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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. All the members of one species in a particular area
population
renewable resource
insects
food web
2. A living part of an organism's habitat
carbon footprint
biotic factor
adaptation
poaching
3. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
pathogen
captive breeding programs
niche
decomposer
4. Making direct measurements
immigration
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
threatened
carrying capacity
5. An organism that can make its own food
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
greenhouse gases
biotic factor
producer
6. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
Smokey the Bear's message
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
extirpation
epidemiology
7. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
habitat fragmentation
secondary succession
pollution
8. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
keystone species
resource
commensalism
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
9. Leaving a population
emigration
ecotourism
carbon footprint
lead
10. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
name examples of infrastructure
risk
food chain
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
11. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
prescribed fires
renewable resource
habitat fragmentation
high levels of biodiversity
12. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
A principal of smart growth
habitat
endangered species
ecotourism
13. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
fishery
latitudinal gradient
mapping biodiversity hotspots
prey
14. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
food chain
warming temperatures
biodiversity
wildlife corridor
15. Watering crops
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16. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
deforestation
debt-for-nature swap
clear-cutting
fishery
17. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
sustainable yield
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
mutualism
abiotic factor
18. Building up not out
products derived from the natural environment
resource management
threatened
A principal of smart growth
19. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
emigration
products derived from the natural environment
herbivore
decomposer
20. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
carbon footprint
teratogens
fishery
adaptation
21. A consumer that eats only animals
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
carnivore
economic value of forests
fishery
22. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
sustainable yield
food web
renewable resource
deforestation
23. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
nitrogen fixation
poaching
rural area
producer
24. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
habitat destruction
warming temperatures
conservation
biome
25. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
biotic factor
risk assessment
species
name examples of infrastructure
26. Rising sea level
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
biomagnification
mapping biodiversity hotspots
27. A species that could become endangered in the near future
food chain
competition
threatened
habitat
28. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
environmental science
species diversity
omnivore
endangered
29. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
sustainable yield
vector
high levels of biodiversity
infants
30. The loss of a natural habitat
competition
conservation
habitat destruction
habitat preservation
31. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
herbivore
emigration
global warming
teratogens
32. Amount of land each person uses
competition
per capita land consumption
teratogens
species diversity
33. The largest population that an area can support
lead
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
carrying capacity
immigration
34. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
predator
global warming
biological hazards
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
35. Using public transportation
carbon footprint
high levels of biodiversity
fire suppression
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
36. Pollution from a factory near your school
products derived from the natural environment
abiotic factor
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
37. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
high levels of biodiversity
clear-cutting
lead
debt-for-nature swap
38. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
fishery
sustainable yield
open space
39. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
scavenger
mutualism
conservation
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
40. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
nitrogen fixation
exotic species
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
infants
41. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
herbivore
sustainable cities can
biomagnification
warming temperatures
42. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
deforestation
ecosystem diversity
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
omnivore
43. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
carbon footprint
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
decomposer
44. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
captive breeding
insects
omnivore
pollution
45. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
mutualism
high levels of biodiversity
environmental science
symbiosis
46. Fires that are set by humans
products derived from the natural environment
carrying capacity
A principal of smart growth
prescribed fires
47. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
commensalism
species diversity
vector
prey
48. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
prescribed burns
adaptation
wildlife corridor
Smokey the Bear's message
49. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
carnivore
teratogens
50. By increasing the need for people to drive
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
ecology
noise polution
nitrogen fixation