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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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1. The series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time






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






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






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






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






6. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






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






9. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






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






11. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






13. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






14. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






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






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






17. The number of different species in a given area






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






19. Mass destruction of most species






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






21. The number of different species in an area






22. A chart with bars






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






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






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






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






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






28. Organism that is killed






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






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






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






32. The movement or organisms from one place to another






33. Something that breaks down into soil






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






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






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






37. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms






38. The first species to populate the area






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






40. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






41. Moving into a population






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






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






44. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






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






47. A consumer that eats only plants






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






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






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






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