SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
DSST Environmental Science - 2
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
dsst
,
science
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
per capita land consumption
clear-cutting
open space
poaching
2. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
food web
Smokey the Bear's message
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
urban area
3. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
biodiversity
sustainable cities can
4. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
renewable resource
wildlife corridor
rural area
endangered species
5. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
carbon footprint
ecosystem diversity
A principal of smart growth
herbivore
6. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
latitudinal gradient
immigration
environmental science
overfishing
7. A species that is at risk of extinction
endangered species
species
pathogen
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
8. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
threatened
warming temperatures
commensalism
nodules
9. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
selective cutting
primary succession
teratogens
10. Making direct measurements
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
warming temperatures
secondary succession
11. Has the highest amount of species diversity
nitrogen fixation
herbivore
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
insects
12. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
habitat destruction
keystone species
teratogens
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
13. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
mapping biodiversity hotspots
symbiosis
emerging disease
habitat fragment
14. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
open space
risk assessment
epidemiology
habitat fragmentation
15. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
Smokey the Bear's message
food chain
latitudinal gradient
16. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
prey
ecotourism
nodules
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
17. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
captive breeding programs
niche
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
population
18. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
abiotic factor
per capita land consumption
noise polution
ecology
19. The number of different species in an area
fishery
pollution
lead
biodiversity
20. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
overfishing
high levels of biodiversity
endangered
biodiversity
21. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
biomagnification
products derived from the natural environment
emigration
epidemiology
22. Moving into a population
immigration
per capita land consumption
conservation
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
23. Species that are carried to a new location by people
biotic factor
emerging disease
exotic species
population
24. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
mutualism
adaptation
endangered
primary succession
25. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
abiotic factor
risk
nitrogen fixation
sustainable yield
26. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
toxicant
rural area
risk
economic value of forests
27. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
resource management
biological hazards
toxicant
immigration
28. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
rural area
adaptation
warming temperatures
habitat
29. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
emigration
global warming
ecology
clear-cutting
30. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
keystone species
mutualism
toxicant
omnivore
31. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
exotic species
prescribed fires
mapping biodiversity hotspots
species
32. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
nonrenewable resource
toxicant
prey
rural area
33. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
habitat
fishery
immigration
species
34. Contamination of land - water - or air
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
ecotourism
pollution
population
35. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
captive breeding programs
clear-cutting
habitat destruction
renewable resource
36. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
habitat preservation
clear-cutting
consumer
toxicant
37. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
warming temperatures
risk assessment
extinction
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
38. The loss of a natural habitat
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
pathogen
habitat fragment
habitat destruction
39. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
adaptation
resource management
captive breeding
biomagnification
40. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
producer
herbivore
mapping biodiversity hotspots
carnivore
41. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
42. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
wildlife corridor
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
extinction
overfishing
43. A living part of an organism's habitat
uncentered commercial strip development
noise polution
emerging disease
biotic factor
44. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
Smokey the Bear's message
environmental science
primary succession
45. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
latitudinal gradient
species diversity
renewable resource
biological hazards
46. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
teratogens
prescribed burns
fishery
uncentered commercial strip development
47. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
habitat preservation
niche
population
adaptation
48. Deals with biological hazards
epidemiology
selective cutting
habitat destruction
environmental science
49. Organism that carries pathogens
resource management
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
symbiosis
vector
50. The largest population that an area can support
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
adaptation
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
carrying capacity