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DSST Environmental Science - 2

Subjects : dsst, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it






2. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible






3. Deals with biological hazards






4. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile






5. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces






6. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use






7. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed






8. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases






9. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future






10. Chemicals that cause cancer






11. The practice of protecting the environment






12. Building up not out






13. Can result in a decrease of property damage






14. All the members of one species in a particular area






15. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats






16. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires

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17. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio






18. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply






19. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce






20. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis






21. Are carefully controlled






22. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health






23. Causes a cooling effect

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24. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource






25. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area






26. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species






27. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community






28. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem






29. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






30. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses






31. Organism that carries pathogens






32. 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






33. Bumps on the roots of certain plants






34. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms






35. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally






36. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living






37. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm






38. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms






39. A species that could become endangered in the near future






40. A species that is at risk of extinction






41. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once






42. Using public transportation






43. Shift of population from countryside to cities






44. A consumer that eats only animals






45. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth






46. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms






47. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response






48. Rising sea level






49. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form






50. Moving into a population