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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
captive breeding
mapping biodiversity hotspots
open space
renewable resource
2. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
herbivore
predator
economic value of forests
name examples of infrastructure
3. The loss of a natural habitat
biodiversity
consumer
global warming
habitat destruction
4. Amount of land each person uses
urban area
per capita land consumption
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
lead
5. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
poaching
epidemiology
nitrogen fixation
mutualism
6. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
deforestation
habitat fragmentation
automobile
open space
7. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
warming temperatures
adaptation
open space
lead
8. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
ecotourism
endangered
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
genetic diversity
9. The largest population that an area can support
renewable resource
carrying capacity
lead
carbon footprint
10. Habitat change and fragmentation
risk
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
competition
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
11. Sex - weight - and health issues
carcinogens
resource management
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
12. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
vector
habitat fragmentation
name examples of land cover
abiotic factor
13. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
extinction
insects
mapping biodiversity hotspots
scavenger
14. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
emigration
habitat fragmentation
extinction
resource management
15. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
species
ecosystem diversity
carnivore
nonrenewable resource
16. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
species diversity
keystone species
habitat
fire suppression
17. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
omnivore
open space
global warming
economic value of forests
18. Chemicals that cause cancer
A principal of smart growth
automobile
carcinogens
symbiosis
19. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
biome
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
herbivore
renewable resource
20. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
scavenger
biome
abiotic factor
rural area
21. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
genetic diversity
ecosystem diversity
prey
22. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
global warming
warming temperatures
mutualism
lead
23. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
insects
resource
commensalism
latitudinal gradient
24. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
secondary succession
warming temperatures
population
25. Species that are carried to a new location by people
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
high levels of biodiversity
exotic species
resource
26. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
carbon footprint
noise polution
resource
biological hazards
27. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
wildlife corridor
ecosystem diversity
nodules
open space
28. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
biotic factor
lead
infants
29. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
economic value of forests
species diversity
sustainable cities can
wildlife corridor
30. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
symbiosis
fishery
carrying capacity
endangered species
31. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
A principal of smart growth
biome
ecology
ecosystem diversity
32. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
insects
resource
adaptation
overfishing
33. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
greenhouse gases
warming temperatures
habitat destruction
prescribed burns
34. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
name examples of land cover
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
species
nodules
35. A species that is at risk of extinction
risk
habitat preservation
overfishing
endangered species
36. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
clear-cutting
keystone species
predator
ecosystem diversity
37. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
sustainable cities can
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
resource
sustainable yield
38. Burning fossil fuels
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
prey
carcinogens
39. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
urban area
epidemiology
noise polution
primary succession
40. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
decomposer
name examples of infrastructure
endangered
urbanization
41. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
producer
biotic factor
risk
secondary succession
42. Has the highest amount of species diversity
environmental science
insects
nitrogen fixation
predator
43. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
products derived from the natural environment
niche
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
carcinogens
44. Are carefully controlled
nonrenewable resource
prescribed burns
exotic species
clear-cutting
45. Making direct measurements
prescribed burns
mutualism
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
warming temperatures
46. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
pollution
prescribed burns
omnivore
captive breeding
47. Provide wood
economic value of forests
clear-cutting
herbivore
Smokey the Bear's message
48. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
A principal of smart growth
habitat
exotic species
49. A living part of an organism's habitat
genetic diversity
predator
urban area
biotic factor
50. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
pathogen
nonrenewable resource
debt-for-nature swap
species