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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A consumer that eats only animals
carnivore
epidemiology
species diversity
producer
2. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
primary succession
clear-cutting
automobile
poaching
3. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
ecology
lead
predator
4. A living part of an organism's habitat
nodules
biotic factor
debt-for-nature swap
consumer
5. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
habitat fragmentation
nitrogen fixation
commensalism
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
6. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
latitudinal gradient
biome
selective cutting
prescribed burns
7. By increasing the need for people to drive
symbiosis
species diversity
latitudinal gradient
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
8. Using public transportation
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
debt-for-nature swap
nonrenewable resource
fire suppression
9. Moving into a population
products derived from the natural environment
immigration
epidemiology
resource
10. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
global warming
mutualism
emigration
species diversity
11. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
adaptation
prescribed fires
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
infants
12. The largest population that an area can support
population
prey
carrying capacity
fishery
13. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
carbon footprint
ecotourism
captive breeding programs
nonrenewable resource
14. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
habitat
renewable resource
nitrogen fixation
mutualism
15. Can result in a decrease of property damage
risk assessment
overfishing
secondary succession
fire suppression
16. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
endangered
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
Smokey the Bear's message
open space
17. Habitat change and fragmentation
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
conservation
high levels of biodiversity
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
18. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
extinction
species diversity
sustainable yield
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
19. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
ecology
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
ecotourism
risk
20. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
carnivore
scavenger
insects
selective cutting
21. The loss of a natural habitat
habitat destruction
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
nonrenewable resource
biological hazards
22. All the members of one species in a particular area
threatened
teratogens
risk assessment
population
23. Leaving a population
emigration
mutualism
fishery
A principal of smart growth
24. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
adaptation
immigration
renewable sources
exotic species
25. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
greenhouse gases
ecology
resource management
automobile
26. The number of different species in an area
biodiversity
insects
prescribed burns
biomagnification
27. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
teratogens
global warming
carbon footprint
food chain
28. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
mapping biodiversity hotspots
ecology
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
habitat fragmentation
29. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
herbivore
immigration
biodiversity
urban area
30. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
immigration
warming temperatures
uncentered commercial strip development
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
31. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
species diversity
lead
secondary succession
emigration
32. The highest level of biodiversity
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
keystone species
Smokey the Bear's message
ecosystem diversity
33. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
nonrenewable resource
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
emerging disease
clear-cutting
34. Watering crops
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35. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
rural area
ecotourism
omnivore
decomposer
36. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
abiotic factor
pollution
clear-cutting
parasitism
37. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
infants
decomposer
A principal of smart growth
keystone species
38. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
selective cutting
prescribed burns
poaching
threatened
39. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
global warming
overfishing
name examples of infrastructure
insects
40. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
extirpation
habitat preservation
abiotic factor
lead
41. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
genetic diversity
environmental science
decomposer
species
42. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
high levels of biodiversity
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
scavenger
noise polution
43. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
rural area
ecosystem diversity
biomagnification
endangered
44. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
risk
per capita land consumption
food chain
45. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
deforestation
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
decomposer
producer
46. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
extinction
environmental science
habitat preservation
fire suppression
47. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
producer
abiotic factor
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
biome
48. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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49. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
genetic diversity
parasitism
noise polution
habitat
50. Pollution from a factory near your school
pollution
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
emerging disease
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled