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DSST Environmental Science - 2

Subjects : dsst, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Sex - weight - and health issues






2. By increasing the need for people to drive






3. Causes a cooling effect

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4. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time






5. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy






6. Chemicals that cause cancer






7. The largest population that an area can support






8. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space






9. Pollution from a factory near your school






10. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms






11. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines






12. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






13. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed






14. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator






15. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces






16. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response






17. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource






18. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group






19. Contamination of land - water - or air






20. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements






21. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat






22. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income






23. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires

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24. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this






25. Amount of land each person uses






26. A species that could become endangered in the near future






27. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living






28. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






29. The number of different species in an area






30. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem






31. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats






32. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio






33. The highest level of biodiversity






34. Can result in a decrease of property damage






35. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit






36. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates






37. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form






38. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






39. A species that is at risk of extinction






40. Species that are carried to a new location by people






41. Moving into a population






42. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment






43. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this






44. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude






45. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






46. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem






47. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...






48. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist






49. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis






50. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future