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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The amount of food production in a given area






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






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






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






5. Flaw in design of procedure






6. Something that breaks down into soil






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






8. Possible to use again






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






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






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






12. Moving into a population






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






14. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






16. The typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time






17. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist






18. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






20. A consumer that eats only animals






21. An energy rich substance (such as coal - oil - or natural gas) formed from the remains of organisms






22. The process by which a gas changes to a liquid






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






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






25. Farmers who raise food and animals mainly to feed their own families






26. The theory that increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will raise Earth's average temperature






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






28. Organism that does the killing






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






30. A resource that is not able to be reused - or cannot be replenished quickly






31. Resources supplied by nature






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






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






34. A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms






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






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






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






38. Leaving a population






39. The practice of reducing energy use






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






41. A study that compares the costs and benefits to society of providing a public good






42. A higer demand of that limited product the the price goes up






43. The condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely






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






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






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






47. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






48. Anything that harms an organism






49. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem






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







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