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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The community of organisms that live in a particular area along with their nonliving surroundings






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






3. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






4. Organism that is killed






5. Resources supplied by nature






6. The practice of growing - breeding - and caring for plants and animals that are used for food - clothing - transportation - and other uses






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






8. Moving into a population






9. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






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






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






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






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






14. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






17. The largest population that an area can support






18. Mass destruction of most species






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






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






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






22. Something that breaks down into soil






23. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame






24. A consumer that eats only animals






25. A consumer that eats only plants






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






27. Anything that harms an organism






28. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






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






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






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






32. The number of different species in a given area






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






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






35. The practice of reducing energy use






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






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






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






39. A graph that uses dots to compare rate of change over time






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






41. Measure of quantity of food produced on a given area of land with limited inputs of energy and resources






42. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






44. A chart with bars






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






46. The first species to populate the area






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






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






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






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






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