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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 species that is at risk of extinction
prescribed fires
endangered species
habitat fragmentation
adaptation
2. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
captive breeding
environmental science
greenhouse gases
carrying capacity
3. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
species
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
overfishing
omnivore
4. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
insects
selective cutting
lead
high levels of biodiversity
5. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
resource
risk
secondary succession
Smokey the Bear's message
6. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
pathogen
species
extinction
mutualism
7. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
pathogen
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
carnivore
high levels of biodiversity
8. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
adaptation
mapping biodiversity hotspots
renewable resource
omnivore
9. Can result in a decrease of property damage
lead
per capita land consumption
carrying capacity
fire suppression
10. Leaving a population
teratogens
emigration
biome
exotic species
11. Species that are carried to a new location by people
exotic species
urban area
threatened
wildlife corridor
12. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
renewable sources
greenhouse gases
keystone species
risk
13. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
competition
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
extirpation
risk
14. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
nodules
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
food chain
ecotourism
15. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
carbon footprint
scavenger
captive breeding programs
commensalism
16. Sex - weight - and health issues
name examples of infrastructure
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
commensalism
deforestation
17. The number of different species in an area
herbivore
scavenger
biodiversity
risk
18. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
habitat preservation
scavenger
fire suppression
19. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
prey
predator
biome
ecology
20. Organism that carries pathogens
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
species
vector
21. Deals with biological hazards
ecotourism
biological hazards
habitat
epidemiology
22. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
emigration
extinction
wildlife corridor
biological hazards
23. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
products derived from the natural environment
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
name examples of infrastructure
primary succession
24. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
species diversity
nodules
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
threatened
25. Making direct measurements
carrying capacity
urbanization
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
uncentered commercial strip development
26. Burning fossil fuels
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
consumer
habitat destruction
carcinogens
27. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
warming temperatures
resource management
adaptation
biomagnification
28. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
food web
resource management
carrying capacity
name examples of land cover
29. By increasing the need for people to drive
resource management
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
fire suppression
biome
30. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
fire suppression
fishery
extinction
rural area
31. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
biomagnification
competition
ecotourism
poaching
32. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
warming temperatures
habitat
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
habitat preservation
33. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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34. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
biotic factor
competition
endangered species
infants
35. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
threatened
exotic species
risk assessment
overfishing
36. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
emerging disease
ecotourism
epidemiology
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
37. A consumer that eats only animals
competition
adaptation
mutualism
carnivore
38. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
extirpation
fishery
wildlife corridor
uncentered commercial strip development
39. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
captive breeding programs
name examples of infrastructure
renewable sources
habitat destruction
40. All the members of one species in a particular area
warming temperatures
species diversity
population
carnivore
41. Contamination of land - water - or air
parasitism
pollution
immigration
insects
42. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
infants
carbon footprint
wildlife corridor
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
43. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
herbivore
parasitism
toxicant
commensalism
44. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
biological hazards
resource
scavenger
high levels of biodiversity
45. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
scavenger
habitat preservation
nitrogen fixation
46. Shift of population from countryside to cities
habitat fragment
urbanization
products derived from the natural environment
debt-for-nature swap
47. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
primary succession
species diversity
symbiosis
urbanization
48. The loss of a natural habitat
habitat destruction
fire suppression
infants
risk assessment
49. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
food web
omnivore
warming temperatures
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
50. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
latitudinal gradient
deforestation
adaptation
keystone species