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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Are carefully controlled
vector
greenhouse gases
habitat destruction
prescribed burns
2. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
selective cutting
resource management
biotic factor
fishery
3. Fires that are set by humans
warming temperatures
lead
open space
prescribed fires
4. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
latitudinal gradient
ecotourism
name examples of infrastructure
greenhouse gases
5. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
warming temperatures
genetic diversity
prey
name examples of land cover
6. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
insects
vector
open space
extinction
7. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
mutualism
debt-for-nature swap
threatened
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
8. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
fishery
producer
herbivore
conservation
9. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
secondary succession
pathogen
lead
products derived from the natural environment
10. The practice of protecting the environment
abiotic factor
infants
conservation
latitudinal gradient
11. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
lead
name examples of land cover
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
carbon footprint
12. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
habitat
infants
renewable sources
teratogens
13. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
deforestation
scavenger
extinction
noise polution
14. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
endangered species
rural area
immigration
infants
15. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
secondary succession
endangered species
global warming
prescribed fires
16. The largest population that an area can support
renewable sources
carrying capacity
greenhouse gases
renewable resource
17. By increasing the need for people to drive
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
herbivore
biome
deforestation
18. Watering crops
19. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
20. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
conservation
herbivore
species diversity
ecotourism
21. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
food chain
secondary succession
wildlife corridor
endangered
22. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
Smokey the Bear's message
omnivore
secondary succession
products derived from the natural environment
23. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
pathogen
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
24. The loss of a natural habitat
habitat destruction
endangered
scavenger
adaptation
25. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
nitrogen fixation
biomagnification
adaptation
carcinogens
26. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
keystone species
extinction
ecotourism
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
27. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
exotic species
prescribed burns
adaptation
biological hazards
28. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
abiotic factor
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
automobile
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
29. Moving into a population
extirpation
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
immigration
name examples of land cover
30. Rising sea level
sustainable cities can
warming temperatures
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
global warming
31. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
habitat destruction
global warming
food chain
parasitism
32. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
selective cutting
sustainable cities can
clear-cutting
global warming
33. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
renewable resource
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
ecosystem diversity
poaching
34. A consumer that eats only plants
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
habitat
herbivore
prescribed burns
35. Can result in a decrease of property damage
products derived from the natural environment
fire suppression
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
lead
36. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
biological hazards
conservation
prescribed burns
environmental science
37. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
biological hazards
genetic diversity
extinction
habitat fragmentation
38. The highest level of biodiversity
ecosystem diversity
biological hazards
sustainable yield
fire suppression
39. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
prey
biome
vector
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
40. A species that could become endangered in the near future
mutualism
habitat preservation
threatened
symbiosis
41. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
selective cutting
consumer
biological hazards
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
42. Has the highest amount of species diversity
extirpation
insects
decomposer
sustainable yield
43. 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
biome
commensalism
captive breeding programs
emerging disease
44. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
keystone species
wildlife corridor
commensalism
prey
45. An organism that can make its own food
prey
global warming
high levels of biodiversity
producer
46. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
habitat preservation
captive breeding programs
wildlife corridor
exotic species
47. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
overfishing
debt-for-nature swap
prescribed burns
threatened
48. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
latitudinal gradient
vector
risk assessment
A principal of smart growth
49. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
species diversity
habitat preservation
greenhouse gases
nodules
50. Making direct measurements
debt-for-nature swap
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
fire suppression
infants