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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. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
noise polution
species diversity
extinction
2. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
carnivore
carcinogens
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
warming temperatures
3. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
extinction
rural area
risk
keystone species
4. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
products derived from the natural environment
captive breeding programs
biome
habitat fragment
5. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
poaching
nodules
risk assessment
food web
6. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
extinction
prescribed fires
competition
mutualism
7. All the members of one species in a particular area
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
population
captive breeding
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
8. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
overfishing
biomagnification
name examples of land cover
urban area
9. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
endangered
habitat preservation
carbon footprint
captive breeding
10. Watering crops
11. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
renewable sources
habitat fragment
rural area
12. A consumer that eats only animals
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
name examples of infrastructure
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
carnivore
13. Using public transportation
per capita land consumption
prescribed fires
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
14. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
renewable resource
resource management
habitat fragmentation
herbivore
15. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
biological hazards
species diversity
competition
genetic diversity
16. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
symbiosis
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
endangered
species diversity
17. Sex - weight - and health issues
resource
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
biotic factor
18. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
19. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
pollution
open space
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
A principal of smart growth
20. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
predator
species
automobile
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
21. Contamination of land - water - or air
biodiversity
urbanization
pollution
competition
22. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
rural area
high levels of biodiversity
biotic factor
species diversity
23. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
competition
carnivore
ecotourism
scavenger
24. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
biological hazards
vector
urban area
scavenger
25. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
warming temperatures
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
mapping biodiversity hotspots
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
26. The number of different species in an area
emerging disease
clear-cutting
biodiversity
sustainable yield
27. Chemicals that cause cancer
biomagnification
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
emigration
carcinogens
28. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
emerging disease
high levels of biodiversity
prey
uncentered commercial strip development
29. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
insects
teratogens
ecosystem diversity
noise polution
30. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
commensalism
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
biome
species diversity
31. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
species diversity
greenhouse gases
high levels of biodiversity
per capita land consumption
32. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
nonrenewable resource
automobile
prescribed burns
teratogens
33. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
habitat fragment
risk assessment
vector
mapping biodiversity hotspots
34. A species that is at risk of extinction
endangered species
producer
deforestation
pollution
35. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
debt-for-nature swap
Smokey the Bear's message
nonrenewable resource
immigration
36. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
nonrenewable resource
parasitism
niche
automobile
37. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
species diversity
global warming
name examples of land cover
nonrenewable resource
38. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
endangered species
deforestation
habitat fragmentation
39. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
decomposer
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
nonrenewable resource
open space
40. Burning fossil fuels
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
emigration
high levels of biodiversity
habitat fragment
41. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
biomagnification
producer
food web
fire suppression
42. Help improve the standard of living for residents
nonrenewable resource
prescribed burns
species
sustainable cities can
43. The loss of a natural habitat
species
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
food chain
habitat destruction
44. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
selective cutting
ecotourism
extirpation
infants
45. Habitat change and fragmentation
pathogen
high levels of biodiversity
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
sustainable cities can
46. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
open space
ecology
epidemiology
conservation
47. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
insects
population
economic value of forests
resource
48. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
49. An organism that can make its own food
adaptation
nitrogen fixation
producer
emigration
50. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
habitat
captive breeding
species
fishery