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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. Countries with strong economies and a high quality of life






2. A consumer that eats only animals






3. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






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






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






7. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






8. A relationship in which both species benefit






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Organism that does the killing






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






17. Mistake in following procedure






18. Behaviors and physical characteristics of species that allow them to live successfully in their environment






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






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






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






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






23. The effect of the IV






24. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






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






26. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






27. Resources supplied by nature






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






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






30. A living part of an organism's habitat






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






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






33. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






34. Possible to use again






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






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






37. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






38. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






39. Anything that harms an organism






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






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






42. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






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






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






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






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






47. Flaw in design of procedure






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






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






50. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock