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DSST Environmental Science - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
toxicant
food chain
captive breeding programs
global warming
2. A consumer that eats only plants
producer
herbivore
extirpation
sustainable cities can
3. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
adaptation
pathogen
poaching
abiotic factor
4. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
biome
prescribed fires
warming temperatures
emigration
5. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
renewable sources
global warming
predator
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
6. Has the highest amount of species diversity
insects
biological hazards
habitat fragment
captive breeding
7. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
resource management
keystone species
scavenger
captive breeding
8. Can result in a decrease of property damage
ecosystem diversity
fire suppression
secondary succession
insects
9. The highest level of biodiversity
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
environmental science
habitat fragment
ecosystem diversity
10. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
clear-cutting
habitat preservation
biomagnification
emigration
11. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
selective cutting
endangered
uncentered commercial strip development
scavenger
12. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
habitat fragmentation
greenhouse gases
carnivore
habitat preservation
13. All the members of one species in a particular area
extirpation
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
latitudinal gradient
population
14. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
name examples of infrastructure
products derived from the natural environment
insects
economic value of forests
15. Amount of land each person uses
debt-for-nature swap
per capita land consumption
ecology
biotic factor
16. By increasing the need for people to drive
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
primary succession
overfishing
captive breeding programs
17. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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18. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
toxicant
automobile
captive breeding programs
19. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
products derived from the natural environment
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
renewable resource
prescribed fires
20. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
epidemiology
habitat
parasitism
species diversity
21. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
sustainable yield
epidemiology
wildlife corridor
carbon footprint
22. The practice of protecting the environment
ecosystem diversity
habitat fragment
vector
conservation
23. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
biological hazards
habitat
habitat destruction
consumer
24. An organism that can make its own food
nitrogen fixation
risk assessment
insects
producer
25. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
adaptation
infants
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
commensalism
26. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
emigration
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
consumer
pathogen
27. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
threatened
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
lead
immigration
28. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
renewable sources
toxicant
vector
extirpation
29. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
habitat fragment
risk assessment
name examples of infrastructure
habitat
30. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
keystone species
environmental science
31. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
open space
secondary succession
prey
renewable resource
32. Contamination of land - water - or air
predator
pollution
niche
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
33. Making direct measurements
renewable sources
conservation
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
warming temperatures
34. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
products derived from the natural environment
rural area
producer
high levels of biodiversity
35. Leaving a population
emigration
latitudinal gradient
population
mutualism
36. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
habitat
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
competition
immigration
37. A consumer that eats only animals
risk
carnivore
biome
conservation
38. Habitat change and fragmentation
secondary succession
teratogens
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
automobile
39. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
resource
immigration
latitudinal gradient
teratogens
40. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
automobile
wildlife corridor
mutualism
toxicant
41. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
teratogens
biodiversity
abiotic factor
predator
42. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
pathogen
risk
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
global warming
43. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
prey
economic value of forests
biological hazards
nodules
44. Causes a cooling effect
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45. Help improve the standard of living for residents
biome
global warming
sustainable cities can
biodiversity
46. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
noise polution
poaching
urbanization
selective cutting
47. Species that are carried to a new location by people
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
biome
exotic species
habitat
48. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats
immigration
consumer
fire suppression
poaching
49. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
commensalism
extinction
infants
50. Moving into a population
vector
biological hazards
urbanization
immigration
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