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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns






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






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






4. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






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






6. The number of different species in an area






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






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






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






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






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






12. Mass destruction of most species






13. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






14. The theory that increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will raise Earth's average temperature






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






16. Organism that does the killing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The first species to populate the area






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






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






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






28. Moving into a population






29. A living part of an organism's habitat






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






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






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






33. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






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






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






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






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






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






39. A chart with bars






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






41. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






42. Mistake in following procedure






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






44. Organism that is killed






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






46. A consumer that eats only animals






47. Resources supplied by nature






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






49. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






50. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat