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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. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
food web
endangered
ecotourism
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
2. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
nitrogen fixation
habitat fragment
captive breeding
wildlife corridor
3. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
risk assessment
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
nonrenewable resource
emigration
4. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
nonrenewable resource
habitat preservation
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
name examples of infrastructure
5. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
nitrogen fixation
per capita land consumption
rural area
omnivore
6. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
predator
toxicant
urban area
secondary succession
7. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
pathogen
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
species diversity
risk assessment
8. All the members of one species in a particular area
population
producer
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
uncentered commercial strip development
9. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
adaptation
risk assessment
warming temperatures
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
10. Has the highest amount of species diversity
urbanization
renewable resource
insects
ecology
11. Building up not out
A principal of smart growth
open space
prescribed fires
habitat
12. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
population
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
prey
economic value of forests
13. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
parasitism
prescribed fires
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
14. By increasing the need for people to drive
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
adaptation
nodules
niche
15. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
predator
urbanization
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
urban area
16. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
risk assessment
automobile
ecosystem diversity
ecotourism
17. A living part of an organism's habitat
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
biotic factor
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
poaching
18. Causes a cooling effect
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19. Fires that are set by humans
food chain
carrying capacity
prescribed fires
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
20. The loss of a natural habitat
endangered species
nodules
habitat destruction
threatened
21. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
insects
niche
extinction
nodules
22. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
scavenger
biotic factor
habitat
mutualism
23. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
extinction
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
threatened
warming temperatures
24. Pollution from a factory near your school
secondary succession
carcinogens
A principal of smart growth
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
25. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
mapping biodiversity hotspots
extirpation
secondary succession
mutualism
26. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
open space
pathogen
biome
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
27. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
species
endangered
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
A principal of smart growth
28. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
fishery
emerging disease
endangered
name examples of land cover
29. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
emerging disease
selective cutting
prescribed burns
herbivore
30. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
carcinogens
food chain
ecosystem diversity
uncentered commercial strip development
31. Can result in a decrease of property damage
food chain
fire suppression
carbon footprint
automobile
32. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
products derived from the natural environment
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
scavenger
carrying capacity
33. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
mapping biodiversity hotspots
habitat destruction
scavenger
34. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
ecotourism
products derived from the natural environment
emerging disease
biomagnification
35. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
pollution
infants
fire suppression
captive breeding
36. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
debt-for-nature swap
secondary succession
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
mutualism
37. 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
biomagnification
pathogen
emerging disease
food chain
38. Help improve the standard of living for residents
carnivore
sustainable cities can
nonrenewable resource
urban area
39. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
rural area
threatened
risk
fire suppression
40. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
biological hazards
fishery
insects
lead
41. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
biological hazards
captive breeding
name examples of land cover
pollution
42. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
global warming
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
habitat preservation
conservation
43. An organism that can make its own food
commensalism
adaptation
producer
rural area
44. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
greenhouse gases
keystone species
pathogen
habitat fragment
45. A consumer that eats only animals
vector
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
adaptation
carnivore
46. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
teratogens
scavenger
clear-cutting
rural area
47. Making direct measurements
name examples of infrastructure
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
habitat
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
48. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
teratogens
mutualism
conservation
consumer
49. A species that is at risk of extinction
omnivore
endangered species
noise polution
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
50. Provide wood
urbanization
economic value of forests
fishery
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...