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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 reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
genetic diversity
emerging disease
secondary succession
noise polution
2. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
epidemiology
name examples of land cover
infants
niche
3. A species that is at risk of extinction
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
emigration
endangered species
food web
4. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
endangered
nonrenewable resource
food chain
carrying capacity
5. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
habitat fragment
deforestation
carbon footprint
conservation
6. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
ecotourism
resource management
renewable resource
fishery
7. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
infants
open space
biome
symbiosis
8. Shift of population from countryside to cities
symbiosis
parasitism
vector
urbanization
9. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
consumer
commensalism
open space
high levels of biodiversity
10. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
greenhouse gases
herbivore
wildlife corridor
species diversity
11. Leaving a population
endangered
exotic species
emigration
habitat destruction
12. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
uncentered commercial strip development
clear-cutting
products derived from the natural environment
name examples of infrastructure
13. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
competition
rural area
captive breeding
species diversity
14. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
nodules
risk
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
deforestation
15. Habitat change and fragmentation
lead
symbiosis
vector
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
16. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
commensalism
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
primary succession
carcinogens
17. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
endangered species
nonrenewable resource
ecology
name examples of infrastructure
18. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
habitat fragment
global warming
food chain
19. Are carefully controlled
fishery
population
prescribed burns
urbanization
20. Causes a cooling effect
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21. Moving into a population
food chain
wildlife corridor
name examples of infrastructure
immigration
22. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
prescribed fires
pollution
prey
name examples of land cover
23. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
biomagnification
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
sustainable yield
overfishing
24. Can result in a decrease of property damage
fire suppression
prescribed fires
population
resource management
25. The practice of protecting the environment
decomposer
conservation
per capita land consumption
food chain
26. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
carnivore
commensalism
habitat fragment
27. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
species diversity
carbon footprint
poaching
habitat destruction
28. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
primary succession
sustainable yield
toxicant
ecology
29. Sex - weight - and health issues
emigration
pathogen
high levels of biodiversity
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
30. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
food chain
automobile
captive breeding
parasitism
31. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
nitrogen fixation
fire suppression
extinction
biome
32. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
renewable sources
risk assessment
latitudinal gradient
fishery
33. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
poaching
biological hazards
nodules
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
34. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
urban area
renewable sources
infants
omnivore
35. Has the highest amount of species diversity
Smokey the Bear's message
competition
prey
insects
36. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
sustainable yield
products derived from the natural environment
ecosystem diversity
predator
37. Making direct measurements
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
captive breeding programs
environmental science
38. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
biodiversity
risk assessment
rural area
genetic diversity
39. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living
nodules
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
niche
habitat
40. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
sustainable yield
warming temperatures
biome
greenhouse gases
41. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
omnivore
debt-for-nature swap
threatened
endangered
42. Watering crops
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43. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
ecology
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
adaptation
44. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
mapping biodiversity hotspots
deforestation
nitrogen fixation
high levels of biodiversity
45. Organism that carries pathogens
habitat
threatened
vector
economic value of forests
46. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
adaptation
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
ecotourism
47. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
mapping biodiversity hotspots
selective cutting
prescribed fires
habitat preservation
48. Species that are carried to a new location by people
exotic species
niche
epidemiology
overfishing
49. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
biological hazards
name examples of infrastructure
fishery
consumer
50. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
per capita land consumption
mutualism
risk assessment
habitat