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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. Countries with strong economies and a high quality of life






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






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






4. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






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






6. The movement or organisms from one place to another






7. A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time






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






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






10. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Heat from the Earth's interior






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






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






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






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






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






25. A relationship in which both species benefit






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Moving into a population






37. The number of different species in a given area






38. Organism that is killed






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






40. Something that breaks down into soil






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






42. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






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






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






45. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






46. The practice of reducing energy use






47. The largest population that an area can support






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






49. An energy rich substance (such as coal - oil - or natural gas) formed from the remains of organisms






50. Mistake in following procedure