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






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






3. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






4. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






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






6. Organism that is killed






7. The practice of reducing energy use






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






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






10. The variable that you manipulate






11. Resources supplied by nature






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






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






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






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






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






17. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






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






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






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






21. A consumer that eats only animals






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






23. The effect of the IV






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






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






26. The amount of food production in a given area






27. Heat from the Earth's interior






28. A relationship in which both species benefit






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






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






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






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






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






34. Flaw in design of procedure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






46. A consumer that eats only plants






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






48. Moving into a population






49. Measure of quantity of food produced on a given area of land with limited inputs of energy and resources






50. Type of graph most often used for categorical data