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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. Burning fossil fuels
prescribed fires
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
noise polution
2. Are carefully controlled
biotic factor
prescribed burns
urban area
threatened
3. The disappearance of a particular population from a given area - but not from the entire species globally
teratogens
automobile
extirpation
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
4. An organism that can make its own food
mapping biodiversity hotspots
competition
producer
genetic diversity
5. Organism that carries pathogens
habitat preservation
vector
carbon footprint
commensalism
6. The probability that a hazard will cause a harmful response
risk
urban area
exotic species
environmental science
7. Resulted in suppression of all forest fires
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8. Using public transportation
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
latitudinal gradient
selective cutting
consumer
9. Global phenomenon that has caused some organisms to move toward the poles and to higher altitude
habitat
warming temperatures
decomposer
habitat destruction
10. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
biological hazards
toxicant
urbanization
nitrogen fixation
11. A consumer that eats both plants and animals
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
omnivore
symbiosis
toxicant
12. Chemicals that causes harm to embryos and fetuses
teratogens
competition
ecology
population
13. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
species
adaptation
herbivore
nonrenewable resource
14. A living part of an organism's habitat
biological hazards
urbanization
biotic factor
ecosystem diversity
15. A relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
renewable resource
parasitism
factors that cause different people to respond differently to environmental hazards
insects
16. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
habitat destruction
rural area
food web
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
17. Rising sea level
symbiosis
extinction
biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas
high levels of biodiversity
18. The highest level of biodiversity
epidemiology
teratogens
fire suppression
ecosystem diversity
19. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
commensalism
planting of new trees help reduce climate change by
Species Survival Plans (SSPs) goals
20. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time
food chain
threatened
renewable resource
risk assessment
21. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist
captive breeding programs
adaptation
primary succession
overfishing
22. The clearing of a forest and replacing it with another land use
pathogen
mutualism
harvested sustainability is a renewable source IF
deforestation
23. Have a greater sensitivity to environmental hazards than any other group
nonrenewable resource
decomposer
infants
selective cutting
24. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
mutualism
wildlife corridor
habitat preservation
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
25. The breaking of a habitat into smaller - isolated pieces
symbiosis
conservation
biological hazards
habitat fragmentation
26. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
debt-for-nature swap
competition
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
habitat
27. Building up not out
wildlife corridor
biological hazards
sustainable cities can
A principal of smart growth
28. Chemical hazard that was once found in paint - young children are frequently tested for this
population
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
lead
renewable resource
29. A natural pattern in which species diversity generally increases toward the equator
name examples of infrastructure
exotic species
habitat destruction
latitudinal gradient
30. Amount of land each person uses
renewable sources
latitudinal gradient
risk assessment
per capita land consumption
31. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat
abiotic factor
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
population
open space
32. Viruses - bacteria and other organisms in the environment that harm human health
biological hazards
consumer
endangered species
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
33. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
biomagnification
nodules
symbiosis
genetic diversity
34. Refers to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
nodules
the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide ...
global warming
name examples of infrastructure
35. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow - and reproduce
commensalism
habitat
adaptation
fire suppression
36. Help improve the standard of living for residents
decomposer
sustainable cities can
secondary succession
endangered
37. The most effective way of preserving biodiversity by protecting whole ecosystems
risk assessment
mutualism
habitat preservation
omnivore
38. Pollution from a factory near your school
give an example of a social hazard that cannot be easily controlled
exotic species
prescribed fires
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
39. Habitat change and fragmentation
carnivore
risk
biggest cause of biodiversity loss
biological hazards
40. The most direct way in which biodiverstiy can provide a source of income
prey
ecotourism
decomposer
automobile
41. The reason why tigers living in warmer climates have thinner fur than tigers living in cool climates
prescribed fires
latitudinal gradient
genetic diversity
biome
42. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms still exist
nodules
commensalism
an action that can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving
secondary succession
43. The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
abiotic factor
Earth's fresh water is used mostly for
ecology
biome
44. A virus or bacterium (organisms) that cause infectious diseases
captive breeding
genetic diversity
pathogen
biological hazards
45. The mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
keystone species
infants
captive breeding
habitat fragmentation
46. Making direct measurements
how does sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions
risk
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
overfishing
47. One way zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations
global warming
carbon footprint
exotic species
captive breeding programs
48. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
habitat fragmentation
nonrenewable resource
habitat destruction
extinction
49. Relieving a nation from repaying some of the money it owes other nations in exchange for protecting its biodiversity
decomposer
renewable sources
debt-for-nature swap
food web
50. A large area heavily populated like Miami - Florida or Toledo - Ohio
Scientists determine current climate conditions by
biodiversity
urban area
name a human activity that contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere