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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The issue where humans don't take care of the Earth.






2. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






3. The number of different species in a given area






4. Anything that harms an organism






5. A consumer that eats only animals






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






7. The effect of the IV






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The rate of which a plant grows at






17. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






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






19. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






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






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






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






23. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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






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






26. A consumer that eats only plants






27. A chart with bars






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






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






30. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The practice of reducing energy use






39. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






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






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






42. A relationship that involves one organism living on or inside another organism and harming it






43. The amount of food production in a given area






44. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form






45. Flaw in design of procedure






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






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






48. Moving into a population






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






50. Organism that is killed