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






3. A chart with bars






4. A consumer that eats only animals






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






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






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






8. Organism that is killed






9. The first species to populate the area






10. Possible to use again






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






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






13. The number of different species in a given area






14. An organism that can make it's own food






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






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






17. Leaving a population






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






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






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






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






22. Mistake in following procedure






23. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






24. The practice of reducing energy use






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






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






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






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






29. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






31. The variable that you manipulate






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






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






34. Flaw in design of procedure






35. The number of different species in an area






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






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






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






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






40. The largest population that an area can support






41. Capable of being broken down by bacteria or other decomposers






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






43. Organism that does the killing






44. A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death






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






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






47. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






48. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






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