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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
symbiosis
conservation
emigration
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
2. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
ecotourism
habitat preservation
greenhouse gases
exotic species
3. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
mutualism
debt-for-nature swap
lead
carcinogens
4. Habitat change and fragmentation
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
carbon footprint
prey
renewable resource
5. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
fishery
wildlife corridor
resource
primary succession
6. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
abiotic factor
urban area
endangered species
7. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
competition
renewable resource
environmental science
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
8. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
carbon footprint
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
habitat fragment
genetic diversity
9. Shift of population from countryside to cities
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
biomagnification
urbanization
name examples of land cover
10. Can result in a decrease of property damage
species
endangered
fire suppression
resource
11. Pollution from a factory near your school
prescribed fires
adaptation
food chain
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
12. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
risk assessment
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
captive breeding programs
global warming
13. Rising sea level
noise polution
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
food web
predator
14. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
emigration
habitat destruction
emerging disease
nonrenewable resource
15. Causes a cooling effect
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16. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
adaptation
keystone species
sustainable yield
exotic species
17. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
predator
producer
urban area
warming temperatures
18. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
carcinogens
name examples of infrastructure
toxicant
19. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
name examples of infrastructure
teratogens
open space
conservation
20. A consumer that eats only animals
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
toxicant
carnivore
mapping biodiversity hotspots
21. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
commensalism
habitat
food chain
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
22. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
genetic diversity
predator
biome
per capita land consumption
23. Making direct measurements
commensalism
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
habitat destruction
nitrogen fixation
24. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
extirpation
nonrenewable resource
prescribed fires
niche
25. The practice of protecting the environment
nonrenewable resource
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
conservation
nitrogen fixation
26. A species that is at risk of extinction
endangered species
biome
pathogen
habitat
27. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
ecology
per capita land consumption
extirpation
symbiosis
28. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
scavenger
abiotic factor
toxicant
resource
29. Amount of land each person uses
fishery
per capita land consumption
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
producer
30. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
infants
ecotourism
uncentered commercial strip development
products derived from the natural environment
31. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
species
scavenger
omnivore
keystone species
32. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
mapping biodiversity hotspots
risk
keystone species
biomagnification
33. All the members of one species in a particular area
population
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
fishery
producer
34. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
threatened
abiotic factor
biological hazards
resource
35. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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36. Building up not out
A principal of smart growth
overfishing
symbiosis
species diversity
37. Species that are carried to a new location by people
immigration
per capita land consumption
species
exotic species
38. Sex - weight - and health issues
omnivore
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
parasitism
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
39. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
nonrenewable resource
prescribed burns
A principal of smart growth
parasitism
40. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
prey
habitat preservation
ecotourism
global warming
41. 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
habitat preservation
emerging disease
sustainable yield
biome
42. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
abiotic factor
open space
teratogens
secondary succession
43. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
mutualism
extinction
adaptation
teratogens
44. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
abiotic factor
toxicant
renewable resource
biodiversity
45. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
toxicant
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
Smokey the Bear's message
urban area
46. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
commensalism
teratogens
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
species diversity
47. A living part of an organism's habitat
epidemiology
biotic factor
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
noise polution
48. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
warming temperatures
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
biomagnification
toxicant
49. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
urban area
rural area
abiotic factor
clear-cutting
50. The largest population that an area can support
rural area
herbivore
carrying capacity
carbon footprint
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