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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Contamination of land - water - or air
niche
economic value of forests
noise polution
pollution
2. Causes a cooling effect
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3. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
pathogen
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
risk
biological hazards
4. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
greenhouse gases
habitat
extirpation
5. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
per capita land consumption
risk
latitudinal gradient
nodules
6. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
extirpation
latitudinal gradient
keystone species
mapping biodiversity hotspots
7. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
genetic diversity
consumer
nitrogen fixation
carbon footprint
8. The highest level of biodiversity
products derived from the natural environment
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
ecosystem diversity
selective cutting
9. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
symbiosis
biological hazards
carcinogens
habitat
10. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
carrying capacity
pathogen
habitat fragmentation
pollution
11. Building up not out
uncentered commercial strip development
A principal of smart growth
nitrogen fixation
teratogens
12. Sex - weight - and health issues
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
extinction
debt-for-nature swap
teratogens
13. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
vector
mutualism
habitat preservation
ecotourism
14. Habitat change and fragmentation
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
immigration
biological hazards
pollution
15. Rising sea level
resource
nonrenewable resource
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
biotic factor
16. Making direct measurements
overfishing
commensalism
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
selective cutting
17. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
producer
carbon footprint
lead
18. The practice of protecting the environment
conservation
pollution
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
mapping biodiversity hotspots
19. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
ecotourism
noise polution
predator
renewable resource
20. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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21. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
high levels of biodiversity
captive breeding
urbanization
toxicant
22. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
biome
consumer
vector
nodules
23. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
predator
toxicant
endangered species
selective cutting
24. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
uncentered commercial strip development
parasitism
emerging disease
sustainable yield
25. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
scavenger
biomagnification
renewable resource
wildlife corridor
26. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
noise polution
secondary succession
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
sustainable yield
27. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
carcinogens
urban area
omnivore
habitat destruction
28. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
mutualism
habitat
endangered species
habitat fragment
29. Moving into a population
lead
producer
habitat destruction
immigration
30. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
carcinogens
name examples of land cover
resource
31. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
carbon footprint
name examples of infrastructure
food web
urban area
32. Provide wood
population
resource
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
economic value of forests
33. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
wildlife corridor
risk assessment
symbiosis
ecotourism
34. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
products derived from the natural environment
extinction
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
abiotic factor
35. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
nonrenewable resource
per capita land consumption
habitat preservation
ecosystem diversity
36. Watering crops
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37. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
poaching
renewable resource
food web
mutualism
38. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
per capita land consumption
renewable resource
biodiversity
39. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
deforestation
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
conservation
automobile
40. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
vector
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
endangered
emerging disease
41. Help improve the standard of living for residents
food web
biodiversity
open space
sustainable cities can
42. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
food web
A principal of smart growth
endangered species
resource
43. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
extinction
herbivore
commensalism
scavenger
44. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
habitat preservation
keystone species
resource management
teratogens
45. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
resource management
pathogen
carbon footprint
46. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
keystone species
high levels of biodiversity
automobile
resource management
47. Burning fossil fuels
A principal of smart growth
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
ecology
epidemiology
48. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
endangered
food web
sustainable cities can
overfishing
49. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
habitat fragment
nonrenewable resource
parasitism
vector
50. The number of different species in an area
insects
sustainable cities can
species
biodiversity