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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Heat from the Earth's interior






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






3. Anything that harms an organism






4. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






5. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






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






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






8. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






9. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






12. The number of different species in a given area






13. The movement or organisms from one place to another






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






15. Mistake in following procedure






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






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






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






19. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






20. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






21. The variable that you manipulate






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






23. A species that influences the survival of many others in an ecosystem






24. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






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






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






27. Organism that is killed






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






29. A chart with bars






30. The practice of reducing energy use






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






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






33. Flaw in design of procedure






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






35. Mass destruction of most species






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






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






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






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






40. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






41. A living part of an organism's habitat






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






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






44. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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






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






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






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






49. Resources supplied by nature






50. Type of graph most often used for categorical data