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






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






3. Heat from the Earth's interior






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






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






6. The variable that you manipulate






7. The rate of which a plant grows at






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






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






10. Resources supplied by nature






11. Moving into a population






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






13. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






15. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






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






17. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






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






19. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






20. Leaving a population






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






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






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






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






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






26. Mass destruction of most species






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






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






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






30. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






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






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






33. A consumer that eats only plants






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






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






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






37. Possible to use again






38. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






39. Mistake in following procedure






40. The effect of the IV






41. The movement or organisms from one place to another






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






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






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






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






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






47. Anything in the environment that is used by people






48. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






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






50. The largest population that an area can support






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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