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DSST Environmental Science - 2

Subjects : dsst, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Increase the stability of an ecosystem






2. Loud noises in the air like jack hammers - loud car stereos - etc...






3. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use






4. Process of measuring the chance that an environmental hazard will cause harm






5. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible






6. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response






7. Businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway - with no main community






8. Transportation systems - communications systems - water services - power supplies - and schools






9. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires

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10. A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future






11. Trees - grass - crops - wetlands - water - building and pavements






12. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude






13. Shift of population from countryside to cities






14. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem






15. Habitat change and fragmentation






16. Organism that carries pathogens






17. An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism






18. This draws people from urban areas to rural areas






19. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations






20. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it






21. The loss of a natural habitat






22. Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads






23. Watering crops

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24. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce






25. A species that could become endangered in the near future






26. A species that is at risk of extinction






27. The study of the natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them






28. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a natural resource






29. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






30. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group






31. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio






32. A form of decision-making concerned with the allocation and conservation of natural resources






33. Help improve the standard of living for residents






34. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this






35. Causes a cooling effect

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36. Leaving a population






37. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms






38. Amount of land each person uses






39. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species






40. Deals with biological hazards






41. Energy from the sun would be reflected back into space






42. The highest level of biodiversity






43. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist






44. Soil - fresh water - wild animals - and timber






45. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






46. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature






47. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed






48. Burning fossil fuels






49. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates






50. The form of transportation that uses the most energy per passenger mile







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