Environment and Humanity: Race to Save the Planet DANTES/DSST Test

DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support) / DSST (Dantes Subject Standardized Test)

There are 321 multiple-choice practice questions and detailed explanations contained in the Practice Tests and Study Guides below.

The ACE (American Council on Education) recommends 3 lower level college credits for this exam.

Studying, and passing, the practice tests below will allow you to confidently take and pass your Environment and Humanity DSST / Dantes test. The overall key concepts, and specific individual points, that will allow you to pass your test are within the practice questions and detailed explanations.

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DSST Practice Test and Study Guides - Begin your studies here # of questions
Ecological Concepts 1 50
Ecological Concepts 2 48
Environmental Impacts 1 49
Environmental Impacts 2 40
Environmental Management and Conservation 1 48
Environmental Management and Conservation 2 57
Political Processes and the Future 29


Course Information and Overview
This DSST Test consists of material typically taught in an introductory-level college course. The actual DSST Test is 100 questions and allows 120 minutes to complete.

According to Prometric this Environment and Humanity: Race to Save the Planet Dantes/DSST Test consists of questions from the following subject areas:

  • Ecological Concepts (30%)
    Contains biodiversity and stability; energy flow; trophic levels; food chains, ecosystems; global ecology; atmospheric structure; roles of organisms; and food webs; biogeochemical cycling; biomes and productivity; population biology; evolution; succession in freshwater and terrestrial communities
  •  Environmental Impacts (30%)
    Contains global climate and weather; greenhouse effect; ozone layer; pollution – environmental risk assessment; agricultural and industrial revolutions; physical, chemical, and biological aspects; industrial development of emerging nations; deforestation; desertification; eutrophication and human population growth
  •  Environmental Management and Conservation (30%)
    Contains 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; renewable and nonrenewable resources; recycling and resource recovery; industrial ecology
  •  Political Processes and the Future (10%)
    Contains planning and decision making; environmental laws, policies, and ethics; international policy conflicts and agreements; differing societal and cultural values; issues of population, food supply, energy, and pollution in the future.

DSST Environment and Humanity: Race to Save the Planet information is available at Prometric.