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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Using public transportation
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
captive breeding
resource
deforestation
2. The loss of a natural habitat
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
habitat destruction
poaching
species
3. Watering crops
4. Amount of land each person uses
epidemiology
carnivore
per capita land consumption
parasitism
5. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
biodiversity
competition
keystone species
habitat
6. Species that are carried to a new location by people
symbiosis
per capita land consumption
parasitism
exotic species
7. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
secondary succession
keystone species
products derived from the natural environment
ecosystem diversity
8. Pollution from a factory near your school
habitat preservation
commensalism
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
9. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
name examples of land cover
extirpation
epidemiology
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
10. A living part of an organism's habitat
toxicant
biotic factor
biological hazards
pathogen
11. Are carefully controlled
habitat
prescribed burns
extinction
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
12. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
niche
emerging disease
consumer
debt-for-nature swap
13. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
endangered species
noise polution
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
14. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
resource
high levels of biodiversity
pathogen
teratogens
15. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
biomagnification
resource
poaching
prescribed fires
16. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
captive breeding programs
insects
population
urban area
17. Help improve the standard of living for residents
sustainable cities can
endangered
food web
fishery
18. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
Smokey the Bear's message
competition
abiotic factor
products derived from the natural environment
19. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
risk assessment
teratogens
extinction
nodules
20. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
resource management
global warming
captive breeding programs
biome
21. 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
food web
carbon footprint
emerging disease
endangered species
22. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
high levels of biodiversity
environmental science
ecotourism
mapping biodiversity hotspots
23. A species that could become endangered in the near future
threatened
primary succession
biomagnification
teratogens
24. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
keystone species
parasitism
economic value of forests
vector
25. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
automobile
niche
abiotic factor
adaptation
26. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
automobile
latitudinal gradient
overfishing
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
27. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
species
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
per capita land consumption
rural area
28. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
genetic diversity
latitudinal gradient
biological hazards
29. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
Smokey the Bear's message
secondary succession
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
sustainable yield
30. A species that is at risk of extinction
biological hazards
commensalism
fire suppression
endangered species
31. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
environmental science
products derived from the natural environment
biodiversity
decomposer
32. Rising sea level
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
teratogens
risk assessment
high levels of biodiversity
33. Sex - weight - and health issues
carbon footprint
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
mapping biodiversity hotspots
mutualism
34. Contamination of land - water - or air
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
ecosystem diversity
pollution
lead
35. A consumer that eats only animals
abiotic factor
carnivore
pollution
uncentered commercial strip development
36. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
adaptation
biome
insects
debt-for-nature swap
37. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
genetic diversity
captive breeding programs
mapping biodiversity hotspots
high levels of biodiversity
38. Leaving a population
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
deforestation
extinction
emigration
39. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
secondary succession
risk
mutualism
habitat fragment
40. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
sustainable yield
niche
deforestation
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
41. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
decomposer
fire suppression
symbiosis
name examples of infrastructure
42. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
prey
carcinogens
biome
pollution
43. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
epidemiology
decomposer
selective cutting
warming temperatures
44. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
noise polution
biological hazards
teratogens
warming temperatures
45. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
biome
herbivore
resource management
selective cutting
46. The practice of protecting the environment
biodiversity
ecotourism
conservation
habitat preservation
47. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
extinction
high levels of biodiversity
urban area
overfishing
48. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
food web
name examples of infrastructure
lead
wildlife corridor
49. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
primary succession
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
risk assessment
high levels of biodiversity
50. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
food chain
biotic factor
captive breeding programs