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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. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
emerging disease
sustainable yield
sustainable cities can
infants
2. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
resource
secondary succession
resource management
immigration
3. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
selective cutting
lead
poaching
extinction
4. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
species diversity
biome
endangered
renewable resource
5. The number of different species in an area
sustainable yield
predator
biodiversity
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
6. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
nonrenewable resource
competition
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
7. Species that are carried to a new location by people
exotic species
economic value of forests
risk assessment
biome
8. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
abiotic factor
urbanization
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
threatened
9. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
biotic factor
overfishing
symbiosis
food web
10. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
ecology
overfishing
rural area
risk
11. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
infants
extirpation
selective cutting
food chain
12. Fires that are set by humans
name examples of land cover
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
prescribed fires
13. A species that is at risk of extinction
pollution
extinction
competition
endangered species
14. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
emerging disease
symbiosis
extirpation
15. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
name examples of infrastructure
biodiversity
prey
greenhouse gases
16. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
species
epidemiology
abiotic factor
mutualism
17. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
name examples of land cover
habitat fragment
mapping biodiversity hotspots
infants
18. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
lead
food web
competition
biotic factor
19. Deals with biological hazards
nitrogen fixation
epidemiology
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
biodiversity
20. Habitat change and fragmentation
noise polution
primary succession
high levels of biodiversity
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
21. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
risk
omnivore
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
22. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
food web
prescribed fires
captive breeding programs
biological hazards
23. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
renewable sources
decomposer
selective cutting
toxicant
24. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
food web
ecotourism
extinction
risk assessment
25. Provide wood
open space
economic value of forests
prescribed fires
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
26. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
renewable sources
secondary succession
species
latitudinal gradient
27. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
environmental science
adaptation
automobile
vector
28. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
teratogens
prescribed fires
niche
risk assessment
29. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
overfishing
resource
clear-cutting
biotic factor
30. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
population
species
extinction
lead
31. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
nitrogen fixation
carbon footprint
niche
renewable resource
32. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
wildlife corridor
habitat
open space
sustainable cities can
33. Leaving a population
products derived from the natural environment
emigration
genetic diversity
habitat destruction
34. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
threatened
biological hazards
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
epidemiology
35. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
keystone species
per capita land consumption
debt-for-nature swap
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
36. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
vector
warming temperatures
prescribed burns
37. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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38. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
symbiosis
deforestation
global warming
39. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
symbiosis
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
deforestation
poaching
40. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
pathogen
Smokey the Bear's message
nitrogen fixation
global warming
41. Causes a cooling effect
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42. The largest population that an area can support
primary succession
insects
name examples of land cover
carrying capacity
43. An organism that can make its own food
immigration
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
producer
toxicant
44. A disease that has appeared in the human population for the first time or that has existed for a while but is increasing rapidly and spreading around the world
wildlife corridor
insects
emerging disease
producer
45. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
fishery
epidemiology
mapping biodiversity hotspots
toxicant
46. The highest level of biodiversity
ecosystem diversity
insects
immigration
carrying capacity
47. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
debt-for-nature swap
latitudinal gradient
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
omnivore
48. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
captive breeding
resource management
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
food web
49. A consumer that eats only animals
carnivore
decomposer
rural area
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
50. Building up not out
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
A principal of smart growth
Smokey the Bear's message
habitat