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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The issue where humans don't take care of the Earth.






2. Resources supplied by nature






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






4. The number of different species in a given area






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






6. Organism that does the killing






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






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






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






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






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






12. Mass destruction of most species






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






14. The rate of which a plant grows at






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






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






17. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






19. Possible to use again






20. A consumer that eats only plants






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






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






23. The organism that benefits by living on or in a host






24. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






25. Something that breaks down into soil






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






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






28. Moving into a population






29. Anything that harms an organism






30. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






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






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






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






36. The effect of the IV






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






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






39. The amount of food production in a given area






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






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






42. The movement or organisms from one place to another






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






44. A chart with bars






45. Leaving a population






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






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






48. Heat from the Earth's interior






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






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