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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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1. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






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






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






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






6. The number of different species in an area






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






8. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






9. The series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed - but where soil and organisms exist






10. The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil or organisms exist






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






12. The rate of which a plant grows at






13. Flaw in design of procedure






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






15. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






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






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






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






21. A relationship in which both species benefit






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






23. The amount of food production in a given area






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The practice of reducing energy use






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






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






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






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






36. The movement or organisms from one place to another






37. A living part of an organism's habitat






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






39. Possible to use again






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






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






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






43. Something that breaks down into soil






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






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






46. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






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






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






50. The number of different species in a given area







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