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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. Moving into a population
wildlife corridor
population
immigration
name examples of land cover
2. Rising sea level
endangered species
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
per capita land consumption
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
3. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
species diversity
uncentered commercial strip development
automobile
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
4. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
symbiosis
decomposer
competition
nodules
5. Help improve the standard of living for residents
biome
economic value of forests
sustainable cities can
keystone species
6. A species that could become endangered in the near future
ecology
threatened
consumer
food web
7. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
extinction
noise polution
fire suppression
nodules
8. By increasing the need for people to drive
omnivore
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
biodiversity
emigration
9. An organism that can make its own food
producer
debt-for-nature swap
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
prescribed burns
10. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
species diversity
adaptation
competition
nodules
11. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
commensalism
urban area
name examples of land cover
emerging disease
12. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
clear-cutting
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
keystone species
herbivore
13. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
niche
global warming
high levels of biodiversity
14. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
biome
immigration
latitudinal gradient
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
15. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
mapping biodiversity hotspots
debt-for-nature swap
habitat fragment
epidemiology
16. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
overfishing
habitat fragmentation
scavenger
toxicant
17. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
risk
rural area
niche
high levels of biodiversity
18. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
fire suppression
emigration
biotic factor
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
19. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
predator
renewable resource
carcinogens
wildlife corridor
20. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
clear-cutting
prey
rural area
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
21. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
poaching
noise polution
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
epidemiology
22. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
adaptation
scavenger
parasitism
nonrenewable resource
23. The loss of a natural habitat
abiotic factor
habitat destruction
epidemiology
food chain
24. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
mutualism
omnivore
population
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
25. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
captive breeding
name examples of infrastructure
abiotic factor
26. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
competition
products derived from the natural environment
latitudinal gradient
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
27. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
endangered
threatened
competition
habitat
28. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
parasitism
poaching
biome
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
29. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
genetic diversity
clear-cutting
parasitism
mapping biodiversity hotspots
30. 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
conservation
habitat destruction
immigration
emerging disease
31. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
risk
food chain
automobile
high levels of biodiversity
32. The largest population that an area can support
Smokey the Bear's message
carrying capacity
global warming
lead
33. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
abiotic factor
captive breeding
open space
34. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
environmental science
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
habitat fragmentation
risk assessment
35. Fires that are set by humans
niche
prescribed fires
captive breeding
extirpation
36. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
pollution
predator
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
resource management
37. Leaving a population
emigration
latitudinal gradient
nonrenewable resource
high levels of biodiversity
38. Chemicals that cause cancer
fire suppression
carcinogens
vector
high levels of biodiversity
39. Can result in a decrease of property damage
latitudinal gradient
deforestation
fire suppression
nitrogen fixation
40. Habitat change and fragmentation
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
consumer
sustainable cities can
mutualism
41. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
noise polution
prescribed fires
captive breeding programs
lead
42. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
vector
greenhouse gases
carbon footprint
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
43. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
secondary succession
biodiversity
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
infants
44. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
deforestation
renewable sources
exotic species
clear-cutting
45. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
carrying capacity
deforestation
endangered
urbanization
46. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
biotic factor
open space
sustainable cities can
habitat fragment
47. Organism that carries pathogens
infants
vector
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
species diversity
48. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
biome
carnivore
mutualism
parasitism
49. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
nitrogen fixation
urban area
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
uncentered commercial strip development
50. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
habitat fragmentation
fishery
sustainable yield