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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. The highest level of biodiversity
epidemiology
ecosystem diversity
secondary succession
high levels of biodiversity
2. 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
emerging disease
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
conservation
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
3. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
rural area
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
carbon footprint
biome
4. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
habitat
threatened
insects
overfishing
5. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
prescribed fires
abiotic factor
fishery
conservation
6. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
habitat fragmentation
mutualism
habitat fragment
habitat preservation
7. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
predator
toxicant
omnivore
emigration
8. A species that could become endangered in the near future
environmental science
automobile
products derived from the natural environment
threatened
9. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
biome
biodiversity
teratogens
automobile
10. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
niche
species diversity
renewable sources
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
11. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
conservation
insects
teratogens
risk assessment
12. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
extirpation
captive breeding programs
prescribed fires
mutualism
13. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
environmental science
nonrenewable resource
clear-cutting
poaching
14. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
mapping biodiversity hotspots
renewable resource
habitat
biomagnification
15. Burning fossil fuels
prescribed burns
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
keystone species
captive breeding programs
16. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
greenhouse gases
overfishing
biotic factor
fire suppression
17. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
resource
exotic species
food web
rural area
18. Making direct measurements
renewable resource
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
scavenger
19. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
biodiversity
prescribed fires
debt-for-nature swap
automobile
20. Chemicals that cause cancer
carcinogens
genetic diversity
immigration
abiotic factor
21. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
renewable sources
primary succession
prescribed fires
urban area
22. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
teratogens
name examples of infrastructure
epidemiology
herbivore
23. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
risk assessment
habitat fragmentation
risk
teratogens
24. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
secondary succession
abiotic factor
competition
parasitism
25. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
resource management
omnivore
keystone species
carcinogens
26. By increasing the need for people to drive
clear-cutting
ecotourism
biotic factor
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
27. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
extinction
A principal of smart growth
resource management
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
28. Fires that are set by humans
extinction
prescribed fires
biotic factor
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
29. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
prescribed fires
scavenger
biodiversity
habitat fragment
30. Shift of population from countryside to cities
scavenger
ecology
consumer
urbanization
31. Are carefully controlled
scavenger
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
captive breeding
prescribed burns
32. Building up not out
urban area
epidemiology
pathogen
A principal of smart growth
33. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
overfishing
carbon footprint
infants
34. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
wildlife corridor
renewable sources
products derived from the natural environment
uncentered commercial strip development
35. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
resource
endangered species
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
renewable resource
36. A consumer that eats only plants
consumer
symbiosis
herbivore
extirpation
37. Can result in a decrease of property damage
renewable resource
food chain
habitat
fire suppression
38. Watering crops
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39. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
habitat preservation
endangered
prey
40. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
endangered species
nodules
ecosystem diversity
41. A living part of an organism's habitat
predator
biotic factor
captive breeding
sustainable cities can
42. Has the highest amount of species diversity
insects
teratogens
emigration
renewable resource
43. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
biological hazards
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
biome
renewable resource
44. Pollution from a factory near your school
scavenger
producer
habitat fragment
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
45. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
fishery
infants
abiotic factor
biomagnification
46. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
global warming
immigration
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
niche
47. A consumer that eats only animals
carnivore
symbiosis
emerging disease
name examples of land cover
48. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
ecotourism
keystone species
pathogen
nitrogen fixation
49. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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50. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
poaching
biodiversity
per capita land consumption
latitudinal gradient