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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

Subjects : dsst, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Evaluation of the short-term and long-term risks associated with a particular activity or hazard






2. A living part of an organism's habitat






3. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






6. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






7. The practice of reducing energy use






8. The largest population that an area can support






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






10. Flaw in design of procedure






11. Organism that is killed






12. Possible to use again






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






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






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






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






17. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






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






20. Anything that harms an organism






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






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






23. The rate of which a plant grows at






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






25. Leaving a population






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






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






28. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form






29. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms






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






31. Resources supplied by nature






32. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






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






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






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






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






37. A relationship in which both species benefit






38. A consumer that eats only plants






39. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






40. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






41. People who survive by searching for wild plants and animals; always move in small groups






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






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






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






45. The first species to populate the area






46. Mistake in following procedure






47. The movement or organisms from one place to another






48. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






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






50. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease