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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. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
biotic factor
pathogen
secondary succession
2. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
ecology
emerging disease
emigration
open space
3. The loss of a natural habitat
habitat destruction
niche
omnivore
species
4. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
prey
ecology
food web
resource management
5. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
species diversity
high levels of biodiversity
symbiosis
predator
6. Species that are carried to a new location by people
exotic species
poaching
captive breeding
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
7. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
genetic diversity
fire suppression
food web
automobile
8. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
carbon footprint
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
9. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
biome
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
per capita land consumption
risk assessment
10. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
habitat preservation
endangered
food web
ecology
11. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
immigration
renewable resource
population
lead
12. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
greenhouse gases
name examples of infrastructure
ecosystem diversity
keystone species
13. Building up not out
symbiosis
habitat
prescribed fires
A principal of smart growth
14. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
toxicant
mutualism
risk
producer
15. A species that could become endangered in the near future
species diversity
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
threatened
conservation
16. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
producer
ecotourism
mapping biodiversity hotspots
commensalism
17. The number of different species in an area
extinction
consumer
selective cutting
biodiversity
18. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
pathogen
scavenger
greenhouse gases
sustainable yield
19. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
omnivore
urban area
20. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
scavenger
sustainable cities can
warming temperatures
selective cutting
21. By increasing the need for people to drive
scavenger
omnivore
biome
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
22. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
poaching
prey
renewable sources
noise polution
23. Are carefully controlled
name examples of infrastructure
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
consumer
prescribed burns
24. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
debt-for-nature swap
genetic diversity
decomposer
abiotic factor
25. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
threatened
food chain
captive breeding
secondary succession
26. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
lead
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
greenhouse gases
carnivore
27. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
warming temperatures
biodiversity
carnivore
niche
28. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
overfishing
poaching
carrying capacity
urbanization
29. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
biomagnification
prey
pathogen
omnivore
30. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
captive breeding
epidemiology
high levels of biodiversity
ecotourism
31. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
global warming
prescribed fires
lead
noise polution
32. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
resource management
name examples of infrastructure
wildlife corridor
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
33. Rising sea level
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
competition
herbivore
endangered species
34. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
prescribed fires
name examples of infrastructure
uncentered commercial strip development
captive breeding programs
35. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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36. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
rural area
omnivore
poaching
habitat fragment
37. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
abiotic factor
ecotourism
biological hazards
38. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
secondary succession
food chain
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
pollution
39. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
renewable sources
teratogens
prescribed fires
resource
40. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
ecology
open space
food web
risk assessment
41. The highest level of biodiversity
carcinogens
ecosystem diversity
economic value of forests
biological hazards
42. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
fishery
greenhouse gases
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
noise polution
43. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
nonrenewable resource
habitat preservation
herbivore
latitudinal gradient
44. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
greenhouse gases
risk assessment
teratogens
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
45. The practice of protecting the environment
warming temperatures
carbon footprint
symbiosis
conservation
46. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
nonrenewable resource
lead
open space
fire suppression
47. Sex - weight - and health issues
biotic factor
habitat fragment
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
rural area
48. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
biomagnification
renewable sources
environmental science
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
49. Causes a cooling effect
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50. A living part of an organism's habitat
open space
warming temperatures
biotic factor
consumer