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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. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
clear-cutting
warming temperatures
ecotourism
extirpation
2. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
biotic factor
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
urban area
keystone species
3. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
environmental science
name examples of infrastructure
extirpation
captive breeding
4. Provide wood
parasitism
deforestation
economic value of forests
A principal of smart growth
5. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
toxicant
conservation
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
lead
6. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
greenhouse gases
captive breeding
exotic species
adaptation
7. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
captive breeding
global warming
extinction
automobile
8. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
captive breeding programs
population
habitat fragment
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
9. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
economic value of forests
clear-cutting
conservation
species
10. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
uncentered commercial strip development
nitrogen fixation
carbon footprint
sustainable cities can
11. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
resource management
parasitism
commensalism
conservation
12. Amount of land each person uses
species diversity
food web
per capita land consumption
overfishing
13. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
overfishing
biotic factor
per capita land consumption
debt-for-nature swap
14. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
deforestation
rural area
15. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
noise polution
overfishing
emigration
secondary succession
16. The number of different species in an area
habitat
biodiversity
clear-cutting
urban area
17. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
clear-cutting
emerging disease
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
immigration
18. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
carcinogens
primary succession
producer
biomagnification
19. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
wildlife corridor
niche
biological hazards
threatened
20. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
mapping biodiversity hotspots
greenhouse gases
immigration
species diversity
21. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
carcinogens
scavenger
ecology
resource
22. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
sustainable yield
habitat preservation
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
clear-cutting
23. The highest level of biodiversity
environmental science
threatened
ecosystem diversity
insects
24. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
uncentered commercial strip development
threatened
fishery
habitat
25. Causes a cooling effect
26. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
name examples of infrastructure
scavenger
carnivore
resource management
27. Fires that are set by humans
prescribed fires
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
deforestation
competition
28. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
primary succession
symbiosis
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
conservation
29. Pollution from a factory near your school
sustainable yield
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
carnivore
genetic diversity
30. The practice of protecting the environment
noise polution
producer
species diversity
conservation
31. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
parasitism
herbivore
abiotic factor
open space
32. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
endangered species
wildlife corridor
teratogens
captive breeding programs
33. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
products derived from the natural environment
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
scavenger
34. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
biome
emerging disease
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
debt-for-nature swap
35. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
conservation
renewable resource
genetic diversity
food chain
36. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
abiotic factor
biological hazards
pollution
habitat
37. Habitat change and fragmentation
endangered species
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
Smokey the Bear's message
teratogens
38. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
biotic factor
carrying capacity
pathogen
keystone species
39. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
food chain
habitat
economic value of forests
40. Rising sea level
warming temperatures
risk
risk assessment
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
41. Sex - weight - and health issues
noise polution
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
resource
teratogens
42. A consumer that eats only plants
extirpation
risk assessment
herbivore
habitat fragmentation
43. A living part of an organism's habitat
habitat fragment
toxicant
keystone species
biotic factor
44. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
biological hazards
species diversity
pollution
debt-for-nature swap
45. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
46. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
lead
mutualism
nitrogen fixation
debt-for-nature swap
47. Can result in a decrease of property damage
poaching
clear-cutting
fire suppression
herbivore
48. Using public transportation
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
49. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
vector
abiotic factor
greenhouse gases
nonrenewable resource
50. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
habitat fragment
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
risk assessment
carnivore