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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. Can result in a decrease of property damage
fire suppression
warming temperatures
keystone species
biological hazards
2. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
automobile
exotic species
sustainable cities can
3. The highest level of biodiversity
vector
prey
greenhouse gases
ecosystem diversity
4. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
biome
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
lead
risk
5. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
primary succession
prey
selective cutting
A principal of smart growth
6. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
prescribed burns
global warming
name examples of land cover
7. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
parasitism
omnivore
resource
8. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
toxicant
ecosystem diversity
nonrenewable resource
carbon footprint
9. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
resource management
extinction
insects
urbanization
10. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
epidemiology
name examples of infrastructure
risk assessment
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
11. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
parasitism
emerging disease
biodiversity
infants
12. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
scavenger
species
carbon footprint
keystone species
13. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
biological hazards
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
threatened
predator
14. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
habitat fragment
biotic factor
niche
nitrogen fixation
15. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
extinction
mutualism
omnivore
Smokey the Bear's message
16. Sex - weight - and health issues
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
extirpation
risk
habitat fragment
17. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
conservation
habitat preservation
teratogens
habitat fragment
18. Building up not out
nitrogen fixation
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
A principal of smart growth
products derived from the natural environment
19. Moving into a population
keystone species
debt-for-nature swap
economic value of forests
immigration
20. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
parasitism
name examples of land cover
fire suppression
21. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
products derived from the natural environment
decomposer
keystone species
22. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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23. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
biotic factor
global warming
keystone species
resource
24. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
primary succession
poaching
producer
biodiversity
25. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
emigration
products derived from the natural environment
insects
greenhouse gases
26. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
mutualism
greenhouse gases
name examples of infrastructure
automobile
27. A species that is at risk of extinction
overfishing
endangered species
consumer
uncentered commercial strip development
28. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
poaching
emigration
clear-cutting
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
29. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
vector
genetic diversity
sustainable cities can
A principal of smart growth
30. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
debt-for-nature swap
overfishing
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
nodules
31. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
ecosystem diversity
lead
habitat fragment
products derived from the natural environment
32. Habitat change and fragmentation
pathogen
resource management
competition
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
33. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
adaptation
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
habitat fragmentation
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
34. Amount of land each person uses
carbon footprint
urban area
epidemiology
per capita land consumption
35. Pollution from a factory near your school
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
prey
A principal of smart growth
nodules
36. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
automobile
debt-for-nature swap
poaching
adaptation
37. The loss of a natural habitat
noise polution
habitat destruction
high levels of biodiversity
emigration
38. Using public transportation
prey
emerging disease
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
population
39. Are carefully controlled
economic value of forests
endangered
prescribed burns
nonrenewable resource
40. An organism that can make its own food
epidemiology
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
producer
clear-cutting
41. Watering crops
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42. Chemicals that cause cancer
warming temperatures
clear-cutting
pathogen
carcinogens
43. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
open space
carcinogens
biological hazards
urban area
44. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
risk assessment
Smokey the Bear's message
wildlife corridor
niche
45. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
endangered
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
high levels of biodiversity
habitat
46. The number of different species in an area
parasitism
emigration
captive breeding programs
biodiversity
47. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
name examples of infrastructure
secondary succession
risk assessment
carrying capacity
48. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
wildlife corridor
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
open space
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
49. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
emerging disease
uncentered commercial strip development
deforestation
producer
50. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
biotic factor
name examples of land cover
keystone species
environmental science