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DSST Environmental Sciences Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce






2. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






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






4. The study of how living and nonliving things interact






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






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






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






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






9. The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth






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






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






12. Something that breaks down into soil






13. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






14. Flaw in design of procedure






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






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






17. Mistake in following procedure






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






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






20. Behaviors and physical characteristics of species that allow them to live successfully in their environment






21. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






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






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






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






25. The rate of which a plant grows at






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






27. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






28. The variable that you manipulate






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






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






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






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






33. Organism that is killed






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






35. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of them






36. The number of different species in an area






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






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






39. The first species to populate the area






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






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






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






43. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






44. The process in which the changes that make organisms better suited to their environments develop






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






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






47. Organism that does the killing






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






49. A consumer that eats only animals






50. A consumer that eats only plants







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