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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. Amount of land each person uses
threatened
teratogens
habitat fragmentation
per capita land consumption
2. Deals with biological hazards
epidemiology
niche
deforestation
sustainable cities can
3. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
uncentered commercial strip development
ecotourism
risk
4. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
wildlife corridor
niche
name examples of land cover
habitat preservation
5. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
endangered
ecosystem diversity
sustainable cities can
pollution
6. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
renewable resource
biotic factor
species
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
7. The number of different species in an area
abiotic factor
biodiversity
adaptation
debt-for-nature swap
8. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
fire suppression
captive breeding programs
habitat preservation
nodules
9. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
nodules
wildlife corridor
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
products derived from the natural environment
10. Moving into a population
biodiversity
keystone species
immigration
food web
11. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
nonrenewable resource
poaching
risk
urban area
12. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
biomagnification
pollution
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
resource
13. Are carefully controlled
predator
resource
prescribed burns
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
14. Leaving a population
environmental science
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
mutualism
emigration
15. The largest population that an area can support
carrying capacity
urban area
wildlife corridor
greenhouse gases
16. Sex - weight - and health issues
symbiosis
extinction
mapping biodiversity hotspots
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
17. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
warming temperatures
biological hazards
lead
teratogens
18. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
consumer
biological hazards
habitat fragment
emigration
19. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
decomposer
biological hazards
20. An organism that can make its own food
symbiosis
insects
nitrogen fixation
producer
21. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
economic value of forests
A principal of smart growth
species diversity
abiotic factor
22. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
pollution
competition
captive breeding
23. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
primary succession
renewable sources
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
resource management
24. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
mapping biodiversity hotspots
economic value of forests
deforestation
carcinogens
25. Watering crops
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26. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
genetic diversity
habitat destruction
name examples of infrastructure
endangered species
27. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
food web
nonrenewable resource
habitat fragmentation
products derived from the natural environment
28. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
A principal of smart growth
latitudinal gradient
habitat
keystone species
29. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
latitudinal gradient
prey
carbon footprint
open space
30. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
prescribed fires
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
biomagnification
per capita land consumption
31. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
ecosystem diversity
carrying capacity
biome
Smokey the Bear's message
32. A consumer that eats only plants
habitat fragment
teratogens
herbivore
pollution
33. Burning fossil fuels
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
captive breeding
risk assessment
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
34. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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35. The loss of a natural habitat
infants
noise polution
greenhouse gases
habitat destruction
36. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
adaptation
overfishing
habitat destruction
pathogen
37. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
environmental science
predator
epidemiology
habitat fragmentation
38. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
biomagnification
Smokey the Bear's message
keystone species
mutualism
39. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
products derived from the natural environment
habitat fragmentation
endangered species
prescribed fires
40. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
urbanization
conservation
name examples of land cover
carcinogens
41. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
ecosystem diversity
immigration
name examples of infrastructure
debt-for-nature swap
42. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
commensalism
infants
extinction
risk
43. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
pollution
high levels of biodiversity
mutualism
abiotic factor
44. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
nitrogen fixation
parasitism
emigration
herbivore
45. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
per capita land consumption
food chain
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
name examples of land cover
46. Provide wood
Smokey the Bear's message
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
economic value of forests
noise polution
47. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
name examples of land cover
extirpation
captive breeding
symbiosis
48. Organism that carries pathogens
per capita land consumption
vector
food chain
sustainable yield
49. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
species
fishery
per capita land consumption
conservation
50. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
wildlife corridor
epidemiology
vector
infants