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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of them






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






3. The rate of which a plant grows at






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






5. Possible to use again






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






7. A consumer that eats only animals






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






9. The practice of reducing energy use






10. Resources supplied by nature






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






12. Moving into a population






13. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






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






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






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






18. Flaw in design of procedure






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






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






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






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






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






24. The number of different species in a given area






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






26. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






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






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






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






30. The movement or organisms from one place to another






31. Organism that does the killing






32. Mistake in following procedure






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






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






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






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






43. A chart with bars






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






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






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






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






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






49. Anything that harms an organism






50. The first species to populate the area