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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. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
omnivore
niche
commensalism
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
2. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
mutualism
rural area
poaching
ecotourism
3. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
habitat fragmentation
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
rural area
competition
4. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
predator
biome
carbon footprint
scavenger
5. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
conservation
decomposer
6. Provide wood
sustainable cities can
habitat fragmentation
economic value of forests
products derived from the natural environment
7. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
name examples of infrastructure
clear-cutting
automobile
omnivore
8. The loss of a natural habitat
endangered
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
habitat destruction
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
9. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
infants
ecotourism
urbanization
sustainable yield
10. Watering crops
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11. Can result in a decrease of property damage
fire suppression
scavenger
biological hazards
epidemiology
12. Rising sea level
ecosystem diversity
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
global warming
13. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
risk assessment
mutualism
risk
economic value of forests
14. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
biotic factor
ecology
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
high levels of biodiversity
15. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
habitat preservation
products derived from the natural environment
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
omnivore
16. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
carcinogens
insects
risk assessment
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
17. Pollution from a factory near your school
resource management
infants
teratogens
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
18. Making direct measurements
deforestation
carrying capacity
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
19. Habitat change and fragmentation
species diversity
secondary succession
prey
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
20. Amount of land each person uses
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
latitudinal gradient
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
per capita land consumption
21. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
ecotourism
biotic factor
poaching
selective cutting
22. A living part of an organism's habitat
biotic factor
overfishing
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
nitrogen fixation
23. Burning fossil fuels
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
overfishing
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
population
24. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
captive breeding programs
mapping biodiversity hotspots
habitat preservation
economic value of forests
25. All the members of one species in a particular area
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
population
global warming
mapping biodiversity hotspots
26. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
producer
species
herbivore
latitudinal gradient
27. Causes a cooling effect
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28. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
carrying capacity
nonrenewable resource
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
rural area
29. Help improve the standard of living for residents
sustainable cities can
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
secondary succession
renewable sources
30. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
wildlife corridor
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
urbanization
parasitism
31. Leaving a population
ecosystem diversity
carnivore
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
emigration
32. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
carcinogens
sustainable cities can
adaptation
fishery
33. Using public transportation
habitat fragmentation
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
mutualism
per capita land consumption
34. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
fishery
keystone species
A principal of smart growth
prey
35. Deals with biological hazards
keystone species
epidemiology
rural area
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
36. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
clear-cutting
environmental science
rural area
nodules
37. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
extirpation
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
ecosystem diversity
prescribed fires
38. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
global warming
latitudinal gradient
resource management
population
39. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
genetic diversity
keystone species
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
40. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
uncentered commercial strip development
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
ecosystem diversity
noise polution
41. Species that are carried to a new location by people
exotic species
habitat fragment
products derived from the natural environment
rural area
42. Are carefully controlled
warming temperatures
threatened
primary succession
prescribed burns
43. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
noise polution
nonrenewable resource
environmental science
44. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
nitrogen fixation
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
Smokey the Bear's message
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
45. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
extinction
fire suppression
primary succession
open space
46. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
ecosystem diversity
nitrogen fixation
biological hazards
parasitism
47. A species that is at risk of extinction
endangered species
risk
vector
greenhouse gases
48. Shift of population from countryside to cities
biotic factor
teratogens
urbanization
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
49. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
threatened
clear-cutting
exotic species
50. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
nodules
products derived from the natural environment
per capita land consumption
warming temperatures