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






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






3. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






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






5. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






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






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






8. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






9. Possible to use again






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






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






12. Flaw in design of procedure






13. Something that breaks down into soil






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






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






16. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






17. A consumer that eats only plants






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






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






20. A living part of an organism's habitat






21. The practice of reducing energy use






22. An interaction in which one organism kills and eats another






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






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






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






26. A consumer that eats only animals






27. The movement or organisms from one place to another






28. An organism that can make it's own food






29. The first species to populate the area






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






31. A state of poor nutrition; lacking enough calories or variety in diet






32. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






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






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






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






36. Mistake in following procedure






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






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






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






40. The number of different species in a given area






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






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






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






44. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






47. Anything that harms an organism






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






49. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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