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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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1. Fires that are set by humans
ecology
prescribed fires
scavenger
deforestation
2. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
infants
habitat fragment
poaching
competition
3. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
infants
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
pathogen
greenhouse gases
4. All the members of one species in a particular area
population
genetic diversity
sustainable yield
habitat
5. The number of different species in an area
biodiversity
rural area
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
infants
6. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
sustainable cities can
poaching
uncentered commercial strip development
lead
7. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
name examples of infrastructure
biome
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
8. The highest level of biodiversity
risk assessment
habitat fragment
vector
ecosystem diversity
9. Leaving a population
endangered species
emigration
carbon footprint
genetic diversity
10. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
resource
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
prey
11. Can result in a decrease of property damage
fire suppression
pollution
mapping biodiversity hotspots
biological hazards
12. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
secondary succession
extinction
sustainable cities can
symbiosis
13. Using public transportation
adaptation
uncentered commercial strip development
parasitism
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
14. Shift of population from countryside to cities
ecotourism
urbanization
nitrogen fixation
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
15. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
commensalism
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
omnivore
ecosystem diversity
16. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
renewable sources
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
captive breeding programs
teratogens
17. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
biotic factor
habitat
ecology
insects
18. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
endangered species
resource
habitat fragmentation
high levels of biodiversity
19. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
biological hazards
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
environmental science
products derived from the natural environment
20. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
resource management
fishery
nonrenewable resource
products derived from the natural environment
21. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
carbon footprint
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
clear-cutting
endangered species
22. Habitat change and fragmentation
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
A principal of smart growth
decomposer
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
23. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
risk
ecosystem diversity
competition
uncentered commercial strip development
24. Contamination of land - water - or air
urbanization
pollution
name examples of land cover
risk assessment
25. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
nitrogen fixation
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
abiotic factor
automobile
26. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
species diversity
resource
carcinogens
products derived from the natural environment
27. Are carefully controlled
prescribed burns
urbanization
latitudinal gradient
prescribed fires
28. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
automobile
ecology
carbon footprint
food chain
29. Amount of land each person uses
fire suppression
per capita land consumption
captive breeding programs
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
30. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
predator
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
decomposer
31. Provide wood
urban area
captive breeding programs
economic value of forests
name examples of infrastructure
32. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
sustainable cities can
population
mapping biodiversity hotspots
clear-cutting
33. A consumer that eats only plants
warming temperatures
herbivore
name examples of land cover
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
34. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
automobile
symbiosis
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
name examples of land cover
35. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
risk assessment
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
selective cutting
habitat preservation
36. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
pollution
endangered
debt-for-nature swap
predator
37. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
noise polution
nitrogen fixation
population
wildlife corridor
38. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
habitat
ecotourism
carcinogens
nonrenewable resource
39. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
automobile
ecosystem diversity
captive breeding programs
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
40. Organism that carries pathogens
name examples of infrastructure
vector
keystone species
nitrogen fixation
41. Watering crops
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42. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
niche
deforestation
commensalism
habitat preservation
43. Building up not out
resource
carnivore
A principal of smart growth
endangered
44. A disease that has appeared in the human population for the first time or that has existed for a while but is increasing rapidly and spreading around the world
name examples of land cover
emerging disease
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
insects
45. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
deforestation
lead
pollution
insects
46. Deals with biological hazards
overfishing
epidemiology
emigration
exotic species
47. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
biological hazards
infants
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
per capita land consumption
48. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
decomposer
scavenger
captive breeding programs
49. Pollution from a factory near your school
decomposer
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
urban area
food web
50. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
name examples of infrastructure
per capita land consumption
warming temperatures
teratogens
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