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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. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
clear-cutting
renewable sources
wildlife corridor
Smokey the Bear's message
2. A consumer that eats only animals
carnivore
biological hazards
biodiversity
immigration
3. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
selective cutting
species
latitudinal gradient
name examples of infrastructure
4. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
nonrenewable resource
captive breeding programs
biome
carnivore
5. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
carcinogens
latitudinal gradient
warming temperatures
fishery
6. Chemicals that cause cancer
extinction
carcinogens
global warming
risk assessment
7. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
vector
global warming
risk
habitat fragment
8. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
habitat fragment
rural area
herbivore
fishery
9. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
sustainable cities can
endangered species
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
clear-cutting
10. Making direct measurements
food web
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
abiotic factor
prey
11. Rising sea level
clear-cutting
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
consumer
overfishing
12. Are carefully controlled
pathogen
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
herbivore
prescribed burns
13. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
wildlife corridor
conservation
uncentered commercial strip development
secondary succession
14. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
population
competition
niche
global warming
15. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
primary succession
keystone species
consumer
poaching
16. Sex - weight - and health issues
competition
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
debt-for-nature swap
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
17. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
habitat
extinction
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
mutualism
18. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
automobile
emigration
habitat preservation
lead
19. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
global warming
toxicant
rural area
latitudinal gradient
20. An organism that can make its own food
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
habitat fragmentation
carrying capacity
producer
21. Causes a cooling effect
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22. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
exotic species
symbiosis
overfishing
food chain
23. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
teratogens
captive breeding programs
captive breeding
habitat destruction
24. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
ecosystem diversity
sustainable yield
emigration
ecology
25. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
biomagnification
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
open space
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
26. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
extinction
latitudinal gradient
biomagnification
Smokey the Bear's message
27. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
ecosystem diversity
risk assessment
carbon footprint
competition
28. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
food web
prey
environmental science
producer
29. Can result in a decrease of property damage
population
fire suppression
biome
ecotourism
30. Shift of population from countryside to cities
products derived from the natural environment
urbanization
adaptation
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
31. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
infants
omnivore
threatened
producer
32. Pollution from a factory near your school
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
adaptation
parasitism
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
33. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
habitat fragmentation
uncentered commercial strip development
per capita land consumption
renewable resource
34. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
nodules
genetic diversity
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
prey
35. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
extirpation
niche
teratogens
species diversity
36. Leaving a population
carrying capacity
emigration
name examples of infrastructure
fire suppression
37. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
keystone species
name examples of land cover
producer
38. Amount of land each person uses
threatened
high levels of biodiversity
per capita land consumption
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
39. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
habitat preservation
toxicant
products derived from the natural environment
niche
40. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
herbivore
lead
biome
competition
41. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
prescribed fires
poaching
exotic species
products derived from the natural environment
42. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
mutualism
endangered
biodiversity
endangered species
43. Burning fossil fuels
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
species diversity
carcinogens
exotic species
44. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
products derived from the natural environment
latitudinal gradient
teratogens
45. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
selective cutting
pathogen
captive breeding
mutualism
46. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
species
latitudinal gradient
uncentered commercial strip development
primary succession
47. Fires that are set by humans
prescribed fires
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
economic value of forests
habitat
48. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
adaptation
renewable sources
mapping biodiversity hotspots
49. The number of different species in an area
risk assessment
biodiversity
habitat destruction
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
50. Help improve the standard of living for residents
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
species diversity
scavenger
sustainable cities can