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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 relationship between two species in which both species benefit
noise polution
nodules
mutualism
urbanization
2. Causes a cooling effect
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3. The highest level of biodiversity
overfishing
habitat preservation
ecosystem diversity
biomagnification
4. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
open space
renewable sources
economic value of forests
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
5. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
biodiversity
decomposer
urbanization
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
6. 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
predator
emerging disease
threatened
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
7. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
rural area
biomagnification
sustainable cities can
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
8. Burning fossil fuels
clear-cutting
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
noise polution
name examples of infrastructure
9. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
habitat preservation
toxicant
warming temperatures
omnivore
10. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
predator
threatened
prey
teratogens
11. Rising sea level
habitat
infants
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
biological hazards
12. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
infants
economic value of forests
emigration
population
13. Provide wood
products derived from the natural environment
urbanization
economic value of forests
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
14. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
risk
biomagnification
decomposer
species diversity
15. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
mapping biodiversity hotspots
renewable resource
nitrogen fixation
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
16. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
consumer
nodules
rural area
symbiosis
17. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
mapping biodiversity hotspots
epidemiology
infants
selective cutting
18. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
conservation
ecology
clear-cutting
teratogens
19. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
latitudinal gradient
habitat preservation
species diversity
Smokey the Bear's message
20. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
food web
emerging disease
herbivore
ecology
21. The largest population that an area can support
carrying capacity
emerging disease
competition
pathogen
22. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
deforestation
herbivore
sustainable cities can
primary succession
23. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
per capita land consumption
immigration
endangered
renewable sources
24. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
risk assessment
sustainable cities can
adaptation
mapping biodiversity hotspots
25. Are carefully controlled
high levels of biodiversity
emerging disease
prescribed burns
clear-cutting
26. Fires that are set by humans
prescribed fires
abiotic factor
food chain
automobile
27. The practice of protecting the environment
adaptation
infants
conservation
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
28. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
emerging disease
endangered
latitudinal gradient
decomposer
29. A species that is at risk of extinction
endangered species
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
fishery
Smokey the Bear's message
30. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
commensalism
global warming
habitat preservation
risk
31. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
habitat
lead
ecotourism
scavenger
32. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
teratogens
Smokey the Bear's message
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
symbiosis
33. Pollution from a factory near your school
warming temperatures
global warming
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
scavenger
34. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
ecotourism
carbon footprint
automobile
sustainable cities can
35. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
clear-cutting
infants
vector
fishery
36. Chemicals that cause cancer
habitat preservation
prescribed fires
carcinogens
parasitism
37. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
captive breeding programs
urban area
food web
sustainable cities can
38. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
automobile
high levels of biodiversity
ecosystem diversity
competition
39. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
adaptation
per capita land consumption
nonrenewable resource
secondary succession
40. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
captive breeding programs
habitat preservation
threatened
herbivore
41. A living part of an organism's habitat
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
species
biotic factor
urban area
42. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
captive breeding
clear-cutting
nodules
renewable resource
43. The number of different species in an area
urban area
noise polution
biodiversity
sustainable cities can
44. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
pathogen
insects
competition
45. An organism that can make its own food
species
producer
rural area
open space
46. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
nonrenewable resource
prescribed burns
habitat
epidemiology
47. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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48. A consumer that eats only animals
clear-cutting
per capita land consumption
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
carnivore
49. Watering crops
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50. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
nonrenewable resource
endangered
captive breeding programs
biodiversity