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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The practice of reducing energy use






2. Moving into a population






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






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






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






14. Anything that harms an organism






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






16. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






17. Flaw in design of procedure






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






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






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






21. The effect of the IV






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






23. Heat from the Earth's interior






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






25. Organism that is killed






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






27. Leaving a population






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






29. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






31. The amount of food production in a given area






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






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






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






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






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






37. A chart with bars






38. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






39. The number of different species in a given area






40. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






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






44. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






46. Mistake in following procedure






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






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






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






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







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