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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 clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
prey
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
deforestation
fishery
2. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
automobile
consumer
adaptation
ecology
3. A species that could become endangered in the near future
adaptation
toxicant
threatened
carnivore
4. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
global warming
habitat fragment
toxicant
greenhouse gases
5. An organism that can make its own food
wildlife corridor
producer
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
endangered
6. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
secondary succession
captive breeding programs
omnivore
A principal of smart growth
7. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
habitat preservation
consumer
ecology
pathogen
8. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
secondary succession
exotic species
competition
genetic diversity
9. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
adaptation
carcinogens
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
symbiosis
10. A species that is at risk of extinction
abiotic factor
biological hazards
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
endangered species
11. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
ecology
epidemiology
population
biome
12. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
prescribed fires
extirpation
economic value of forests
carnivore
13. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
biological hazards
biome
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
nitrogen fixation
14. Species that are carried to a new location by people
open space
warming temperatures
genetic diversity
exotic species
15. The highest level of biodiversity
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
ecosystem diversity
mapping biodiversity hotspots
consumer
16. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
food chain
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
niche
conservation
17. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
toxicant
habitat fragment
name examples of land cover
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
18. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
mutualism
wildlife corridor
open space
keystone species
19. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
per capita land consumption
scavenger
carnivore
ecosystem diversity
20. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
risk assessment
habitat preservation
carrying capacity
commensalism
21. Rising sea level
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
environmental science
22. Organism that carries pathogens
secondary succession
vector
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
23. Habitat change and fragmentation
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
carcinogens
biome
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
24. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
debt-for-nature swap
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
biotic factor
abiotic factor
25. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
carrying capacity
automobile
prey
teratogens
26. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
resource
extinction
risk
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
27. Has the highest amount of species diversity
threatened
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
insects
mutualism
28. Watering crops
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29. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
nonrenewable resource
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
teratogens
global warming
30. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
emerging disease
clear-cutting
decomposer
immigration
31. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
urbanization
habitat
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
carrying capacity
32. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
biome
endangered
nitrogen fixation
habitat
33. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
ecosystem diversity
habitat preservation
nodules
warming temperatures
34. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
open space
symbiosis
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
35. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
latitudinal gradient
economic value of forests
symbiosis
urban area
36. Sex - weight - and health issues
global warming
deforestation
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
teratogens
37. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
captive breeding
emerging disease
nonrenewable resource
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
38. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
decomposer
niche
sustainable yield
herbivore
39. Shift of population from countryside to cities
name examples of land cover
urbanization
habitat fragmentation
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
40. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
parasitism
ecology
mapping biodiversity hotspots
name examples of infrastructure
41. A living part of an organism's habitat
prescribed burns
resource
biotic factor
poaching
42. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
lead
biotic factor
conservation
species
43. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
nodules
poaching
food web
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
44. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
fire suppression
selective cutting
extirpation
species diversity
45. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
automobile
economic value of forests
risk assessment
name examples of land cover
46. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
consumer
endangered species
warming temperatures
sustainable cities can
47. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
uncentered commercial strip development
genetic diversity
secondary succession
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
48. Contamination of land - water - or air
food chain
competition
pollution
emigration
49. Deals with biological hazards
nitrogen fixation
abiotic factor
risk assessment
epidemiology
50. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
genetic diversity
endangered
species
rural area