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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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1. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
nonrenewable resource
secondary succession
ecology
captive breeding
2. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
A principal of smart growth
per capita land consumption
nodules
3. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
producer
risk
selective cutting
resource
4. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
uncentered commercial strip development
ecotourism
poaching
producer
5. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
open space
captive breeding programs
biome
global warming
6. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
keystone species
adaptation
latitudinal gradient
lead
7. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
debt-for-nature swap
nonrenewable resource
environmental science
nodules
8. A species that is at risk of extinction
omnivore
keystone species
endangered species
emigration
9. The practice of protecting the environment
conservation
selective cutting
herbivore
clear-cutting
10. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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11. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
sustainable yield
uncentered commercial strip development
poaching
deforestation
12. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
resource
abiotic factor
symbiosis
name examples of land cover
13. Rising sea level
biotic factor
economic value of forests
immigration
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
14. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
secondary succession
insects
per capita land consumption
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
15. Fires that are set by humans
secondary succession
fishery
economic value of forests
prescribed fires
16. Sex - weight - and health issues
adaptation
clear-cutting
biotic factor
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
17. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
lead
resource
biological hazards
vector
18. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
endangered
renewable sources
biodiversity
automobile
19. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
omnivore
habitat fragmentation
resource
food chain
20. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
parasitism
A principal of smart growth
sustainable yield
sustainable cities can
21. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
noise polution
carbon footprint
debt-for-nature swap
latitudinal gradient
22. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
consumer
food chain
adaptation
extinction
23. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
risk assessment
fire suppression
carrying capacity
fishery
24. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
extirpation
nodules
symbiosis
prescribed fires
25. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
open space
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
urbanization
26. Leaving a population
uncentered commercial strip development
emigration
pathogen
debt-for-nature swap
27. Causes a cooling effect
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28. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
predator
extirpation
automobile
renewable resource
29. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
habitat
scavenger
immigration
30. By increasing the need for people to drive
sustainable yield
habitat fragmentation
risk
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
31. A consumer that eats only animals
overfishing
carnivore
genetic diversity
biological hazards
32. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
producer
insects
predator
habitat fragment
33. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
name examples of infrastructure
predator
genetic diversity
toxicant
34. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
greenhouse gases
adaptation
A principal of smart growth
carrying capacity
35. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
global warming
name examples of infrastructure
urban area
secondary succession
36. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
name examples of land cover
carrying capacity
mapping biodiversity hotspots
habitat fragment
37. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
habitat
clear-cutting
risk assessment
38. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
name examples of infrastructure
name examples of land cover
noise polution
genetic diversity
39. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
consumer
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
threatened
debt-for-nature swap
40. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
pollution
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
infants
name examples of land cover
41. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
abiotic factor
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
emerging disease
commensalism
42. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
omnivore
products derived from the natural environment
toxicant
nitrogen fixation
43. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
threatened
keystone species
ecosystem diversity
nonrenewable resource
44. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
parasitism
environmental science
habitat fragment
45. Burning fossil fuels
symbiosis
overfishing
teratogens
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
46. A living part of an organism's habitat
biotic factor
resource management
vector
niche
47. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
prescribed fires
fishery
latitudinal gradient
food chain
48. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
captive breeding programs
habitat
nonrenewable resource
pathogen
49. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
captive breeding
debt-for-nature swap
selective cutting
50. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
clear-cutting
biological hazards
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
adaptation
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