Test your basic knowledge |

DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

Subjects : dsst, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Any form of water that falls to the Earth's surface






2. A material that cannot be recycled or reused






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






4. A chart with bars






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






6. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






8. A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death






9. Something that breaks down into soil






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






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






12. A relationship in which both species benefit






13. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






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






15. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






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






17. Resources supplied by nature






18. The rate of which a plant grows at






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






20. Moving into a population






21. The movement or organisms from one place to another






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Organism that does the killing






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






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






36. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






38. A consumer that eats only plants






39. The number of different species in a given area






40. A consumer that eats only animals






41. Anything that harms an organism






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






43. An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms






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






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






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






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






48. The variable that you manipulate






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






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







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests