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






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






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






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






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






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






7. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






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






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






10. The largest population that an area can support






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






12. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






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






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






17. The movement or organisms from one place to another






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






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






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






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






22. The practice of reducing energy use






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






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






25. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






26. A living part of an organism's habitat






27. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






28. The variable that you manipulate






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






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






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






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






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






34. The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back






35. The condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely






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






37. A relationship in which both species benefit






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






39. Possible to use again






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






41. Countries with strong economies and a high quality of life






42. Organism that does the killing






43. Leaving a population






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






45. A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy






46. The first species to populate the area






47. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






49. Mass destruction of most species






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