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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. Has the highest amount of species diversity
noise polution
insects
habitat fragment
mapping biodiversity hotspots
2. Fires that are set by humans
mutualism
conservation
ecosystem diversity
prescribed fires
3. Amount of land each person uses
resource
niche
per capita land consumption
economic value of forests
4. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
renewable sources
pathogen
ecology
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
5. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
nodules
latitudinal gradient
ecotourism
name examples of infrastructure
6. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
adaptation
infants
epidemiology
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
7. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
captive breeding
biological hazards
automobile
symbiosis
8. Using public transportation
environmental science
secondary succession
nonrenewable resource
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
9. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
teratogens
habitat fragment
high levels of biodiversity
urban area
10. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
prey
carbon footprint
secondary succession
rural area
11. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
epidemiology
teratogens
endangered
pathogen
12. Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis
uncentered commercial strip development
consumer
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
genetic diversity
13. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm
captive breeding
competition
resource
risk assessment
14. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
food web
mutualism
threatened
habitat
15. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
toxicant
poaching
urban area
decomposer
16. Organism that carries pathogens
biological hazards
vector
prey
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
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
greenhouse gases
emerging disease
secondary succession
food chain
18. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
name examples of infrastructure
nitrogen fixation
extinction
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
19. Deals with biological hazards
latitudinal gradient
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
food web
epidemiology
20. Can result in a decrease of property damage
fishery
fire suppression
economic value of forests
keystone species
21. Species that are carried to a new location by people
renewable sources
exotic species
primary succession
noise polution
22. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
risk assessment
pathogen
per capita land consumption
species
23. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
insects
pollution
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
warming temperatures
24. The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
overfishing
predator
high levels of biodiversity
urbanization
25. Burning fossil fuels
nodules
prey
secondary succession
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
26. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
name examples of land cover
sustainable yield
27. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
lead
infants
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
poaching
28. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
renewable resource
environmental science
global warming
endangered
29. When fish are caught faster than they can breed - causing the populatio to decrease
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
herbivore
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
overfishing
30. Building up not out
omnivore
vector
insects
A principal of smart growth
31. Help improve the standard of living for residents
resource management
sustainable cities can
warming temperatures
ecotourism
32. Moving into a population
immigration
extirpation
debt-for-nature swap
infants
33. Bumps on the roots of certain plants
species diversity
primary succession
nodules
risk
34. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
noise polution
products derived from the natural environment
resource
35. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
name examples of land cover
habitat fragmentation
niche
36. Sex - weight - and health issues
lead
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
habitat fragmentation
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
37. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
risk assessment
ecotourism
environmental science
biological hazards
38. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
global warming
biomagnification
ecosystem diversity
greenhouse gases
39. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
selective cutting
name examples of infrastructure
latitudinal gradient
resource management
40. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
commensalism
open space
extinction
carrying capacity
41. Provide wood
extirpation
economic value of forests
risk assessment
habitat destruction
42. A region that has many different types of organism is described as having a high level of this
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
A principal of smart growth
species diversity
43. Causes a cooling effect
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44. All the members of one species in a particular area
risk
extirpation
population
producer
45. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
ecology
economic value of forests
population
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
46. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
deforestation
producer
renewable sources
parasitism
47. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community
uncentered commercial strip development
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
ecology
ecotourism
48. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
extirpation
deforestation
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
secondary succession
49. The number of different species in an area
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
biodiversity
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
carcinogens
50. Habitat change and fragmentation
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
debt-for-nature swap
keystone species
resource management