Test your basic knowledge |

DSST Environmental Science - 2

Subjects : dsst, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio






2. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community






3. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






4. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves






5. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease






6. Bumps on the roots of certain plants






7. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...






8. A consumer that eats only animals






9. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms






10. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain






11. Watering crops

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


12. Moving into a population






13. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply






14. Making direct measurements






15. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally






16. Leaving a population






17. The role of an organism in its habitat - or how it makes its living






18. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth






19. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude






20. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads






21. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group






22. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools






23. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations






24. The practice of protecting the environment






25. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity






26. The loss of a natural habitat






27. Habitat change and fragmentation






28. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist






29. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce






30. Fires that are set by humans






31. Sex - weight - and health issues






32. Species that are carried to a new location by people






33. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines






34. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this






35. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this






36. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once






37. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy






38. The largest population that an area can support






39. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth






40. Pollution from a factory near your school






41. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis






42. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator






43. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms






44. A consumer that eats only plants






45. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response






46. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases






47. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this






48. Causes a cooling effect

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


49. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed






50. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm