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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

Subjects : dsst, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time






2. The largest population that an area can support






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






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






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






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






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






8. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






9. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






12. Mistake in following procedure






13. Moving into a population






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






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






16. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






18. When a large fraction of the resource has been used up






19. Evaluation of the short-term and long-term risks associated with a particular activity or hazard






20. The number of different species in an area






21. A consumer that eats only animals






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






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






24. Organism that is killed






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






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






27. Struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources






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






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






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






31. Heat from the Earth's interior






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






33. The effect of the IV






34. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The amount of food production in a given area






42. A chart with bars






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






44. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






46. Organism that does the killing






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






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






49. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






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