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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. Shift of population from countryside to cities
toxicant
secondary succession
urbanization
urban area
2. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
symbiosis
predator
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
conservation
3. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
renewable sources
toxicant
open space
exotic species
4. Building up not out
A principal of smart growth
name examples of infrastructure
keystone species
epidemiology
5. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
scavenger
habitat fragmentation
omnivore
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
6. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
secondary succession
sustainable cities can
captive breeding programs
threatened
7. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
adaptation
greenhouse gases
wildlife corridor
captive breeding programs
8. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
environmental science
habitat
selective cutting
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
9. Deals with biological hazards
epidemiology
fishery
exotic species
A principal of smart growth
10. By increasing the need for people to drive
emigration
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
warming temperatures
renewable sources
11. Can result in a decrease of property damage
adaptation
vector
fire suppression
ecotourism
12. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
global warming
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
habitat
overfishing
13. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
teratogens
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
toxicant
commensalism
14. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
debt-for-nature swap
habitat fragmentation
overfishing
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
15. 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
vector
urbanization
parasitism
emerging disease
16. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
biodiversity
habitat fragment
uncentered commercial strip development
commensalism
17. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
endangered species
Smokey the Bear's message
nodules
biome
18. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
competition
habitat fragmentation
commensalism
19. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
mapping biodiversity hotspots
epidemiology
extirpation
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
20. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
uncentered commercial strip development
products derived from the natural environment
symbiosis
global warming
21. Watering crops
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22. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
food web
endangered species
adaptation
carcinogens
23. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
products derived from the natural environment
secondary succession
immigration
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
24. Help improve the standard of living for residents
ecosystem diversity
name examples of land cover
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
sustainable cities can
25. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
scavenger
food chain
name examples of infrastructure
habitat preservation
26. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
ecotourism
captive breeding
noise polution
deforestation
27. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
immigration
habitat
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
habitat fragment
28. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
carcinogens
biological hazards
keystone species
poaching
29. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
wildlife corridor
prescribed burns
biodiversity
extirpation
30. A species that is at risk of extinction
epidemiology
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
endangered species
extirpation
31. Making direct measurements
threatened
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
omnivore
Smokey the Bear's message
32. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
ecotourism
food web
biome
toxicant
33. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
emerging disease
immigration
prescribed burns
adaptation
34. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
predator
pathogen
warming temperatures
A principal of smart growth
35. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
species
latitudinal gradient
insects
resource management
36. Has the highest amount of species diversity
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
insects
infants
exotic species
37. Fires that are set by humans
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
prescribed fires
habitat
high levels of biodiversity
38. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
risk assessment
mutualism
economic value of forests
debt-for-nature swap
39. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
vector
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
keystone species
predator
40. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
herbivore
sustainable cities can
infants
endangered
41. Burning fossil fuels
urbanization
genetic diversity
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
42. Sex - weight - and health issues
vector
species diversity
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
keystone species
43. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
poaching
risk assessment
pollution
44. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
primary succession
omnivore
toxicant
epidemiology
45. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
primary succession
keystone species
resource
teratogens
46. The highest level of biodiversity
high levels of biodiversity
threatened
scavenger
ecosystem diversity
47. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
selective cutting
habitat fragmentation
symbiosis
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
48. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
adaptation
automobile
infants
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
49. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
herbivore
adaptation
selective cutting
name examples of infrastructure
50. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
A principal of smart growth
vector