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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
A principal of smart growth
pathogen
species
sustainable yield
2. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
habitat preservation
pollution
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
infants
3. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
risk
genetic diversity
habitat destruction
clear-cutting
4. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
infants
carnivore
risk assessment
automobile
5. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
sustainable cities can
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
6. Burning fossil fuels
uncentered commercial strip development
food chain
niche
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
7. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
epidemiology
conservation
nitrogen fixation
commensalism
8. All the members of one species in a particular area
high levels of biodiversity
niche
lead
population
9. A consumer that eats only plants
biotic factor
extirpation
herbivore
environmental science
10. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
symbiosis
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
scavenger
11. Sex - weight - and health issues
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
debt-for-nature swap
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
habitat fragment
12. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
risk assessment
adaptation
sustainable cities can
high levels of biodiversity
13. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
immigration
food chain
conservation
habitat
14. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
noise polution
latitudinal gradient
adaptation
commensalism
15. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
secondary succession
resource
extinction
nodules
16. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
biological hazards
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
ecology
greenhouse gases
17. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
wildlife corridor
lead
primary succession
prey
18. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
uncentered commercial strip development
vector
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
19. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
consumer
renewable resource
epidemiology
20. Causes a cooling effect
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21. Help improve the standard of living for residents
symbiosis
commensalism
sustainable cities can
emigration
22. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
nodules
captive breeding programs
renewable sources
abiotic factor
23. Can result in a decrease of property damage
risk
nitrogen fixation
fire suppression
resource management
24. Has the highest amount of species diversity
warming temperatures
insects
renewable resource
conservation
25. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
food chain
name examples of land cover
nodules
clear-cutting
26. Pollution from a factory near your school
competition
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
high levels of biodiversity
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
27. Shift of population from countryside to cities
carcinogens
urbanization
biotic factor
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
28. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
decomposer
genetic diversity
nitrogen fixation
29. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
competition
adaptation
30. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
warming temperatures
renewable resource
products derived from the natural environment
emerging disease
31. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
biotic factor
warming temperatures
species diversity
32. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
carbon footprint
clear-cutting
environmental science
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
33. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
habitat fragment
biomagnification
prescribed fires
clear-cutting
34. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
conservation
carbon footprint
species diversity
products derived from the natural environment
35. Are carefully controlled
renewable resource
prescribed burns
extinction
A principal of smart growth
36. Rising sea level
emerging disease
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
species
37. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
renewable resource
food web
emerging disease
habitat fragment
38. The practice of protecting the environment
extinction
conservation
debt-for-nature swap
per capita land consumption
39. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
habitat fragmentation
threatened
species diversity
wildlife corridor
40. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
resource management
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
pathogen
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
41. Chemicals that cause cancer
food web
carcinogens
noise polution
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
42. A species that is at risk of extinction
high levels of biodiversity
endangered species
vector
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
43. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
biomagnification
consumer
carcinogens
deforestation
44. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
sustainable cities can
keystone species
rural area
secondary succession
45. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
overfishing
biological hazards
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
genetic diversity
46. Deals with biological hazards
epidemiology
overfishing
habitat
niche
47. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
endangered
epidemiology
food chain
48. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
carnivore
fishery
ecotourism
nitrogen fixation
49. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
nitrogen fixation
renewable resource
emigration
commensalism
50. An organism that can make its own food
emerging disease
producer
name examples of infrastructure
insects