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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Behaviors and physical characteristics of species that allow them to live successfully in their environment






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






3. The organism that benefits by living on or in a host






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






5. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






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






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






9. Anything that harms an organism






10. A consumer that eats only plants






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






12. Mass destruction of most species






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






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






15. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






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






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






18. The largest population that an area can support






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






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






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






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






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






24. The number of different species in a given area






25. A consumer that eats only animals






26. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






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






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






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






30. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






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






32. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






34. Moving into a population






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






36. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Organism that is killed






48. A relationship in which both species benefit






49. Heat from the Earth's interior






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