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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. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
overfishing
abiotic factor
threatened
lead
2. All the members of one species in a particular area
population
predator
habitat destruction
ecosystem diversity
3. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
fishery
extirpation
warming temperatures
biomagnification
4. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem
niche
keystone species
abiotic factor
high levels of biodiversity
5. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
habitat fragment
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
fishery
habitat preservation
6. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
selective cutting
teratogens
endangered
symbiosis
7. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
species diversity
nodules
rural area
habitat fragmentation
8. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
name examples of infrastructure
habitat
conservation
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
9. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
nonrenewable resource
wildlife corridor
adaptation
10. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
emerging disease
carrying capacity
niche
noise polution
11. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
greenhouse gases
risk assessment
fire suppression
ecology
12. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
open space
Smokey the Bear's message
conservation
habitat
13. Amount of land each person uses
per capita land consumption
habitat fragment
products derived from the natural environment
biotic factor
14. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
producer
urban area
resource management
symbiosis
15. By increasing the need for people to drive
niche
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
biome
consumer
16. Fires that are set by humans
per capita land consumption
prescribed fires
noise polution
prey
17. 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
emerging disease
carbon footprint
ecotourism
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
18. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
fishery
conservation
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
omnivore
19. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
habitat preservation
insects
habitat fragmentation
name examples of land cover
20. A consumer that eats only plants
herbivore
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
carrying capacity
abiotic factor
21. A living part of an organism's habitat
mapping biodiversity hotspots
biotic factor
nitrogen fixation
fishery
22. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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23. Any substance that poses a chemical hazard
greenhouse gases
overfishing
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
toxicant
24. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
wildlife corridor
nitrogen fixation
secondary succession
25. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
noise polution
niche
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
biomagnification
26. The largest population that an area can support
carrying capacity
renewable resource
nitrogen fixation
pathogen
27. Sex - weight - and health issues
resource
urban area
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
carrying capacity
28. Cooking oil - fuel - and medicines
producer
selective cutting
carcinogens
products derived from the natural environment
29. Organism that carries pathogens
uncentered commercial strip development
parasitism
vector
producer
30. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
mapping biodiversity hotspots
noise polution
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
habitat destruction
31. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
fishery
economic value of forests
mapping biodiversity hotspots
biological hazards
32. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
species diversity
threatened
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
33. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
toxicant
Smokey the Bear's message
ecology
habitat preservation
34. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
biotic factor
parasitism
nodules
adaptation
35. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
captive breeding
infants
habitat preservation
36. A species that is at risk of extinction
food chain
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
endangered species
products derived from the natural environment
37. Leaving a population
sustainable cities can
emigration
uncentered commercial strip development
competition
38. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
biome
threatened
environmental science
lead
39. Watering crops
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40. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
carbon footprint
mutualism
rural area
population
41. Are carefully controlled
resource management
biological hazards
prey
prescribed burns
42. Making direct measurements
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
wildlife corridor
urbanization
scavenger
43. Habitat change and fragmentation
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
captive breeding
adaptation
selective cutting
44. Help improve the standard of living for residents
biodiversity
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
sustainable cities can
environmental science
45. Building up not out
sustainable cities can
A principal of smart growth
per capita land consumption
genetic diversity
46. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
pathogen
emerging disease
lead
sustainable yield
47. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
economic value of forests
noise polution
extinction
resource
48. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
warming temperatures
prey
carrying capacity
name examples of infrastructure
49. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
carcinogens
abiotic factor
resource
insects
50. Chemicals that cause cancer
threatened
A principal of smart growth
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
carcinogens