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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 material that cannot be recycled or reused






2. The effect of the IV






3. The amount of food production in a given area






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






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






6. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






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






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






10. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






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






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






13. Mass destruction of most species






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






15. Flaw in design of procedure






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






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






18. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






19. Mistake in following procedure






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






21. The largest population that an area can support






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






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






24. Leaving a population






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






26. The rate of which a plant grows at






27. A consumer that eats only plants






28. Moving into a population






29. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






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






31. Organism that is killed






32. An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live - grow and reproduce






33. The first species to populate the area






34. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce






35. When a large fraction of the resource has been used up






36. Anything that harms an organism






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






38. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






49. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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