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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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






2. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






3. A consumer that eats only animals






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






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






6. A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems






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






8. Heat from the Earth's interior






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The number of different species in a given area






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






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






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






19. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A relationship in which both species benefit






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






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






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






31. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






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






33. Organism that is killed






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






35. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






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






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






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






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






40. Something that breaks down into soil






41. The effect of the IV






42. The first species to populate the area






43. A chart with bars






44. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






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






46. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






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






48. A living part of an organism's habitat






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






50. Possible to use again







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