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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms exist






2. The amount of food production in a given area






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






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






5. Anything in the environment that is used by people






6. A consumer that eats only plants






7. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






8. Possible to use again






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






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






11. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






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






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






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






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






16. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






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






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






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






20. Leaving a population






21. The number of different species in a given area






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






23. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






24. The effect of the IV






25. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






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






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






28. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






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






30. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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






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






33. Mistake in following procedure






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






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






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






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






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






39. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






40. The first species to populate the area






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






42. Organism that is killed






43. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






44. A chart with bars






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






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






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






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






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






50. Type of graph most often used for categorical data







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