SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
DSST Environmental Science - 2
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
dsst
,
science
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
products derived from the natural environment
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
wildlife corridor
endangered
2. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
latitudinal gradient
noise polution
mutualism
competition
3. Species that are carried to a new location by people
mapping biodiversity hotspots
prey
exotic species
threatened
4. All the members of one species in a particular area
ecology
population
decomposer
endangered species
5. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
secondary succession
habitat
high levels of biodiversity
biomagnification
6. A consumer that eats only plants
risk
endangered
herbivore
prescribed fires
7. A species that is at risk of extinction
poaching
Smokey the Bear's message
endangered species
pathogen
8. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
conservation
species diversity
biome
scavenger
9. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
endangered species
deforestation
habitat preservation
habitat fragmentation
10. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
rural area
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
toxicant
genetic diversity
11. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
food chain
extinction
genetic diversity
Smokey the Bear's message
12. An organism that can make its own food
sustainable yield
debt-for-nature swap
producer
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
13. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
per capita land consumption
habitat fragmentation
epidemiology
competition
14. Chemicals that cause cancer
captive breeding programs
decomposer
carbon footprint
carcinogens
15. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
resource management
consumer
poaching
fire suppression
16. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
endangered
automobile
global warming
name examples of land cover
17. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
vector
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
primary succession
A principal of smart growth
18. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
conservation
ecotourism
ecology
Smokey the Bear's message
19. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
prey
pollution
species
high levels of biodiversity
20. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
fishery
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
scavenger
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
21. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
risk
carnivore
name examples of land cover
habitat preservation
22. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
mutualism
competition
ecology
habitat fragment
23. The highest level of biodiversity
ecotourism
carnivore
ecosystem diversity
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
24. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
nitrogen fixation
immigration
sustainable yield
ecosystem diversity
25. A consumer that eats only animals
carnivore
carcinogens
pathogen
predator
26. By increasing the need for people to drive
endangered species
debt-for-nature swap
nitrogen fixation
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
27. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
teratogens
carcinogens
secondary succession
parasitism
28. Causes a cooling effect
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
29. Using public transportation
ecotourism
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
symbiosis
immigration
30. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
species diversity
parasitism
conservation
automobile
31. Deals with biological hazards
vector
nodules
carnivore
epidemiology
32. Has the highest amount of species diversity
teratogens
pollution
insects
risk assessment
33. Are carefully controlled
prescribed burns
vector
ecotourism
captive breeding programs
34. Help improve the standard of living for residents
habitat
exotic species
high levels of biodiversity
sustainable cities can
35. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
open space
insects
ecosystem diversity
consumer
36. Contamination of land - water - or air
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
pollution
automobile
wildlife corridor
37. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
teratogens
extinction
ecotourism
herbivore
38. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
omnivore
nitrogen fixation
greenhouse gases
39. Habitat change and fragmentation
keystone species
prey
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
40. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
keystone species
infants
threatened
habitat fragment
41. A living part of an organism's habitat
renewable resource
warming temperatures
biotic factor
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
42. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
omnivore
products derived from the natural environment
keystone species
biodiversity
43. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
commensalism
biological hazards
selective cutting
keystone species
44. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
threatened
epidemiology
habitat fragment
teratogens
45. Shift of population from countryside to cities
urbanization
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
species diversity
46. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
ecotourism
deforestation
herbivore
nodules
47. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
competition
prey
toxicant
insects
48. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
infants
omnivore
sustainable cities can
renewable sources
49. Amount of land each person uses
per capita land consumption
biological hazards
global warming
emigration
50. The loss of a natural habitat
habitat destruction
greenhouse gases
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
infants