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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. Something that breaks down into soil






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






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






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






5. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






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






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






9. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






10. The number of different species in an area






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






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






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






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






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






16. A relationship in which both species benefit






17. The amount of food production in a given area






18. Flaw in design of procedure






19. The movement or organisms from one place to another






20. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






21. Heat from the Earth's interior






22. Resources supplied by nature






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






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






25. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






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






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






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






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






30. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






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






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






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






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






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






36. Organism that is killed






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






38. Organism that does the killing






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






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






41. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






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






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






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






45. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






46. The effect of the IV






47. A consumer that eats only animals






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






49. Mistake in following procedure






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