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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

Subjects : dsst, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A consumer that eats only animals






2. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of them






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






4. Moving into a population






5. The largest population that an area can support






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






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






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






9. A chart with bars






10. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






11. Rice - corn - potatos - wheat - soy beans






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






13. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce






14. The study of the impact of humans on the environment






15. A living part of an organism's habitat






16. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






17. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






18. The movement or organisms from one place to another






19. The number of different species in a given area






20. The amount of food production in a given area






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






22. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






23. The trapping of heat near Earth's surface by certain gases (carbon dioxide - water vapor and other gases) in the atmosphere






24. A relationship in which both species benefit






25. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






27. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






28. The rate of which a plant grows at






29. A graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time






30. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame






31. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






32. Organism that is killed






33. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






34. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






36. A relationship that involves one organism living on or inside another organism and harming it






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






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






39. Struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources






40. The variable that you manipulate






41. The practice of growing - breeding - and caring for plants and animals that are used for food - clothing - transportation - and other uses






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






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






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






45. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns






46. In an experiment - the group of participants that recieves the manipulation






47. Anything that harms an organism






48. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form






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






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