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DSST Environmental Science - 2

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource






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






3. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations






4. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist






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






6. Burning fossil fuels






7. Amount of land each person uses






8. Sex - weight - and health issues






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






10. Rising sea level






11. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases






12. Using public transportation






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






14. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce






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






16. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves






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






18. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature






19. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply






20. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested






21. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this






22. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health






23. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease






24. Contamination of land - water - or air






25. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species






26. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community






27. Pollution from a factory near your school






28. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth






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






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






31. All the members of one species in a particular area






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






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






34. Causes a cooling effect

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






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






37. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem






38. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas






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






40. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it






41. Fires that are set by humans






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






43. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






44. A consumer that eats only plants






45. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires

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46. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once






47. Organism that carries pathogens






48. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis






49. Habitat change and fragmentation






50. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads







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