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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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1. A consumer that eats only animals
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
food chain
emigration
carnivore
2. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
name examples of land cover
renewable sources
urban area
deforestation
3. Species that are carried to a new location by people
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
predator
high levels of biodiversity
exotic species
4. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
abiotic factor
high levels of biodiversity
risk assessment
primary succession
5. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
warming temperatures
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
teratogens
clear-cutting
6. Leaving a population
emigration
immigration
resource management
latitudinal gradient
7. Burning fossil fuels
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
warming temperatures
pathogen
8. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
poaching
overfishing
sustainable yield
9. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
selective cutting
greenhouse gases
competition
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
10. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
insects
poaching
pollution
11. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
infants
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
ecotourism
carnivore
12. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
urban area
name examples of infrastructure
resource management
habitat fragment
13. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
resource management
toxicant
parasitism
rural area
14. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
infants
resource
habitat fragment
15. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
exotic species
uncentered commercial strip development
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
automobile
16. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
sustainable cities can
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
prey
carbon footprint
17. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
nonrenewable resource
scavenger
rural area
omnivore
18. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
risk assessment
nitrogen fixation
sustainable cities can
prey
19. Fires that are set by humans
prescribed fires
products derived from the natural environment
poaching
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
20. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
wildlife corridor
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
carcinogens
species diversity
21. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
abiotic factor
noise polution
food chain
carrying capacity
22. Building up not out
A principal of smart growth
population
extirpation
abiotic factor
23. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
captive breeding programs
species diversity
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
noise polution
24. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
urbanization
per capita land consumption
mutualism
global warming
25. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
resource management
open space
nodules
26. Contamination of land - water - or air
ecology
pollution
resource
carnivore
27. Chemicals that cause cancer
mutualism
habitat
herbivore
carcinogens
28. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
nonrenewable resource
greenhouse gases
captive breeding
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
29. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
habitat fragment
wildlife corridor
captive breeding programs
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
30. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
renewable sources
economic value of forests
fishery
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
31. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
ecology
symbiosis
name examples of land cover
latitudinal gradient
32. Sex - weight - and health issues
renewable resource
exotic species
environmental science
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
33. The loss of a natural habitat
endangered species
habitat destruction
habitat fragmentation
fishery
34. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
risk assessment
exotic species
toxicant
prey
35. By increasing the need for people to drive
consumer
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
genetic diversity
emigration
36. Organism that carries pathogens
emigration
vector
economic value of forests
species
37. A species that is at risk of extinction
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
endangered species
symbiosis
noise polution
38. Shift of population from countryside to cities
automobile
urbanization
carnivore
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
39. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
endangered
mapping biodiversity hotspots
prey
genetic diversity
40. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
renewable resource
biotic factor
biodiversity
41. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
noise polution
endangered
scavenger
risk
42. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
producer
symbiosis
primary succession
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
43. A consumer that eats only plants
A principal of smart growth
herbivore
symbiosis
selective cutting
44. A disease that has appeared in the human population for the first time or that has existed for a while but is increasing rapidly and spreading around the world
population
biome
emerging disease
resource
45. The largest population that an area can support
competition
primary succession
habitat fragment
carrying capacity
46. The highest level of biodiversity
habitat
vector
ecosystem diversity
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
47. Deals with biological hazards
epidemiology
nitrogen fixation
biomagnification
carbon footprint
48. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
competition
genetic diversity
nonrenewable resource
scavenger
49. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
habitat fragmentation
food chain
habitat preservation
primary succession
50. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
pollution
abiotic factor
deforestation
lead
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