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






2. The rate of which a plant grows at






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






4. Something that breaks down into soil






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A living part of an organism's habitat






13. Heat from the Earth's interior






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






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






16. The variable that you manipulate






17. Moving into a population






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






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






20. Mistake in following procedure






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Anything that harms an organism






28. Leaving a population






29. A consumer that eats only plants






30. Any form of water that falls to the Earth's surface






31. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






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






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






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






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






36. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A chart with bars






44. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






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






46. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






49. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






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