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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Countries with less productive economies and a lower quality of life






2. Leaving a population






3. Capable of being broken down by bacteria or other decomposers






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






5. When a large fraction of the resource has been used up






6. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






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






8. Something that breaks down into soil






9. A state of poor nutrition; lacking enough calories or variety in diet






10. All the different populations that live together in an area






11. The series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time






12. The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment






13. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy






14. The amount of food production in a given area






15. Measure of quantity of food produced on a given area of land with limited inputs of energy and resources






16. Situation in which people acting individually and in their own interest use up commonly available but limited resources - creating disaster for the entire community






17. The group that does not receive the experimental treatment.






18. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms






19. People who survive by searching for wild plants and animals; always move in small groups






20. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth






21. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms






22. A resource that is able to be reused - or can be replenished quickly






23. A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems






24. The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back






25. The organism that benefits by living on or in a host






26. The process of cutting down only some trees in area






27. The community of organisms that live in a particular area along with their nonliving surroundings






28. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






29. The effect of the IV






30. Heat from the Earth's interior






31. Countries with strong economies and a high quality of life






32. Behaviors and physical characteristics of species that allow them to live successfully in their environment






33. The act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)






34. Resources supplied by nature






35. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






36. Anything in the environment that is used by people






37. Organism that does the killing






38. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time






39. An organism's particular role - or how it makes its living






40. A graph that uses dots to compare rate of change over time






41. The process in which the changes that make organisms better suited to their environments develop






42. Evaluation of the short-term and long-term risks associated with a particular activity or hazard






43. The introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity






44. The issue where humans don't take care of the Earth.






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






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






47. An interaction in which one organism kills and eats another






48. Something that does not completely break down into the soil






49. Any form of water that falls to the Earth's surface






50. Type of graph most often used for categorical data







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