Course Overview

The Environment and Humanity DSST exam covers the material that would typically be taught in an undergraduate introductory course on environmental science. InstantCert's course for this subject teaches the basics of ecology and then looks at the impact of humans on the environment and how we can minimize that impact.

Topics Covered in This Course

Ecological Concepts

Ecosystems
Global ecology
Atmospheric structure
Roles of organisms
Biodiversity and stability
Energy flow
Trophic levels
food chains and food webs
biogeochemical cycling
biomes and productivity
population biology
evolution
succession in freshwater and terrestrial communities

Environmental Impacts

Human population growth
Global climate and weather
Greenhouse effect
Ozone layer
Pollution - physical, chemical, and biological aspects
Environmental risk assessment
Agricultural and industrial revolutions
Industrial development of emerging nations
Deforestation and desertification
Eutrophication

Environmental Management and Conservation

Renewable and nonrenewable resources
The green revolution
Agricultural practices
Pesticides and pest control
Soil conservation and land use practices
Air pollution control
Drinking water quality and supply
Wastewater treatment
Solid and hazardous waste
Recycling and resource recovery
Industrial ecology

Political Processes and the Future

Environmental laws, policies, and ethics
Planning and decisionmaking
International policy conflicts and agreements
Differing cultural and societal values
Future issues of population, food supply, energy, and pollution

Customer Submitted Test Results

166 users submitted test results since January, 2009
160 of those users reported a passing score (96%)


The following are a sample of the test results submitted by members who’ve taken the Environment and Humanity DSST exam after using InstantCert’s study program. These are unfiltered, unedited results and this list is automatically updated to show the ten most recent results:

January 26, 2012 User  passed with a score of 53 out of 80
January 25, 2012 User  passed with a score of 58 out of 80
January 19, 2012 User  passed with a score of 67 out of 80
January 19, 2012 User  passed with a score of 62 out of 80
January 18, 2012 User  passed with a score of 59 out of 80
January 16, 2012 User  passed with a score of 58 out of 80
January 14, 2012 User  passed with a score of 53 out of 80
January 10, 2012 User  passed with a score of 69 out of 80
January 9, 2012 User  passed with a score of 62 out of 80
January 6, 2012 User  passed with a score of 51 out of 80

Free Sample Questions For The Environment & Humanity DSST

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Question 1 of 5

___________ describes the study of the interaction between organisms and their nonliving environment.


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Related Exams with Overlapping Subject Matter

Environment and Humanity does not have a significant amount of overlap with any of the other CLEP or DSST exams.