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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. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
habitat destruction
extinction
renewable resource
carcinogens
2. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
fishery
herbivore
mapping biodiversity hotspots
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
3. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
captive breeding programs
predator
pathogen
biodiversity
4. Pollution from a factory near your school
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
emigration
habitat fragmentation
ecotourism
5. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
biological hazards
habitat preservation
per capita land consumption
wildlife corridor
6. Causes a cooling effect
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7. Sex - weight - and health issues
Smokey the Bear's message
biological hazards
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
risk
8. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
emerging disease
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
species
insects
9. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
high levels of biodiversity
sustainable yield
population
predator
10. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
abiotic factor
biological hazards
per capita land consumption
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
11. Leaving a population
adaptation
nitrogen fixation
emigration
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
12. Making direct measurements
herbivore
name examples of land cover
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
nitrogen fixation
13. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
wildlife corridor
carnivore
endangered
commensalism
14. Can result in a decrease of property damage
fire suppression
herbivore
overfishing
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
15. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
extirpation
extinction
carbon footprint
warming temperatures
16. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
toxicant
epidemiology
selective cutting
niche
17. Habitat change and fragmentation
biological hazards
captive breeding programs
habitat
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
18. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
captive breeding programs
overfishing
carcinogens
nitrogen fixation
19. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
parasitism
habitat fragment
niche
global warming
20. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
A principal of smart growth
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
mutualism
21. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
emigration
exotic species
toxicant
prescribed burns
22. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
nonrenewable resource
ecotourism
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
producer
23. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
mapping biodiversity hotspots
species diversity
adaptation
nonrenewable resource
24. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
extinction
greenhouse gases
clear-cutting
name examples of infrastructure
25. Building up not out
latitudinal gradient
overfishing
resource
A principal of smart growth
26. The largest population that an area can support
carnivore
abiotic factor
per capita land consumption
carrying capacity
27. Burning fossil fuels
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
clear-cutting
fire suppression
food web
28. Species that are carried to a new location by people
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
deforestation
scavenger
exotic species
29. Help improve the standard of living for residents
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
sustainable cities can
mutualism
endangered
30. Moving into a population
abiotic factor
prescribed burns
prescribed fires
immigration
31. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
wildlife corridor
carrying capacity
adaptation
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
32. Has the highest amount of species diversity
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
rural area
habitat preservation
insects
33. An organism that can make its own food
carnivore
infants
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
producer
34. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
emigration
greenhouse gases
resource management
fishery
35. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
keystone species
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
immigration
species
36. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
extirpation
deforestation
renewable sources
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
37. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
scavenger
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
sustainable yield
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
38. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
habitat fragmentation
A principal of smart growth
scavenger
infants
39. Contamination of land - water - or air
exotic species
pollution
selective cutting
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
40. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
pathogen
high levels of biodiversity
urban area
nitrogen fixation
41. Provide wood
economic value of forests
parasitism
selective cutting
lead
42. A species that is at risk of extinction
prescribed burns
endangered species
ecotourism
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
43. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
risk assessment
exotic species
insects
biological hazards
44. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
rural area
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
decomposer
45. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
global warming
biomagnification
nodules
carcinogens
46. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
fire suppression
exotic species
teratogens
species
47. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
predator
secondary succession
captive breeding
poaching
48. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
greenhouse gases
omnivore
resource management
ecosystem diversity
49. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
habitat
high levels of biodiversity
ecosystem diversity
nitrogen fixation
50. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
nitrogen fixation
resource
economic value of forests
genetic diversity