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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
greenhouse gases
noise polution
keystone species
abiotic factor
2. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
A principal of smart growth
immigration
prey
3. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
infants
habitat preservation
endangered
noise polution
4. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
mapping biodiversity hotspots
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
nonrenewable resource
toxicant
5. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
biome
environmental science
A principal of smart growth
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
6. Habitat change and fragmentation
carcinogens
urbanization
species
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
7. The highest level of biodiversity
ecosystem diversity
symbiosis
scavenger
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
8. Are carefully controlled
prescribed burns
mutualism
resource management
emigration
9. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
urban area
sustainable yield
scavenger
nitrogen fixation
10. Watering crops
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11. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
high levels of biodiversity
economic value of forests
emerging disease
wildlife corridor
12. Amount of land each person uses
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
predator
per capita land consumption
food chain
13. Burning fossil fuels
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
extinction
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
urbanization
14. Leaving a population
parasitism
emigration
noise polution
niche
15. Can result in a decrease of property damage
fire suppression
ecosystem diversity
primary succession
per capita land consumption
16. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
lead
emigration
wildlife corridor
17. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
name examples of infrastructure
adaptation
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
biological hazards
18. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
nitrogen fixation
consumer
Smokey the Bear's message
warming temperatures
19. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
herbivore
toxicant
extirpation
vector
20. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
herbivore
competition
A principal of smart growth
niche
21. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
emerging disease
exotic species
noise polution
extinction
22. All the members of one species in a particular area
greenhouse gases
products derived from the natural environment
biological hazards
population
23. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
economic value of forests
debt-for-nature swap
extinction
sustainable yield
24. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
captive breeding programs
risk
endangered
extinction
25. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
carbon footprint
rural area
insects
carcinogens
26. Rising sea level
automobile
threatened
ecology
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
27. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
fire suppression
consumer
exotic species
secondary succession
28. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
debt-for-nature swap
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
uncentered commercial strip development
nodules
29. The loss of a natural habitat
name examples of land cover
habitat destruction
decomposer
uncentered commercial strip development
30. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
genetic diversity
open space
Smokey the Bear's message
habitat destruction
31. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
biomagnification
prescribed fires
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
wildlife corridor
32. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
Smokey the Bear's message
products derived from the natural environment
mutualism
global warming
33. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
habitat fragment
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
warming temperatures
toxicant
34. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
decomposer
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
resource
nonrenewable resource
35. Moving into a population
debt-for-nature swap
A principal of smart growth
fire suppression
immigration
36. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
name examples of land cover
biological hazards
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
carrying capacity
37. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
captive breeding programs
commensalism
carcinogens
environmental science
38. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
predator
niche
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
39. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
biomagnification
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
selective cutting
40. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
habitat fragmentation
greenhouse gases
habitat fragment
41. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
habitat preservation
ecotourism
environmental science
per capita land consumption
42. The practice of protecting the environment
conservation
keystone species
species diversity
name examples of infrastructure
43. Organism that carries pathogens
lead
poaching
vector
high levels of biodiversity
44. By increasing the need for people to drive
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
greenhouse gases
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
decomposer
45. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
nodules
ecotourism
nitrogen fixation
sustainable yield
46. Causes a cooling effect
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47. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
habitat preservation
sustainable cities can
carnivore
nodules
48. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
producer
captive breeding
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
environmental science
49. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
uncentered commercial strip development
deforestation
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
species
50. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
biodiversity
symbiosis
resource
habitat