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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Measure of quantity of food produced on a given area of land with limited inputs of energy and resources






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






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






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






5. Possible to use again






6. A consumer that eats only animals






7. A habitat in which the freshwater of a river meets the salt water of an ocean






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






9. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






10. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






11. Mistake in following procedure






12. The movement or organisms from one place to another






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






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






15. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






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






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






19. A consumer that eats only plants






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






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






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






23. Mass destruction of most species






24. The number of different species in an area






25. A living part of an organism's habitat






26. The variable that you manipulate






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






28. Beginning of urban cities - switch from man power to fossil fuels - machinery and factories are prevalent






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






30. A grid that displays the data plotted in a chart.






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






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






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






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






35. Resources supplied by nature






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






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






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






39. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






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






41. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.






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






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






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






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






46. Organism that does the killing






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






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






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






50. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates