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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 not able to be reused - or cannot be replenished quickly






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






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






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






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






6. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






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






8. Flaw in design of procedure






9. The effect of the IV






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






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






12. Something that breaks down into soil






13. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






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






17. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






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






19. Resources supplied by nature






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






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






22. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






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






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






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






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






27. Heat from the Earth's interior






28. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of them






29. A habitat in which the freshwater of a river meets the salt water of an ocean






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






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






32. A consumer that eats only plants






33. The number of different species in a given area






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






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






36. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






38. Anything that harms an organism






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






40. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






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






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






44. A living part of an organism's habitat






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






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






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






48. A consumer that eats only animals






49. Something that does not completely break down into the soil






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