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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An interaction in which one organism kills and eats another






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






3. Organism that does the killing






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






5. The movement or organisms from one place to another






6. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






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






8. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






9. Moving into a population






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






11. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






12. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






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






14. The time when human begins first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering.






15. A living part of an organism's habitat






16. Resources supplied by nature






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






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






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






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






21. Mistake in following procedure






22. Organism that is killed






23. The rate of which a plant grows at






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






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






26. Mass destruction of most species






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






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






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






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






31. The first species to populate the area






32. All the members of one species in a particular area






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






34. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






36. Leaving a population






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






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






39. The number of different species in a given area






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






41. The process by which molecules of liquid absorb energy and change to gas






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






43. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






45. Heat from the Earth's interior






46. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






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






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






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






50. The largest population that an area can support