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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. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
teratogens
warming temperatures
prescribed fires
toxicant
2. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
abiotic factor
omnivore
renewable sources
habitat preservation
3. A species that is at risk of extinction
endangered species
population
mapping biodiversity hotspots
emigration
4. Chemicals that cause cancer
wildlife corridor
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
name examples of infrastructure
carcinogens
5. Fires that are set by humans
prescribed fires
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
biotic factor
6. A living part of an organism's habitat
commensalism
producer
biotic factor
fire suppression
7. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
carcinogens
risk
prey
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
8. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
habitat fragment
risk assessment
habitat fragmentation
habitat
9. Species that are carried to a new location by people
sustainable yield
sustainable cities can
uncentered commercial strip development
exotic species
10. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
high levels of biodiversity
economic value of forests
resource management
overfishing
11. The highest level of biodiversity
emigration
ecosystem diversity
carrying capacity
keystone species
12. Shift of population from countryside to cities
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
urbanization
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
ecotourism
13. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
nodules
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
species
resource management
14. Deals with biological hazards
secondary succession
uncentered commercial strip development
epidemiology
food web
15. Rising sea level
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
resource management
carbon footprint
16. Making direct measurements
resource
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
decomposer
17. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
vector
uncentered commercial strip development
wildlife corridor
nitrogen fixation
18. An organism that can make its own food
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
producer
automobile
food chain
19. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
scavenger
renewable resource
ecosystem diversity
biome
20. All the members of one species in a particular area
nodules
abiotic factor
prey
population
21. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
captive breeding programs
prey
insects
emerging disease
22. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
habitat preservation
carbon footprint
scavenger
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
23. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
habitat fragment
captive breeding programs
extirpation
vector
24. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
Smokey the Bear's message
prescribed fires
infants
extirpation
25. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
global warming
sustainable yield
products derived from the natural environment
resource management
26. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
genetic diversity
population
name examples of infrastructure
prescribed fires
27. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
noise polution
high levels of biodiversity
adaptation
food web
28. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
decomposer
fishery
captive breeding
ecotourism
29. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
overfishing
risk
exotic species
environmental science
30. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
uncentered commercial strip development
niche
renewable resource
pathogen
31. Watering crops
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32. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
scavenger
risk
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
captive breeding
33. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
automobile
carrying capacity
warming temperatures
teratogens
34. Are carefully controlled
pathogen
prescribed burns
habitat destruction
biological hazards
35. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
food web
carrying capacity
overfishing
pathogen
36. The practice of protecting the environment
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
conservation
ecotourism
prescribed fires
37. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
habitat fragmentation
decomposer
epidemiology
lead
38. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
infants
global warming
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
mutualism
39. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
noise polution
biome
carnivore
food web
40. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
per capita land consumption
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
ecosystem diversity
noise polution
41. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
predator
carbon footprint
abiotic factor
pollution
42. Amount of land each person uses
deforestation
per capita land consumption
decomposer
biodiversity
43. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
resource management
greenhouse gases
biological hazards
selective cutting
44. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
rural area
Smokey the Bear's message
mutualism
per capita land consumption
45. Leaving a population
nodules
emigration
greenhouse gases
biological hazards
46. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
automobile
name examples of land cover
environmental science
fire suppression
47. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
name examples of land cover
endangered species
endangered
extinction
48. Moving into a population
immigration
biotic factor
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
49. Provide wood
global warming
economic value of forests
commensalism
open space
50. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
parasitism
abiotic factor
species diversity
global warming