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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
competition
species diversity
epidemiology
mutualism
2. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
nitrogen fixation
rural area
extinction
genetic diversity
3. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
uncentered commercial strip development
pathogen
fishery
ecosystem diversity
4. The loss of a natural habitat
decomposer
warming temperatures
habitat destruction
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
5. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
fishery
sustainable yield
ecology
commensalism
6. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
habitat fragment
poaching
global warming
name examples of land cover
7. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
captive breeding
producer
biodiversity
parasitism
8. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
insects
teratogens
warming temperatures
greenhouse gases
9. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
global warming
extinction
prey
niche
10. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
prey
per capita land consumption
sustainable yield
threatened
11. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
Smokey the Bear's message
omnivore
extinction
biological hazards
12. Amount of land each person uses
products derived from the natural environment
per capita land consumption
scavenger
threatened
13. Sex - weight - and health issues
habitat fragment
exotic species
greenhouse gases
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
14. Shift of population from countryside to cities
mutualism
decomposer
urbanization
biological hazards
15. Fires that are set by humans
prescribed fires
automobile
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
mutualism
16. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
selective cutting
resource management
habitat
17. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
endangered
commensalism
endangered species
keystone species
18. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
products derived from the natural environment
ecotourism
vector
19. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
uncentered commercial strip development
products derived from the natural environment
decomposer
risk assessment
20. Burning fossil fuels
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
fire suppression
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
genetic diversity
21. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
open space
symbiosis
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
global warming
22. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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23. Watering crops
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24. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
biomagnification
genetic diversity
producer
25. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
habitat
teratogens
prey
immigration
26. A consumer that eats only animals
rural area
carnivore
risk assessment
toxicant
27. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
omnivore
population
resource
28. Rising sea level
risk
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
symbiosis
niche
29. Habitat change and fragmentation
selective cutting
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
ecosystem diversity
clear-cutting
30. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
automobile
keystone species
decomposer
endangered species
31. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
latitudinal gradient
habitat preservation
renewable sources
food web
32. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
pollution
open space
nonrenewable resource
urbanization
33. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
products derived from the natural environment
abiotic factor
toxicant
insects
34. An organism that can make its own food
producer
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
carcinogens
Smokey the Bear's message
35. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
captive breeding programs
commensalism
habitat
habitat destruction
36. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
species
greenhouse gases
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
decomposer
37. Making direct measurements
sustainable yield
emerging disease
per capita land consumption
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
38. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
carrying capacity
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
habitat fragment
products derived from the natural environment
39. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
producer
nodules
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
40. Deals with biological hazards
resource
epidemiology
food web
greenhouse gases
41. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
urbanization
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
deforestation
42. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
environmental science
Smokey the Bear's message
emerging disease
niche
43. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
biodiversity
pathogen
primary succession
nodules
44. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
consumer
captive breeding programs
carrying capacity
risk assessment
45. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
mapping biodiversity hotspots
pollution
habitat fragmentation
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
46. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
per capita land consumption
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
greenhouse gases
high levels of biodiversity
47. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
biotic factor
lead
mapping biodiversity hotspots
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
48. Species that are carried to a new location by people
decomposer
captive breeding programs
exotic species
name examples of land cover
49. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
renewable sources
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
captive breeding programs
debt-for-nature swap
50. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
lead
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
genetic diversity
omnivore