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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. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
ecology
urbanization
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
resource management
2. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
abiotic factor
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
endangered species
emerging disease
3. Watering crops
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4. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
risk assessment
habitat fragmentation
selective cutting
prey
5. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile
urbanization
automobile
captive breeding
mutualism
6. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
carcinogens
nitrogen fixation
species diversity
uncentered commercial strip development
7. A species that could become endangered in the near future
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
insects
threatened
clear-cutting
8. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
omnivore
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
selective cutting
9. Making direct measurements
exotic species
urban area
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
10. Plan to establish an 8000 kilometer long strip of land to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat
species
wildlife corridor
food web
competition
11. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
endangered species
species diversity
high levels of biodiversity
mapping biodiversity hotspots
12. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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13. An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms
fishery
urban area
keystone species
habitat preservation
14. Manage - protect and reintroduce threatened and endangered species
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
deforestation
teratogens
carnivore
15. Help improve the standard of living for residents
nonrenewable resource
sustainable cities can
latitudinal gradient
uncentered commercial strip development
16. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
economic value of forests
lead
nitrogen fixation
17. Pollution from a factory near your school
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
high levels of biodiversity
species
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
18. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
biomagnification
mutualism
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
uncentered commercial strip development
19. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
habitat
overfishing
mutualism
captive breeding programs
20. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
mutualism
prescribed burns
risk
name examples of land cover
21. Sex - weight - and health issues
pollution
environmental science
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
debt-for-nature swap
22. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
name examples of infrastructure
mutualism
23. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
selective cutting
conservation
nonrenewable resource
adaptation
24. A consumer that eats only animals
risk
infants
carnivore
extinction
25. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
nitrogen fixation
mapping biodiversity hotspots
resource management
products derived from the natural environment
26. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
scavenger
nitrogen fixation
endangered species
uncentered commercial strip development
27. Deals with biological hazards
vector
epidemiology
captive breeding
scavenger
28. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
Smokey the Bear's message
noise polution
habitat fragmentation
habitat preservation
29. By increasing the need for people to drive
abiotic factor
noise polution
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
overfishing
30. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
predator
renewable sources
warming temperatures
poaching
31. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
debt-for-nature swap
name examples of land cover
abiotic factor
high levels of biodiversity
32. Shift of population from countryside to cities
nitrogen fixation
uncentered commercial strip development
symbiosis
urbanization
33. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
urban area
fire suppression
economic value of forests
34. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
predator
renewable sources
Smokey the Bear's message
latitudinal gradient
35. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
emigration
consumer
parasitism
sustainable yield
36. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
per capita land consumption
omnivore
noise polution
fire suppression
37. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
producer
name examples of land cover
secondary succession
38. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
teratogens
selective cutting
emigration
debt-for-nature swap
39. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
overfishing
name examples of infrastructure
A principal of smart growth
nonrenewable resource
40. All the members of one species in a particular area
ecosystem diversity
habitat
population
biomagnification
41. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
urban area
ecotourism
extirpation
42. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
consumer
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
biome
43. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
nonrenewable resource
selective cutting
epidemiology
food web
44. Chemicals that cause cancer
open space
carcinogens
biomagnification
carbon footprint
45. The largest population that an area can support
nodules
habitat preservation
warming temperatures
carrying capacity
46. Organism that carries pathogens
habitat preservation
ecotourism
risk assessment
vector
47. Habitat change and fragmentation
latitudinal gradient
consumer
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
pathogen
48. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
biodiversity
fishery
overfishing
prey
49. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
global warming
genetic diversity
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
50. Building up not out
keystone species
A principal of smart growth
Smokey the Bear's message
habitat fragment