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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. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
selective cutting
emerging disease
toxicant
endangered
2. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
food web
secondary succession
fishery
food chain
3. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
products derived from the natural environment
scavenger
fishery
wildlife corridor
4. Moving into a population
warming temperatures
vector
immigration
greenhouse gases
5. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
immigration
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
fire suppression
nitrogen fixation
6. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
urban area
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
biomagnification
population
7. Using public transportation
threatened
resource
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
teratogens
8. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
scavenger
fishery
ecotourism
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
9. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
global warming
insects
captive breeding
mutualism
10. Are carefully controlled
poaching
products derived from the natural environment
resource
prescribed burns
11. Pollution from a factory near your school
infants
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
competition
keystone species
12. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
debt-for-nature swap
products derived from the natural environment
secondary succession
habitat destruction
13. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
carbon footprint
vector
nonrenewable resource
food web
14. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
prey
poaching
resource
omnivore
15. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
biotic factor
captive breeding
nodules
biome
16. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
population
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
rural area
extinction
17. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
captive breeding programs
per capita land consumption
herbivore
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
18. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
prey
open space
habitat fragment
pathogen
19. A consumer that eats only plants
urbanization
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
herbivore
threatened
20. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
biome
species diversity
competition
environmental science
21. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
prescribed burns
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
captive breeding programs
poaching
22. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
habitat fragment
urbanization
biodiversity
pollution
23. A living part of an organism's habitat
mutualism
biotic factor
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
24. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
name examples of land cover
debt-for-nature swap
name examples of infrastructure
selective cutting
25. Chemicals that cause cancer
rural area
carcinogens
captive breeding
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
26. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
biomagnification
primary succession
uncentered commercial strip development
niche
27. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
toxicant
poaching
food web
omnivore
28. Deals with biological hazards
epidemiology
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
endangered species
29. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
noise polution
commensalism
urban area
resource management
30. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
clear-cutting
noise polution
extirpation
automobile
31. Organism that carries pathogens
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
economic value of forests
vector
per capita land consumption
32. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
sustainable yield
species diversity
epidemiology
food web
33. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
abiotic factor
keystone species
biome
habitat preservation
34. Help improve the standard of living for residents
producer
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
ecotourism
sustainable cities can
35. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
symbiosis
prescribed fires
global warming
extirpation
36. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
habitat
endangered species
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
A principal of smart growth
37. All the members of one species in a particular area
automobile
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
population
endangered species
38. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
biodiversity
carbon footprint
resource
endangered
39. A species that could become endangered in the near future
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
food web
threatened
pathogen
40. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
debt-for-nature swap
omnivore
habitat fragmentation
predator
41. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
food chain
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
habitat
biomagnification
42. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
captive breeding
Smokey the Bear's message
genetic diversity
overfishing
43. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
symbiosis
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
habitat destruction
uncentered commercial strip development
44. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
economic value of forests
commensalism
lead
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
45. A consumer that eats only animals
renewable resource
prey
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
carnivore
46. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
prey
conservation
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
47. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
ecotourism
nonrenewable resource
omnivore
name examples of infrastructure
48. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
risk
habitat preservation
decomposer
sustainable yield
49. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
pathogen
biome
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
selective cutting
50. The number of different species in an area
biodiversity
population
fishery
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions