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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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1. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
population
resource
extirpation
secondary succession
2. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
prey
producer
infants
products derived from the natural environment
3. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
niche
captive breeding programs
latitudinal gradient
prey
4. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
primary succession
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
Smokey the Bear's message
5. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
predator
commensalism
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
uncentered commercial strip development
6. Burning fossil fuels
pollution
threatened
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
secondary succession
7. Amount of land each person uses
adaptation
per capita land consumption
open space
biodiversity
8. Sex - weight - and health issues
fire suppression
food web
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
carbon footprint
9. Species that are carried to a new location by people
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
exotic species
renewable resource
renewable sources
10. Rising sea level
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
warming temperatures
nitrogen fixation
habitat destruction
11. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
products derived from the natural environment
immigration
pathogen
producer
12. Using public transportation
carrying capacity
nodules
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
habitat preservation
13. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
mutualism
captive breeding
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
epidemiology
14. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
producer
species
economic value of forests
mapping biodiversity hotspots
15. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
herbivore
renewable resource
risk
genetic diversity
16. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
captive breeding
habitat fragmentation
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
17. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
captive breeding
renewable sources
commensalism
biotic factor
18. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
symbiosis
sustainable yield
uncentered commercial strip development
global warming
19. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
food web
sustainable yield
deforestation
herbivore
20. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
nodules
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
adaptation
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
21. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
species diversity
carrying capacity
biological hazards
22. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
biological hazards
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
ecosystem diversity
captive breeding programs
23. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
overfishing
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
exotic species
24. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
name examples of infrastructure
name examples of land cover
mapping biodiversity hotspots
25. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
latitudinal gradient
carcinogens
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
captive breeding programs
26. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
uncentered commercial strip development
environmental science
risk assessment
fishery
27. Pollution from a factory near your school
habitat preservation
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
endangered species
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
28. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
extinction
resource
greenhouse gases
sustainable yield
29. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
mapping biodiversity hotspots
conservation
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
ecology
30. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
decomposer
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
ecotourism
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
31. All the members of one species in a particular area
renewable resource
per capita land consumption
population
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
32. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
urban area
wildlife corridor
greenhouse gases
endangered
33. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
endangered
toxicant
competition
biomagnification
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
renewable resource
Smokey the Bear's message
environmental science
mutualism
36. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
food chain
noise polution
predator
lead
37. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
poaching
rural area
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
food web
38. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
open space
herbivore
secondary succession
noise polution
39. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
warming temperatures
clear-cutting
prescribed fires
risk assessment
40. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
epidemiology
exotic species
emerging disease
parasitism
41. Fires that are set by humans
noise polution
prescribed fires
endangered species
mutualism
42. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
emigration
secondary succession
commensalism
Smokey the Bear's message
43. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
overfishing
abiotic factor
vector
44. A consumer that eats only plants
herbivore
epidemiology
biodiversity
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
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
mapping biodiversity hotspots
clear-cutting
products derived from the natural environment
lead
47. Organism that carries pathogens
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
vector
extirpation
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
48. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
food web
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
warming temperatures
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
49. Habitat change and fragmentation
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
infants
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
fishery
50. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
deforestation
urban area
rural area
captive breeding programs
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