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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. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism






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






3. Shift of population from countryside to cities






4. Fires that are set by humans






5. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this






6. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth






7. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms






8. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame






9. Species that are carried to a new location by people






10. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature






11. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them






12. Bumps on the roots of certain plants






13. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator






14. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines






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






16. By increasing the need for people to drive






17. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






18. An organism that can make its own food






19. Moving into a population






20. Are carefully controlled






21. Can result in a decrease of property damage






22. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species






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






24. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this






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






26. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested






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






28. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses






29. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires

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30. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...






31. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it






32. The highest level of biodiversity






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






34. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist






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






36. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce






37. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time






38. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems






39. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space






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






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






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






43. Habitat change and fragmentation






44. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain






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






46. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas






47. Burning fossil fuels






48. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






49. Help improve the standard of living for residents






50. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction