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DSST Environmental Science - 2

Subjects : dsst, science
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. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment






2. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible






3. Rising sea level






4. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber






5. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this






6. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases






7. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form






8. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community






9. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations






10. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource






11. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






12. Building up not out






13. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this






14. Are carefully controlled






15. Burning fossil fuels






16. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group






17. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested






18. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment






19. Organism that carries pathogens






20. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them






21. An organism that can make its own food






22. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this






23. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






24. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income






25. Bumps on the roots of certain plants






26. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist






27. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply






28. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health






29. A species that could become endangered in the near future






30. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas






31. The largest population that an area can support






32. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species






33. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource






34. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species






35. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce






36. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads






37. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates






38. Amount of land each person uses






39. Shift of population from countryside to cities






40. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use






41. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature






42. A consumer that eats only plants






43. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity






44. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area






45. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction






46. Pollution from a factory near your school






47. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once






48. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources






49. Making direct measurements






50. Fires that are set by humans