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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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1. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
per capita land consumption
debt-for-nature swap
carnivore
wildlife corridor
2. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
mutualism
name examples of land cover
carrying capacity
3. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
ecology
fishery
products derived from the natural environment
habitat preservation
4. Making direct measurements
captive breeding
latitudinal gradient
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
environmental science
5. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
population
decomposer
biome
urban area
6. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
latitudinal gradient
toxicant
predator
parasitism
7. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
open space
mapping biodiversity hotspots
scavenger
toxicant
8. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
threatened
rural area
warming temperatures
environmental science
9. Organism that carries pathogens
consumer
vector
poaching
herbivore
10. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
commensalism
carcinogens
warming temperatures
biomagnification
11. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
carcinogens
insects
habitat fragmentation
12. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
risk assessment
habitat
herbivore
carnivore
13. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
resource management
food chain
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
species
14. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
niche
high levels of biodiversity
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
selective cutting
15. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
nonrenewable resource
urbanization
risk
keystone species
16. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
mutualism
rural area
17. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
renewable resource
decomposer
lead
niche
18. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
fire suppression
food web
noise polution
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
19. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
omnivore
mapping biodiversity hotspots
name examples of infrastructure
20. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
selective cutting
poaching
biodiversity
competition
21. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
overfishing
name examples of infrastructure
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
scavenger
22. Leaving a population
emigration
wildlife corridor
fishery
economic value of forests
23. A consumer that eats only animals
teratogens
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
high levels of biodiversity
carnivore
24. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
extinction
A principal of smart growth
insects
25. Rising sea level
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
commensalism
global warming
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
26. An organism that can make its own food
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
herbivore
secondary succession
producer
27. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
noise polution
herbivore
biological hazards
fire suppression
28. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
captive breeding
carnivore
habitat fragmentation
products derived from the natural environment
29. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
prey
habitat
nodules
fishery
30. Can result in a decrease of property damage
resource management
decomposer
fire suppression
automobile
31. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
herbivore
genetic diversity
urban area
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
32. Amount of land each person uses
per capita land consumption
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
nonrenewable resource
products derived from the natural environment
33. Help improve the standard of living for residents
nitrogen fixation
teratogens
immigration
sustainable cities can
34. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
captive breeding programs
carrying capacity
risk
carnivore
35. Provide wood
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
niche
economic value of forests
overfishing
36. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
food chain
food web
fishery
nitrogen fixation
37. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
products derived from the natural environment
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
habitat preservation
warming temperatures
38. 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
emerging disease
species diversity
economic value of forests
urbanization
39. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
producer
teratogens
risk
automobile
40. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
deforestation
prescribed fires
captive breeding
niche
41. Pollution from a factory near your school
debt-for-nature swap
prey
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
noise polution
42. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
endangered
resource management
wildlife corridor
epidemiology
43. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
latitudinal gradient
selective cutting
global warming
44. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
symbiosis
consumer
A principal of smart growth
urbanization
45. Has the highest amount of species diversity
insects
food web
competition
keystone species
46. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
pollution
abiotic factor
epidemiology
rural area
47. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
resource
nonrenewable resource
renewable sources
captive breeding programs
48. Chemicals that cause cancer
risk
carcinogens
population
biodiversity
49. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
ecosystem diversity
global warming
renewable sources
captive breeding
50. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
clear-cutting
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
food chain
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