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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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1. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
uncentered commercial strip development
consumer
sustainable cities can
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
2. The loss of a natural habitat
niche
habitat destruction
endangered species
habitat preservation
3. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
renewable resource
food web
automobile
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
4. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
food web
endangered species
urban area
fishery
5. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
biodiversity
A principal of smart growth
producer
species
6. A species that could become endangered in the near future
threatened
epidemiology
ecotourism
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
7. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
nodules
emigration
species diversity
genetic diversity
8. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
latitudinal gradient
habitat
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
environmental science
9. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
infants
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
commensalism
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
10. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
urbanization
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
debt-for-nature swap
secondary succession
11. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
renewable sources
habitat preservation
mapping biodiversity hotspots
uncentered commercial strip development
12. Moving into a population
immigration
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
open space
parasitism
13. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
automobile
global warming
pollution
habitat destruction
14. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
epidemiology
high levels of biodiversity
threatened
teratogens
15. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
prey
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
decomposer
global warming
16. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
predator
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
omnivore
products derived from the natural environment
17. Can result in a decrease of property damage
per capita land consumption
economic value of forests
fire suppression
latitudinal gradient
18. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
teratogens
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
resource management
19. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
biological hazards
A principal of smart growth
producer
products derived from the natural environment
20. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
species
fishery
products derived from the natural environment
teratogens
21. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
toxicant
conservation
nodules
ecotourism
22. A species that is at risk of extinction
endangered species
infants
biomagnification
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
23. Leaving a population
emigration
immigration
Smokey the Bear's message
adaptation
24. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
mutualism
global warming
automobile
25. Watering crops
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26. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
noise polution
primary succession
resource
food web
27. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
Smokey the Bear's message
genetic diversity
teratogens
parasitism
28. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
name examples of land cover
adaptation
prey
food chain
29. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
uncentered commercial strip development
debt-for-nature swap
sustainable cities can
competition
30. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
toxicant
producer
biomagnification
commensalism
31. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
wildlife corridor
name examples of land cover
ecosystem diversity
exotic species
32. The largest population that an area can support
name examples of infrastructure
emigration
captive breeding
carrying capacity
33. An organism that can make its own food
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
producer
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
34. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
clear-cutting
vector
species diversity
high levels of biodiversity
35. Making direct measurements
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
debt-for-nature swap
ecosystem diversity
resource
36. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
global warming
captive breeding programs
wildlife corridor
risk assessment
37. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
prey
species
name examples of infrastructure
mapping biodiversity hotspots
38. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
captive breeding
species
fire suppression
urban area
39. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
habitat fragment
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
primary succession
food chain
40. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
emigration
ecology
noise polution
food chain
41. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
habitat preservation
captive breeding programs
prey
habitat
42. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
teratogens
symbiosis
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
endangered species
43. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
clear-cutting
epidemiology
pollution
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
44. Contamination of land - water - or air
emerging disease
pollution
biodiversity
primary succession
45. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
competition
mapping biodiversity hotspots
epidemiology
biomagnification
46. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
pollution
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
resource management
47. Building up not out
habitat fragment
epidemiology
A principal of smart growth
economic value of forests
48. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
captive breeding
selective cutting
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
poaching
49. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
habitat fragmentation
debt-for-nature swap
biological hazards
keystone species
50. The practice of protecting the environment
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
fishery
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
conservation
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