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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. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
habitat preservation
products derived from the natural environment
carnivore
automobile
2. An organism that can make its own food
prescribed fires
producer
latitudinal gradient
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
3. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
economic value of forests
habitat destruction
captive breeding
adaptation
4. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms
niche
consumer
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
prey
5. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
nonrenewable resource
deforestation
6. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
risk
endangered
fire suppression
producer
7. The largest population that an area can support
emerging disease
carrying capacity
producer
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
8. A consumer that eats only plants
clear-cutting
herbivore
habitat destruction
pathogen
9. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
renewable resource
products derived from the natural environment
nitrogen fixation
symbiosis
10. By increasing the need for people to drive
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
teratogens
immigration
food chain
11. The highest level of biodiversity
ecosystem diversity
risk
lead
products derived from the natural environment
12. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
decomposer
A principal of smart growth
resource
toxicant
13. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
primary succession
urbanization
captive breeding programs
ecosystem diversity
14. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources
resource management
food web
economic value of forests
ecology
15. Pollution from a factory near your school
habitat
selective cutting
exotic species
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
16. Moving into a population
carnivore
immigration
insects
habitat fragmentation
17. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
mapping biodiversity hotspots
scavenger
teratogens
renewable resource
18. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
epidemiology
habitat fragment
risk assessment
automobile
19. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
resource
niche
mutualism
immigration
20. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
debt-for-nature swap
urban area
resource
commensalism
21. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
renewable sources
high levels of biodiversity
selective cutting
ecology
22. Fires that are set by humans
clear-cutting
per capita land consumption
habitat fragment
prescribed fires
23. A consumer that eats only animals
carnivore
mutualism
habitat preservation
vector
24. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space
captive breeding
insects
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
25. A species that is at risk of extinction
name examples of infrastructure
endangered species
environmental science
vector
26. The loss of a natural habitat
threatened
selective cutting
habitat destruction
genetic diversity
27. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
predator
parasitism
global warming
teratogens
28. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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29. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
noise polution
keystone species
abiotic factor
30. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
warming temperatures
carnivore
mapping biodiversity hotspots
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
31. Amount of land each person uses
per capita land consumption
selective cutting
environmental science
habitat destruction
32. Sex - weight - and health issues
species
nonrenewable resource
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
urbanization
33. Using public transportation
biotic factor
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
emerging disease
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
34. A living part of an organism's habitat
urban area
biotic factor
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
high levels of biodiversity
35. 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
fishery
emerging disease
carrying capacity
nitrogen fixation
36. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
open space
insects
resource
37. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
lead
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
carbon footprint
infants
38. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
keystone species
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
high levels of biodiversity
economic value of forests
39. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
prescribed fires
uncentered commercial strip development
risk
renewable sources
40. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
captive breeding
extinction
toxicant
habitat
41. Species that are carried to a new location by people
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
exotic species
producer
resource
42. A species that could become endangered in the near future
teratogens
extirpation
deforestation
threatened
43. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them
greenhouse gases
A principal of smart growth
biomagnification
environmental science
44. Habitat change and fragmentation
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
exotic species
insects
keystone species
45. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
pathogen
renewable resource
decomposer
symbiosis
46. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas
open space
ecotourism
selective cutting
fishery
47. Can result in a decrease of property damage
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
habitat destruction
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
fire suppression
48. The process of cutting down only some trees in an area
risk assessment
prey
selective cutting
deforestation
49. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
infants
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
debt-for-nature swap
open space
50. Making direct measurements
name examples of land cover
sustainable yield
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
biological hazards