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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Flaw in design of procedure






2. A living part of an organism's habitat






3. Organism that does the killing






4. The movement or organisms from one place to another






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






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






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






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






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






10. Anything that harms an organism






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






12. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. A resource that is able to be reused - or can be replenished quickly






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






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






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






23. A consumer that eats only animals






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






25. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






27. Something that breaks down into soil






28. A relationship in which both species benefit






29. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






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






32. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






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






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






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






37. The largest population that an area can support






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






39. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






40. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






41. Moving into a population






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






43. Possible to use again






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






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






46. Heat from the Earth's interior






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






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






49. The amount of food production in a given area






50. The variable that you manipulate







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