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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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1. The first species to populate the area






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






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






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






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






6. Organism that is killed






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Resources supplied by nature






14. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






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






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






17. Anything that harms an organism






18. Countries with less productive economies and a lower quality of life






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 interaction in which one organism kills and eats another






21. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






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






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






24. Heat from the Earth's interior






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death






37. A chart with bars






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






39. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






42. The number of different species in an area






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






44. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






46. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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






48. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






49. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






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







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