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. The effect of the IV






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






3. Resources supplied by nature






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






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






6. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






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






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






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






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






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






12. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






13. Flaw in design of procedure






14. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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






16. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






17. The number of different species in an area






18. A consumer that eats only animals






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






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






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






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






23. Something that breaks down into soil






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






36. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






37. Leaving a population






38. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow and reproduce






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






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






41. Mass destruction of most species






42. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






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






45. A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms






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






47. Organism that is killed






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






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






50. The number of different species in a given area