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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
renewable resource
debt-for-nature swap
economic value of forests
captive breeding programs
2. A consumer that eats only plants
scavenger
herbivore
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
urbanization
3. Fires that are set by humans
debt-for-nature swap
niche
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
prescribed fires
4. Deals with biological hazards
epidemiology
wildlife corridor
sustainable cities can
food chain
5. Sex - weight - and health issues
biome
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
rural area
overfishing
6. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
competition
captive breeding programs
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
abiotic factor
7. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
prey
overfishing
A principal of smart growth
global warming
8. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
scavenger
greenhouse gases
nonrenewable resource
species diversity
9. Burning fossil fuels
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
food web
10. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
primary succession
competition
consumer
habitat preservation
11. A species that could become endangered in the near future
A principal of smart growth
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
noise polution
threatened
12. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
selective cutting
teratogens
resource management
13. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
extinction
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
endangered
poaching
14. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
debt-for-nature swap
poaching
competition
omnivore
15. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
epidemiology
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
risk assessment
carcinogens
16. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
decomposer
niche
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
habitat fragment
17. Has the highest amount of species diversity
per capita land consumption
parasitism
insects
food web
18. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
noise polution
habitat destruction
primary succession
risk
19. Help improve the standard of living for residents
sustainable cities can
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
20. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
genetic diversity
latitudinal gradient
nonrenewable resource
habitat
21. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
pathogen
clear-cutting
niche
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
22. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
decomposer
pollution
biome
nonrenewable resource
23. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
secondary succession
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
noise polution
automobile
24. The largest population that an area can support
Smokey the Bear's message
poaching
habitat fragment
carrying capacity
25. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
biome
food web
urban area
carcinogens
26. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
captive breeding
renewable resource
renewable sources
ecology
27. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
extinction
extirpation
nonrenewable resource
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
28. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
rural area
nonrenewable resource
food web
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
29. Using public transportation
predator
wildlife corridor
species
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
30. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
biodiversity
per capita land consumption
commensalism
infants
31. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
mapping biodiversity hotspots
economic value of forests
habitat fragment
high levels of biodiversity
32. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
toxicant
nonrenewable resource
high levels of biodiversity
fishery
33. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
habitat fragmentation
emerging disease
renewable sources
consumer
34. Contamination of land - water - or air
captive breeding programs
pollution
epidemiology
habitat
35. Building up not out
noise polution
A principal of smart growth
endangered
habitat fragmentation
36. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
prescribed burns
exotic species
mutualism
prey
37. The number of different species in an area
biodiversity
deforestation
food web
keystone species
38. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
products derived from the natural environment
adaptation
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
resource management
39. Pollution from a factory near your school
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
habitat destruction
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
40. Moving into a population
immigration
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
automobile
biodiversity
41. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
biomagnification
habitat destruction
captive breeding programs
per capita land consumption
42. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
extinction
prescribed fires
nodules
high levels of biodiversity
43. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
habitat destruction
predator
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
44. Chemicals that cause cancer
carcinogens
rural area
captive breeding programs
renewable resource
45. Are carefully controlled
renewable sources
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
resource
prescribed burns
46. Making direct measurements
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
biome
nodules
renewable resource
47. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
omnivore
competition
automobile
biological hazards
48. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
global warming
insects
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
warming temperatures
49. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
biotic factor
poaching
primary succession
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
50. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
resource management
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
species diversity
endangered