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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. Organism that does the killing






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






3. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






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






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






8. The first species to populate the area






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






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






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






12. Moving into a population






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






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






15. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms






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






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






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






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






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






21. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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






23. A relationship in which both species benefit






24. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






25. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






26. Something that breaks down into soil






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






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






29. The amount of food production in a given area






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






31. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






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






33. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






34. An organism's particular role - or how it makes its living






35. The practice of reducing energy use






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






37. Leaving a population






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






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






40. Mistake in following procedure






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






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






43. Possible to use again






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






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






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






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






48. Resources supplied by nature






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






50. Heat from the Earth's interior