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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. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
poaching
warming temperatures
producer
wildlife corridor
2. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
parasitism
biotic factor
infants
selective cutting
3. Sikhote-Alin mountains and the Siberian tigers living there are separated from other mountains by this
food web
habitat fragment
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
omnivore
4. Help improve the standard of living for residents
sustainable cities can
decomposer
high levels of biodiversity
debt-for-nature swap
5. Rising sea level
teratogens
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
epidemiology
6. Making direct measurements
poaching
vector
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
sustainable cities can
7. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible
carbon footprint
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
carnivore
8. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements
ecotourism
name examples of land cover
prescribed burns
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
9. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber
prescribed burns
biome
renewable sources
carnivore
10. The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested
name examples of infrastructure
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
pathogen
11. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
A principal of smart growth
food web
species
uncentered commercial strip development
12. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
mutualism
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
symbiosis
ecotourism
13. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
secondary succession
biological hazards
exotic species
competition
14. An example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats
pathogen
mapping biodiversity hotspots
latitudinal gradient
commensalism
15. Increase the stability of an ecosystem
automobile
A principal of smart growth
high levels of biodiversity
poaching
16. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
threatened
rural area
captive breeding programs
risk assessment
17. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
species diversity
habitat
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
renewable sources
18. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource
resource
biological hazards
fire suppression
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
19. Concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied with each step up the food chain
uncentered commercial strip development
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
omnivore
biomagnification
20. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
captive breeding
wildlife corridor
abiotic factor
primary succession
21. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
ecotourism
epidemiology
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
22. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
automobile
commensalism
23. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads
threatened
rural area
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
products derived from the natural environment
24. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
urbanization
risk
adaptation
ecosystem diversity
25. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
urban area
If Earth did not have an atmosphere
predator
26. A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment
nonrenewable resource
renewable resource
fishery
adaptation
27. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
deforestation
prescribed burns
carcinogens
28. Using public transportation
extinction
sustainable yield
infants
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
29. A living part of an organism's habitat
biotic factor
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
emigration
biomagnification
30. Leaving a population
ecology
emigration
epidemiology
symbiosis
31. Can result in a decrease of property damage
pathogen
genetic diversity
fire suppression
producer
32. Are carefully controlled
nonrenewable resource
genetic diversity
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
prescribed burns
33. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
primary succession
resource management
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
genetic diversity
34. The largest population that an area can support
clear-cutting
biological hazards
carrying capacity
decomposer
35. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...
noise polution
A principal of smart growth
primary succession
rural area
36. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
pathogen
carbon footprint
carcinogens
captive breeding
37. Has the highest amount of species diversity
renewable resource
ecosystem diversity
insects
prey
38. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
population
mutualism
decomposer
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
39. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
infants
clear-cutting
threatened
open space
40. An amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested regularly without reducing the future supply
sustainable yield
Smokey the Bear's message
prey
species
41. Fires that are set by humans
greenhouse gases
prescribed fires
threatened
mutualism
42. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
open space
nitrogen fixation
emigration
competition
43. Water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near the earth
automobile
greenhouse gases
secondary succession
A principal of smart growth
44. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
keystone species
nitrogen fixation
insects
extirpation
45. The loss of a natural habitat
habitat destruction
toxicant
conservation
symbiosis
46. Watering crops
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47. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
habitat fragmentation
A principal of smart growth
biome
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
48. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
selective cutting
species diversity
biomagnification
endangered
49. A species that could become endangered in the near future
high levels of biodiversity
fire suppression
habitat preservation
threatened
50. Contamination of land - water - or air
pollution
automobile
mutualism
pathogen