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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Mass destruction of most species






2. Beginning of urban cities - switch from man power to fossil fuels - machinery and factories are prevalent






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






4. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






6. A consumer that eats only animals






7. The effect of the IV






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






9. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






10. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






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






13. A living part of an organism's habitat






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






15. A consumer that eats only plants






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






17. Leaving a population






18. The condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely






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






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






21. Something that does not completely break down into the soil






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






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






24. Something that breaks down into soil






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






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






27. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






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






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






30. The theory that increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will raise Earth's average temperature






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






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






33. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time






34. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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






36. Organism that does the killing






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






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






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






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






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






42. The rate of which a plant grows at






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The study of how living and nonliving things interact