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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. Leaving a population
carrying capacity
emigration
greenhouse gases
habitat preservation
2. A species that could become endangered in the near future
global warming
threatened
habitat preservation
endangered
3. Making direct measurements
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
decomposer
species diversity
insects
4. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
pollution
niche
decomposer
biodiversity
5. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
extirpation
ecology
environmental science
captive breeding
6. Species that are carried to a new location by people
immigration
habitat destruction
habitat fragment
exotic species
7. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
decomposer
greenhouse gases
sustainable cities can
species
8. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
toxicant
teratogens
name examples of infrastructure
overfishing
9. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
sustainable yield
ecotourism
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
herbivore
10. The loss of a natural habitat
predator
extirpation
habitat destruction
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
11. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
endangered
conservation
producer
automobile
12. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
rural area
latitudinal gradient
commensalism
ecosystem diversity
13. Amount of land each person uses
urbanization
carbon footprint
automobile
per capita land consumption
14. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
sustainable cities can
endangered
prescribed burns
ecotourism
15. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
food chain
immigration
high levels of biodiversity
habitat fragmentation
16. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
habitat fragment
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
biological hazards
17. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
extinction
name examples of land cover
parasitism
vector
18. The largest population that an area can support
genetic diversity
carrying capacity
emerging disease
per capita land consumption
19. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
urbanization
urban area
noise polution
omnivore
20. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
consumer
risk assessment
primary succession
debt-for-nature swap
21. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
abiotic factor
greenhouse gases
parasitism
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
22. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
producer
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
adaptation
secondary succession
23. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
sustainable yield
fire suppression
symbiosis
adaptation
24. Habitat change and fragmentation
teratogens
herbivore
pollution
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
25. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
decomposer
pollution
uncentered commercial strip development
extinction
26. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
carbon footprint
biotic factor
per capita land consumption
27. Moving into a population
carcinogens
carrying capacity
mapping biodiversity hotspots
immigration
28. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
endangered species
parasitism
toxicant
scavenger
29. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
toxicant
food chain
warming temperatures
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
30. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
nitrogen fixation
name examples of land cover
captive breeding programs
ecology
31. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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32. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
emigration
products derived from the natural environment
sustainable cities can
urban area
33. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
captive breeding programs
uncentered commercial strip development
nodules
selective cutting
34. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
urban area
greenhouse gases
renewable sources
keystone species
35. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
carcinogens
habitat
pathogen
environmental science
36. Organism that carries pathogens
ecotourism
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
vector
immigration
37. A species that is at risk of extinction
threatened
prey
renewable sources
endangered species
38. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
clear-cutting
toxicant
rural area
economic value of forests
39. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
food web
vector
automobile
nonrenewable resource
40. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
nonrenewable resource
urbanization
fishery
competition
41. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
open space
vector
noise polution
carnivore
42. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
carbon footprint
extirpation
producer
43. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
name examples of infrastructure
pollution
prey
infants
44. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
biomagnification
nitrogen fixation
resource
consumer
45. By increasing the need for people to drive
epidemiology
herbivore
niche
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
46. Provide wood
teratogens
prey
economic value of forests
scavenger
47. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
mapping biodiversity hotspots
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
48. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
economic value of forests
name examples of land cover
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
mutualism
49. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
sustainable yield
automobile
keystone species
carbon footprint
50. A living part of an organism's habitat
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
poaching
genetic diversity
biotic factor