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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. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
prey
resource
biomagnification
risk
2. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
mapping biodiversity hotspots
ecosystem diversity
wildlife corridor
ecology
3. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
carbon footprint
habitat destruction
clear-cutting
abiotic factor
4. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
carnivore
carrying capacity
threatened
5. Watering crops
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6. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
herbivore
conservation
threatened
wildlife corridor
7. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
habitat fragmentation
environmental science
extinction
omnivore
8. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
sustainable yield
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
deforestation
9. Making direct measurements
pathogen
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
resource management
habitat fragment
10. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
uncentered commercial strip development
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
warming temperatures
11. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
urbanization
food chain
deforestation
resource
12. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
biomagnification
keystone species
genetic diversity
biotic factor
13. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
extinction
resource management
mutualism
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
14. Causes a cooling effect
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15. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
captive breeding programs
urbanization
extirpation
species diversity
16. All the members of one species in a particular area
population
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
resource management
greenhouse gases
17. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
rural area
omnivore
debt-for-nature swap
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
18. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
debt-for-nature swap
population
19. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
genetic diversity
mapping biodiversity hotspots
scavenger
niche
20. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
food web
biotic factor
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
habitat
21. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
deforestation
captive breeding programs
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
species diversity
22. Help improve the standard of living for residents
prescribed burns
secondary succession
sustainable cities can
environmental science
23. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
debt-for-nature swap
pathogen
immigration
24. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
threatened
ecology
nodules
nonrenewable resource
25. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
economic value of forests
secondary succession
renewable sources
conservation
26. Organism that carries pathogens
products derived from the natural environment
vector
adaptation
selective cutting
27. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
economic value of forests
fishery
ecology
28. 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
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
clear-cutting
economic value of forests
29. Shift of population from countryside to cities
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
abiotic factor
conservation
urbanization
30. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
decomposer
infants
species
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
31. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
biome
primary succession
emigration
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
32. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
teratogens
environmental science
epidemiology
biomagnification
33. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
captive breeding programs
habitat fragmentation
mutualism
nitrogen fixation
34. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
habitat fragmentation
keystone species
exotic species
extinction
35. Building up not out
A principal of smart growth
conservation
warming temperatures
consumer
36. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
warming temperatures
debt-for-nature swap
uncentered commercial strip development
species diversity
37. The loss of a natural habitat
symbiosis
pathogen
habitat destruction
prescribed burns
38. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
renewable resource
per capita land consumption
urban area
endangered
39. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
insects
A principal of smart growth
infants
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
40. By increasing the need for people to drive
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
endangered
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
41. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
name examples of land cover
primary succession
symbiosis
commensalism
42. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
greenhouse gases
debt-for-nature swap
renewable sources
43. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
food web
selective cutting
immigration
genetic diversity
44. A species that is at risk of extinction
wildlife corridor
endangered species
habitat fragmentation
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
45. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
ecology
symbiosis
vector
omnivore
46. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
decomposer
mapping biodiversity hotspots
captive breeding programs
population
47. Contamination of land - water - or air
carbon footprint
competition
pollution
nodules
48. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
toxicant
selective cutting
environmental science
greenhouse gases
49. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
ecosystem diversity
scavenger
per capita land consumption
population
50. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
poaching
resource
infants
habitat destruction