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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. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
biotic factor
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
habitat fragment
Smokey the Bear's message
2. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
carcinogens
keystone species
automobile
open space
3. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
habitat preservation
niche
products derived from the natural environment
prey
4. Provide wood
debt-for-nature swap
poaching
economic value of forests
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
5. Deals with biological hazards
habitat
epidemiology
latitudinal gradient
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
6. A consumer that eats only plants
warming temperatures
parasitism
herbivore
renewable resource
7. Contamination of land - water - or air
food chain
pollution
emerging disease
omnivore
8. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
teratogens
greenhouse gases
biome
products derived from the natural environment
9. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
uncentered commercial strip development
producer
habitat
insects
10. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
biomagnification
extirpation
predator
Smokey the Bear's message
11. Watering crops
12. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
nodules
mutualism
population
global warming
13. Using public transportation
exotic species
habitat
pollution
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
14. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
products derived from the natural environment
endangered species
mutualism
environmental science
15. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
carcinogens
food web
resource
risk assessment
16. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
ecology
high levels of biodiversity
renewable sources
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
17. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
keystone species
habitat fragmentation
economic value of forests
scavenger
18. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
selective cutting
rural area
renewable sources
19. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
urban area
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
high levels of biodiversity
nitrogen fixation
20. Are carefully controlled
carrying capacity
Smokey the Bear's message
pathogen
prescribed burns
21. Sex - weight - and health issues
ecotourism
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
species diversity
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
22. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
species
parasitism
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
fishery
23. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
high levels of biodiversity
wildlife corridor
species
deforestation
24. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
risk assessment
habitat fragment
extinction
environmental science
25. Making direct measurements
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
automobile
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
biological hazards
26. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
urban area
consumer
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
infants
27. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
latitudinal gradient
nonrenewable resource
selective cutting
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
28. A species that could become endangered in the near future
carnivore
scavenger
competition
threatened
29. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools
per capita land consumption
habitat preservation
nodules
name examples of infrastructure
30. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
products derived from the natural environment
habitat preservation
biological hazards
food chain
31. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
scavenger
biome
biodiversity
carrying capacity
32. The loss of a natural habitat
habitat destruction
carnivore
symbiosis
nitrogen fixation
33. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
biodiversity
debt-for-nature swap
teratogens
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
34. Amount of land each person uses
per capita land consumption
habitat preservation
exotic species
primary succession
35. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
primary succession
species
pollution
sustainable yield
36. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
pollution
consumer
fishery
37. Species that are carried to a new location by people
fishery
mapping biodiversity hotspots
urban area
exotic species
38. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
biological hazards
competition
endangered
vector
39. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
decomposer
renewable sources
resource
40. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
food chain
abiotic factor
predator
prescribed burns
41. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
epidemiology
endangered species
extinction
secondary succession
42. A consumer that eats only animals
conservation
biotic factor
carnivore
high levels of biodiversity
43. Chemicals that cause cancer
carcinogens
habitat destruction
habitat
global warming
44. 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
emigration
emerging disease
sustainable cities can
consumer
45. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
exotic species
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
ecology
teratogens
46. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
sustainable yield
poaching
commensalism
deforestation
47. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
rural area
vector
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
resource management
48. Pollution from a factory near your school
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
producer
vector
biotic factor
49. Habitat change and fragmentation
warming temperatures
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
threatened
endangered
50. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
high levels of biodiversity
automobile
vector