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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 consumer that eats only animals






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






3. Organism that is killed






4. The process by which molecules of liquid absorb energy and change to gas






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






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






7. Wheat -bairley -corn....carbohydrates






8. The rate of which a plant grows at






9. The variable that you manipulate






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






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






12. Flaw in design of procedure






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






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






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






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






17. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






18. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms






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






20. Mistake in following procedure






21. Type of graph most often used for categorical data






22. A living part of an organism's habitat






23. Leaving a population






24. Possible to use again






25. The movement or organisms from one place to another






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






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






28. Moving into a population






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






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






31. Anything in the environment that is used by people






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






33. A consumer that eats only plants






34. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






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






36. Anything that harms an organism






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






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






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






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






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






42. The number of different species in a given area






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






44. The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.






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






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






47. The largest population that an area can support






48. Heat from the Earth's interior






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






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