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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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1. Species that are carried to a new location by people
emigration
scavenger
exotic species
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
2. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
herbivore
prescribed burns
extinction
risk assessment
3. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
prey
ecotourism
endangered
fishery
4. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
nonrenewable resource
greenhouse gases
captive breeding
biodiversity
5. Making direct measurements
uncentered commercial strip development
fishery
primary succession
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
6. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
ecotourism
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
producer
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
7. Habitat change and fragmentation
immigration
pathogen
resource management
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
8. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
nitrogen fixation
commensalism
mutualism
lead
9. The highest level of biodiversity
mutualism
competition
ecosystem diversity
warming temperatures
10. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
habitat
prescribed fires
secondary succession
biomagnification
11. Can result in a decrease of property damage
prescribed burns
urbanization
fire suppression
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
12. Rising sea level
pathogen
debt-for-nature swap
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
niche
13. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
overfishing
prey
genetic diversity
threatened
14. By increasing the need for people to drive
name examples of land cover
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
risk
resource management
15. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
emerging disease
habitat
species
endangered
16. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
fire suppression
rural area
risk
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
17. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
risk
name examples of infrastructure
biome
immigration
18. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
poaching
fire suppression
prey
clear-cutting
19. Help improve the standard of living for residents
sustainable cities can
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
exotic species
20. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
food web
species diversity
environmental science
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
21. Watering crops
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22. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
toxicant
vector
A principal of smart growth
pathogen
23. Building up not out
nodules
food web
wildlife corridor
A principal of smart growth
24. A species that is at risk of extinction
sustainable cities can
endangered species
habitat destruction
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
25. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
prescribed burns
conservation
pollution
symbiosis
26. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
overfishing
sustainable cities can
teratogens
carrying capacity
27. Moving into a population
emigration
renewable resource
immigration
extirpation
28. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
toxicant
food web
infants
29. Shift of population from countryside to cities
fire suppression
urbanization
selective cutting
decomposer
30. Fires that are set by humans
rural area
prescribed fires
prey
sustainable cities can
31. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
toxicant
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
sustainable yield
32. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
primary succession
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
warming temperatures
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
33. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
vector
debt-for-nature swap
selective cutting
biome
34. A living part of an organism's habitat
name examples of infrastructure
biotic factor
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
35. Leaving a population
ecosystem diversity
emigration
extinction
name examples of infrastructure
36. Burning fossil fuels
habitat preservation
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
predator
nodules
37. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
lead
food web
immigration
38. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
biotic factor
renewable sources
food chain
mapping biodiversity hotspots
39. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
lead
habitat
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
food web
40. Causes a cooling effect
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41. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
infants
urbanization
greenhouse gases
endangered species
42. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
sustainable cities can
carnivore
risk assessment
overfishing
43. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
products derived from the natural environment
emerging disease
secondary succession
infants
44. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
renewable sources
species diversity
wildlife corridor
45. Amount of land each person uses
per capita land consumption
prescribed burns
risk
sustainable cities can
46. All the members of one species in a particular area
population
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
nonrenewable resource
name examples of infrastructure
47. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
nonrenewable resource
competition
products derived from the natural environment
48. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
renewable resource
name examples of infrastructure
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
nitrogen fixation
49. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
noise polution
poaching
per capita land consumption
50. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
economic value of forests
herbivore
consumer
global warming