Test your basic knowledge |

DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

Subjects : dsst, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A resource that is not able to be reused - or cannot be replenished quickly






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






3. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






5. The largest population that an area can support






6. A study that compares the costs and benefits to society of providing a public good






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A chart with bars






18. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






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






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






21. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






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






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






24. Possible to use again






25. The amount of food production in a given area






26. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






27. Mass destruction of most species






28. Organism that is killed






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






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






31. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






32. Mistake in following procedure






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






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






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






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






37. The number of different species in an area






38. Moving into a population






39. A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death






40. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






41. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






42. Something that breaks down into soil






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






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






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






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






47. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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






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






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