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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. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
fishery
secondary succession
environmental science
omnivore
2. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
urbanization
overfishing
warming temperatures
genetic diversity
3. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
Smokey the Bear's message
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
ecotourism
4. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
A principal of smart growth
renewable sources
pollution
producer
5. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
mapping biodiversity hotspots
primary succession
herbivore
debt-for-nature swap
6. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
primary succession
renewable resource
risk assessment
uncentered commercial strip development
7. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
noise polution
open space
scavenger
products derived from the natural environment
8. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
products derived from the natural environment
decomposer
habitat destruction
abiotic factor
9. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
nitrogen fixation
threatened
secondary succession
toxicant
10. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
mutualism
keystone species
nonrenewable resource
consumer
11. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
carcinogens
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
biomagnification
threatened
12. A consumer that eats only plants
herbivore
species diversity
biological hazards
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
13. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
commensalism
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
predator
wildlife corridor
14. Has the highest amount of species diversity
population
secondary succession
debt-for-nature swap
insects
15. An organism that can make its own food
ecosystem diversity
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
primary succession
producer
16. A consumer that eats only animals
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
carnivore
overfishing
captive breeding
17. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
A principal of smart growth
risk assessment
teratogens
lead
18. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
prey
parasitism
food web
biodiversity
19. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
resource management
consumer
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
20. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
consumer
environmental science
noise polution
biome
21. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
habitat preservation
adaptation
nodules
epidemiology
22. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
wildlife corridor
decomposer
clear-cutting
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
23. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
habitat fragment
greenhouse gases
infants
debt-for-nature swap
24. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
deforestation
conservation
risk
biodiversity
25. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
teratogens
food web
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
genetic diversity
26. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
captive breeding programs
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
ecology
27. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
genetic diversity
parasitism
prescribed burns
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
28. Using public transportation
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
urbanization
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
population
29. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
sustainable cities can
immigration
economic value of forests
warming temperatures
30. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
herbivore
name examples of infrastructure
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
emerging disease
31. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
emerging disease
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
abiotic factor
nitrogen fixation
32. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
biological hazards
parasitism
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
teratogens
33. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
open space
food chain
immigration
food web
34. A species that is at risk of extinction
lead
endangered species
overfishing
captive breeding
35. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
extinction
carbon footprint
mutualism
habitat fragmentation
36. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
ecology
uncentered commercial strip development
ecosystem diversity
species diversity
37. The largest population that an area can support
threatened
consumer
noise polution
carrying capacity
38. A living part of an organism's habitat
biotic factor
pollution
decomposer
carrying capacity
39. The highest level of biodiversity
ecosystem diversity
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
prescribed burns
ecology
40. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
parasitism
resource
emerging disease
primary succession
41. Causes a cooling effect
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42. A species that could become endangered in the near future
automobile
threatened
secondary succession
species diversity
43. The loss of a natural habitat
habitat destruction
infants
biological hazards
scavenger
44. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
latitudinal gradient
competition
pollution
biodiversity
45. Rising sea level
carrying capacity
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
threatened
renewable resource
46. The number of different species in an area
habitat
biome
carnivore
biodiversity
47. Building up not out
food web
extirpation
pathogen
A principal of smart growth
48. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
rural area
prescribed burns
species diversity
commensalism
49. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
mapping biodiversity hotspots
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
clear-cutting
carbon footprint
50. Watering crops
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