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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. Capable of being broken down by bacteria or other decomposers






2. The practice of reducing energy use






3. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Mistake in following procedure






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






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






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






15. A chart with bars






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






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






18. Mass destruction of most species






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






20. A living part of an organism's habitat






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






22. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






23. Moving into a population






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






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






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






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






28. Resources supplied by nature






29. The first species to populate the area






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






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






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






33. The variable that you manipulate






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






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






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






37. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






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






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






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






41. Flaw in design of procedure






42. The number of different species in a given area






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






44. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






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






46. The largest population that an area can support






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






48. Organism that is killed






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






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