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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. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
captive breeding
extinction
debt-for-nature swap
2. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
competition
name examples of infrastructure
carrying capacity
renewable resource
3. The number of different species in an area
biodiversity
selective cutting
extirpation
fire suppression
4. By increasing the need for people to drive
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
noise polution
fishery
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
5. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
clear-cutting
extirpation
habitat fragmentation
uncentered commercial strip development
6. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
ecology
name examples of infrastructure
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
omnivore
7. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
rural area
consumer
risk assessment
secondary succession
8. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
biome
urbanization
urban area
resource
9. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
nodules
nonrenewable resource
omnivore
global warming
10. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
herbivore
consumer
fire suppression
11. Watering crops
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12. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
endangered
biomagnification
ecology
biome
13. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
captive breeding programs
competition
poaching
uncentered commercial strip development
14. 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
symbiosis
species
producer
emerging disease
15. A species that could become endangered in the near future
risk
niche
threatened
risk assessment
16. Has the highest amount of species diversity
lead
pollution
decomposer
insects
17. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
name examples of infrastructure
pollution
name examples of land cover
environmental science
18. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
pollution
habitat fragment
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
extinction
19. Burning fossil fuels
prescribed fires
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
habitat destruction
fire suppression
20. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
habitat fragmentation
toxicant
biodiversity
captive breeding
21. Building up not out
parasitism
A principal of smart growth
competition
risk assessment
22. Can result in a decrease of property damage
renewable sources
carbon footprint
endangered species
fire suppression
23. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
prescribed fires
risk
consumer
debt-for-nature swap
24. Habitat change and fragmentation
A principal of smart growth
habitat destruction
global warming
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
25. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
captive breeding
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
decomposer
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
26. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
threatened
food web
captive breeding programs
risk
27. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
poaching
infants
extinction
adaptation
28. Sex - weight - and health issues
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
extinction
producer
29. Organism that carries pathogens
greenhouse gases
vector
decomposer
overfishing
30. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
genetic diversity
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
emigration
threatened
31. Moving into a population
immigration
prey
habitat fragmentation
biodiversity
32. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
selective cutting
insects
epidemiology
toxicant
33. Causes a cooling effect
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34. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
carbon footprint
renewable sources
open space
niche
35. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
habitat preservation
habitat fragmentation
debt-for-nature swap
habitat
36. A consumer that eats only plants
mutualism
herbivore
secondary succession
prescribed fires
37. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
adaptation
risk assessment
symbiosis
noise polution
38. Deals with biological hazards
secondary succession
epidemiology
uncentered commercial strip development
extirpation
39. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
habitat fragmentation
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
ecotourism
species
40. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
per capita land consumption
exotic species
mapping biodiversity hotspots
risk
41. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
urbanization
products derived from the natural environment
poaching
renewable resource
42. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
greenhouse gases
abiotic factor
infants
decomposer
43. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
per capita land consumption
insects
extirpation
genetic diversity
44. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
resource management
habitat fragment
rural area
latitudinal gradient
45. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
captive breeding programs
secondary succession
latitudinal gradient
per capita land consumption
46. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
poaching
epidemiology
biological hazards
economic value of forests
47. A consumer that eats only animals
habitat fragment
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
carnivore
food web
48. Leaving a population
ecotourism
emigration
commensalism
environmental science
49. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
herbivore
food chain
overfishing
captive breeding programs
50. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
prey
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
resource
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving