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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Fires that are set by humans
prey
pollution
prescribed fires
risk assessment
2. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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3. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
omnivore
name examples of land cover
decomposer
threatened
4. Help improve the standard of living for residents
biomagnification
competition
ecotourism
sustainable cities can
5. The highest level of biodiversity
clear-cutting
ecosystem diversity
risk
carbon footprint
6. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
symbiosis
species
habitat fragmentation
urbanization
7. Shift of population from countryside to cities
ecotourism
mutualism
vector
urbanization
8. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
ecology
sustainable yield
primary succession
noise polution
9. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
insects
lead
emerging disease
decomposer
10. The practice of protecting the environment
biological hazards
habitat
genetic diversity
conservation
11. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
prey
emigration
high levels of biodiversity
primary succession
12. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
economic value of forests
epidemiology
ecotourism
environmental science
13. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
noise polution
mutualism
high levels of biodiversity
warming temperatures
14. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
nodules
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
habitat preservation
adaptation
15. 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
sustainable yield
biomagnification
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
16. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
high levels of biodiversity
open space
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
carbon footprint
17. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
ecosystem diversity
ecotourism
mapping biodiversity hotspots
keystone species
18. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
lead
habitat
producer
primary succession
19. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
captive breeding
selective cutting
environmental science
urban area
20. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
automobile
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
noise polution
scavenger
21. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
parasitism
species diversity
extirpation
species
22. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
mapping biodiversity hotspots
primary succession
noise polution
emigration
23. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
selective cutting
habitat destruction
prescribed fires
omnivore
24. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
global warming
economic value of forests
poaching
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
25. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
open space
decomposer
secondary succession
habitat
26. Making direct measurements
immigration
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
renewable resource
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
27. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
ecotourism
carcinogens
name examples of land cover
fire suppression
28. 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
infants
conservation
emerging disease
ecology
29. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
endangered
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
resource management
ecotourism
30. Building up not out
mapping biodiversity hotspots
habitat preservation
A principal of smart growth
niche
31. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
debt-for-nature swap
species diversity
infants
habitat fragment
32. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
commensalism
deforestation
33. Moving into a population
parasitism
immigration
captive breeding
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
34. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
risk assessment
habitat
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
ecology
35. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
niche
carnivore
habitat fragment
36. Causes a cooling effect
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37. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
biome
global warming
habitat
keystone species
38. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
habitat destruction
renewable sources
parasitism
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
39. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
fishery
biome
species
epidemiology
40. All the members of one species in a particular area
biological hazards
ecology
population
greenhouse gases
41. Provide wood
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
nitrogen fixation
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
economic value of forests
42. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
renewable resource
name examples of infrastructure
teratogens
genetic diversity
43. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
habitat
renewable resource
prey
biological hazards
44. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
scavenger
fishery
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
habitat fragment
45. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
teratogens
food web
warming temperatures
ecotourism
46. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
habitat fragmentation
vector
biomagnification
emerging disease
47. Deals with biological hazards
epidemiology
rural area
global warming
captive breeding
48. Sex - weight - and health issues
resource
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
habitat fragmentation
selective cutting
49. Habitat change and fragmentation
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
ecosystem diversity
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
urbanization
50. A consumer that eats only plants
biodiversity
exotic species
herbivore
emerging disease