. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
carbon footprint
ecology
global warming
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
29. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
herbivore
scavenger
infants
exotic species
30. Moving into a population
epidemiology
immigration
clear-cutting
niche
31. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
predator
carnivore
biomagnification
name examples of land cover
32. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
endangered
deforestation
niche
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
33. Burning fossil fuels
prescribed burns
per capita land consumption
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
ecosystem diversity
34. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
lead
species
fire suppression
ecotourism
35. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
food web
high levels of biodiversity
habitat destruction
name examples of infrastructure
36. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
adaptation
predator
renewable resource
extirpation
37. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
genetic diversity
latitudinal gradient
renewable resource
per capita land consumption
38. The number of different species in an area
habitat preservation
exotic species
biodiversity
genetic diversity
39. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
symbiosis
food web
habitat fragment
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
40. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
high levels of biodiversity
global warming
per capita land consumption
mapping biodiversity hotspots
41. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
extirpation
rural area
predator
food web
42. Making direct measurements
open space
genetic diversity
deforestation
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
43. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
extinction
species diversity
economic value of forests
44. Shift of population from countryside to cities
urbanization
mutualism
food web
nodules
45. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
uncentered commercial strip development
extirpation
pollution
risk
46. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
habitat
food chain
decomposer
risk assessment
47. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
lead
name examples of infrastructure
symbiosis
A principal of smart growth
48. Organism that carries pathogens
vector
debt-for-nature swap
conservation
endangered
49. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
immigration
scavenger
mapping biodiversity hotspots
biological hazards
50. The largest population that an area can support
high levels of biodiversity
ecotourism
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
carrying capacity