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






2. The organism that the parasite lives in or on






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






4. A relationship in which both species benefit






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






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






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






8. An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease






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






10. A nonliving part of an organism's habitat






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






12. Resources supplied by nature






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






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






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






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






17. Moving into a population






18. Water stored in underground layers of soil and rock






19. A consumer that eats both plants and animals






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






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






22. Anything that harms an organism






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






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






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






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






27. Flaw in design of procedure






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






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






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






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






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






33. A living part of an organism's habitat






34. Organism that does the killing






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






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






37. Illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats






38. Organism that is killed






39. In an experiment - the group of participants that recieves the manipulation






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






41. Liphids - proteins - and carbohydrates






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






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






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






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






46. A consumer that eats only animals






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






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






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






50. A resource that is not able to be reused - or cannot be replenished quickly