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






2. Heat from the Earth's interior






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






4. Mistake in following procedure






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






6. Flaw in design of procedure






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






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






9. A relationship in which both species benefit






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






11. The largest population that an area can support






12. The act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)






13. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






14. The rate of which a plant grows at






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






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






17. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






19. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem






20. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






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






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






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






24. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






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






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






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






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






29. The effect of the IV






30. A living part of an organism's habitat






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






32. Possible to use again






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






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






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






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






37. Something that breaks down into soil






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






39. A consumer that eats only animals






40. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






41. A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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