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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. Chemicals that cause cancer
resource management
carcinogens
greenhouse gases
conservation
2. Habitat change and fragmentation
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
biodiversity
herbivore
selective cutting
3. Fires that are set by humans
nodules
prescribed fires
exotic species
prescribed burns
4. Causes a cooling effect
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5. Pollution from a factory near your school
carrying capacity
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
biome
emerging disease
6. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
nonrenewable resource
commensalism
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
open space
7. All the members of one species in a particular area
population
food chain
captive breeding programs
noise polution
8. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
carrying capacity
wildlife corridor
species
9. Rising sea level
name examples of infrastructure
pathogen
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
exotic species
10. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
resource management
commensalism
selective cutting
food web
11. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
emigration
uncentered commercial strip development
primary succession
symbiosis
12. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
consumer
urban area
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
immigration
13. Deals with biological hazards
clear-cutting
lead
emigration
epidemiology
14. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
global warming
habitat preservation
per capita land consumption
infants
15. Are carefully controlled
infants
biological hazards
prescribed burns
sustainable yield
16. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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17. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
infants
herbivore
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
selective cutting
18. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
adaptation
emigration
clear-cutting
consumer
19. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
carbon footprint
consumer
high levels of biodiversity
food chain
20. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
habitat destruction
resource management
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
overfishing
21. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
ecology
ecosystem diversity
products derived from the natural environment
Smokey the Bear's message
22. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
A principal of smart growth
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
habitat preservation
biome
23. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
rural area
mutualism
open space
high levels of biodiversity
24. A consumer that eats only animals
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
urban area
carnivore
prey
25. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
herbivore
captive breeding programs
food web
captive breeding
26. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
species
risk
abiotic factor
27. A living part of an organism's habitat
extirpation
biotic factor
nonrenewable resource
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
28. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
producer
open space
mutualism
habitat preservation
29. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
decomposer
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
renewable sources
prescribed burns
30. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
name examples of land cover
producer
risk
fishery
31. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
keystone species
pathogen
wildlife corridor
food chain
32. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
A principal of smart growth
habitat
food chain
risk assessment
33. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
nonrenewable resource
urbanization
food web
endangered species
34. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
abiotic factor
teratogens
species diversity
rural area
35. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
sustainable cities can
emerging disease
mutualism
habitat
36. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
global warming
poaching
noise polution
consumer
37. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
captive breeding
carcinogens
nonrenewable resource
name examples of infrastructure
38. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
vector
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
habitat preservation
species
39. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
products derived from the natural environment
high levels of biodiversity
debt-for-nature swap
40. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
latitudinal gradient
carbon footprint
prey
toxicant
41. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
urban area
extinction
resource management
epidemiology
42. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
secondary succession
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
biome
43. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
wildlife corridor
species diversity
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
urbanization
44. Help improve the standard of living for residents
clear-cutting
threatened
sustainable cities can
automobile
45. Using public transportation
habitat preservation
competition
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
46. The highest level of biodiversity
renewable sources
ecosystem diversity
competition
insects
47. Species that are carried to a new location by people
exotic species
teratogens
automobile
per capita land consumption
48. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
debt-for-nature swap
fire suppression
latitudinal gradient
pathogen
49. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
mutualism
products derived from the natural environment
renewable sources
resource
50. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
food web
prescribed burns
deforestation
nonrenewable resource