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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Leaving a population
carnivore
name examples of infrastructure
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
emigration
2. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
habitat destruction
competition
renewable resource
3. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
products derived from the natural environment
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
prey
carnivore
4. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
genetic diversity
selective cutting
warming temperatures
consumer
5. Species that are carried to a new location by people
noise polution
predator
exotic species
toxicant
6. The highest level of biodiversity
lead
competition
debt-for-nature swap
ecosystem diversity
7. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
omnivore
species diversity
ecology
resource management
8. Pollution from a factory near your school
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
toxicant
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
nodules
9. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
carrying capacity
extinction
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
nodules
10. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
nonrenewable resource
ecotourism
emerging disease
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
11. Rising sea level
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
sustainable yield
competition
12. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
epidemiology
lead
teratogens
nonrenewable resource
13. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
teratogens
ecotourism
habitat fragmentation
global warming
14. Causes a cooling effect
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15. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
predator
name examples of land cover
epidemiology
16. A consumer that eats only animals
population
parasitism
carnivore
predator
17. A living part of an organism's habitat
emigration
biotic factor
biomagnification
carcinogens
18. Fires that are set by humans
carcinogens
prescribed fires
nitrogen fixation
selective cutting
19. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
symbiosis
urban area
renewable sources
food chain
20. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
overfishing
warming temperatures
fire suppression
poaching
21. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
biome
habitat fragment
selective cutting
22. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
environmental science
wildlife corridor
mapping biodiversity hotspots
lead
23. Shift of population from countryside to cities
nodules
sustainable cities can
emerging disease
urbanization
24. 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
emerging disease
economic value of forests
habitat fragment
secondary succession
25. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
uncentered commercial strip development
biomagnification
A principal of smart growth
mapping biodiversity hotspots
26. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
captive breeding programs
niche
rural area
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
27. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
captive breeding programs
automobile
warming temperatures
latitudinal gradient
28. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
name examples of land cover
nitrogen fixation
noise polution
population
29. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
keystone species
global warming
biological hazards
per capita land consumption
30. Provide wood
decomposer
lead
clear-cutting
economic value of forests
31. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
secondary succession
extirpation
consumer
biomagnification
32. An organism that can make its own food
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
automobile
producer
noise polution
33. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
captive breeding programs
products derived from the natural environment
abiotic factor
mapping biodiversity hotspots
34. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
niche
biomagnification
renewable sources
conservation
35. Has the highest amount of species diversity
predator
risk assessment
A principal of smart growth
insects
36. Burning fossil fuels
nitrogen fixation
food chain
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
infants
37. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
scavenger
omnivore
deforestation
38. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
prescribed fires
extinction
commensalism
omnivore
39. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
name examples of land cover
biome
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
nitrogen fixation
40. A species that could become endangered in the near future
secondary succession
threatened
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
per capita land consumption
41. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
overfishing
name examples of infrastructure
poaching
products derived from the natural environment
42. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
habitat
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
adaptation
endangered species
43. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
competition
fire suppression
44. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
clear-cutting
exotic species
pathogen
resource management
45. All the members of one species in a particular area
sustainable yield
habitat destruction
clear-cutting
population
46. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
name examples of infrastructure
prey
resource management
overfishing
47. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
omnivore
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
greenhouse gases
48. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
fire suppression
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
adaptation
risk
49. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
biotic factor
overfishing
captive breeding
automobile
50. The number of different species in an area
biodiversity
high levels of biodiversity
fishery
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for