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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. All the members of one species in a particular area
carrying capacity
open space
population
resource management
2. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
deforestation
parasitism
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
keystone species
3. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
abiotic factor
economic value of forests
mutualism
clear-cutting
4. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
noise polution
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
scavenger
sustainable cities can
5. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
mapping biodiversity hotspots
primary succession
debt-for-nature swap
extinction
6. Using public transportation
niche
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
parasitism
ecology
7. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
habitat fragment
population
carcinogens
environmental science
8. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
uncentered commercial strip development
species diversity
carrying capacity
biodiversity
9. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
food web
niche
environmental science
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
10. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
resource management
population
omnivore
threatened
11. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
economic value of forests
competition
resource management
wildlife corridor
12. Leaving a population
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
nonrenewable resource
emigration
greenhouse gases
13. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
nitrogen fixation
resource management
selective cutting
toxicant
14. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
renewable sources
habitat
endangered
nonrenewable resource
15. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
scavenger
consumer
secondary succession
habitat
16. The practice of protecting the environment
prescribed fires
carnivore
risk assessment
conservation
17. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
abiotic factor
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
genetic diversity
habitat fragmentation
18. Sex - weight - and health issues
habitat
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
pollution
19. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
species
urbanization
nodules
pollution
20. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
biomagnification
poaching
selective cutting
ecology
21. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
toxicant
predator
poaching
22. Help improve the standard of living for residents
renewable resource
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
risk assessment
sustainable cities can
23. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
epidemiology
mapping biodiversity hotspots
economic value of forests
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
24. Making direct measurements
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
immigration
biomagnification
25. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
mutualism
urban area
automobile
captive breeding programs
26. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
extirpation
carbon footprint
prescribed fires
nodules
27. Moving into a population
pollution
immigration
risk assessment
decomposer
28. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
fire suppression
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
endangered
urban area
29. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
toxicant
captive breeding programs
carbon footprint
30. Amount of land each person uses
scavenger
parasitism
per capita land consumption
herbivore
31. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
prescribed burns
name examples of infrastructure
risk
32. Causes a cooling effect
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33. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
parasitism
debt-for-nature swap
population
decomposer
34. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
adaptation
fire suppression
mapping biodiversity hotspots
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
35. A living part of an organism's habitat
sustainable yield
resource
risk assessment
biotic factor
36. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
abiotic factor
toxicant
primary succession
wildlife corridor
37. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
vector
name examples of infrastructure
producer
high levels of biodiversity
38. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
toxicant
name examples of land cover
captive breeding programs
39. The loss of a natural habitat
threatened
prescribed fires
niche
habitat destruction
40. Burning fossil fuels
herbivore
habitat fragment
Smokey the Bear's message
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
41. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
warming temperatures
biomagnification
threatened
rural area
42. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
prescribed burns
threatened
43. Habitat change and fragmentation
herbivore
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
emerging disease
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
44. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
clear-cutting
products derived from the natural environment
predator
Smokey the Bear's message
45. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
overfishing
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
noise polution
threatened
46. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
urban area
biological hazards
nonrenewable resource
infants
47. Deals with biological hazards
endangered species
teratogens
epidemiology
selective cutting
48. The number of different species in an area
niche
biodiversity
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
global warming
49. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
deforestation
renewable resource
ecotourism
uncentered commercial strip development
50. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
genetic diversity
biomagnification
ecosystem diversity
automobile