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






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






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






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






5. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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






7. An organism's particular role - or how it makes its living






8. The effect of the IV






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






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






11. A living part of an organism's habitat






12. A consumer that eats only animals






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






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






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






16. Organism that is killed






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






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






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






20. A relationship in which both species benefit






21. A chart with bars






22. The amount of food production in a given area






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






24. Heat from the Earth's interior






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






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






27. The variable that you manipulate






28. Anything that harms an organism






29. Mass destruction of most species






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






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






32. Leaving a population






33. Possible to use again






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






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






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






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






38. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






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






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






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






42. The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form






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






44. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






46. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






47. The number of different species in an area






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






49. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






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