DSST Environmental Science Q&A Bundle

Environment all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting the growth or development of living things. Environmental Science the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment. It is an interdisciplinary field. Natur...

Aldo Leopold wrote A Sand County Almanac published a year after his death in 1948; promoted a "Land Ethic" in which humans are ethically responsible for serving as the protectors of nature. John Muir founded Sierra Club in 1892; preservationist Rachel Carson one of the first people to realiz...

_______ describes the study of the interaction between organisms and their nonliving environment. Ecology. Ecology examines interactions in the natural world. Ecologists focus on the interactions of organisms, ___________, communities, ecosystems and biospheres. Populations. A population relates ...

In the grasslands of Africa, zebra, wildebeests, and various grasses all cohabitate the same area. All three species together make up a. a population b. an ecosystem c. a community d. a niche a community Which of the following pairs of factors is the most important in determini...

nitrogen Wastewater treatment involves primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment. Tertiary treatment is typically used to remove... Diazinon What is an example of a nonpersistent pesticide? Environmental Impact Statement The National Environmental Protection Act's most important effect was t...

Biosphere part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere Consumption Crisis Occurs when people use up, waste, or pollute natural resources faster than those resources can be renewed, replaced, or cleaned up. Developed countries a wealthy country with an advance...

What is ecology? Study of organism interactions and surroundings. What are abiotic factors? Non-living factors in an environment. Give examples of abiotic factors in a salt marsh ecosystem. Climate, weather, water temperature, salinity, pH, soil composition, oxygen content. What are biotic ...

Producer Plants Ex. of a Decomposer Bacteria, worms, bugs Ex. of a plant that is NOT a consumer Mushroom Troposphere The first or lowest layer of the atmosphere Consumers Anything that consumes something else as its source of food Mass Transit Busses, trams, subways Water is what p...

Pure Science Seeks to answer questions about how the natural world works. Natural Resource Any natural substance used by a living thing. Hypothesis A testable explanation for n observation. Experiment when a Hypothesis is tested under controlled conditions. Environmental Science The stud...

Scientific law A conscise statement of fact that is accepted as true and universal. Scientific theory An organized system of accepted knowledge that explains some aspects of the natural world. Ecology The study of organisms and how they interact with their surrounding environment. How many ...

Biodiversity It is a term used to describe the diversity (variations) of genes, species, and ecosystems within a region. Population A group of the same species living in the same geographic region at the same time. Mutualism A relationship between organisms that is beneficial to both organisms...

taiga A cool forest biome of conifers in the upper Northern Hemisphere; Largest biome tundra Biome associated with tree growth greatly hindered by low temps and short growing season; in the extreme north strip farming cultivating crops in parallel strips that can be harvested and tilled at dif...

Protists a diverse group of one celled organisms and their many-celled relatives Plants Many-celled organisms that have cell walls and that make their own food using the sun's energy Gymnosperms woody plants that produce seeds, but their seeds are not enclosed in fruits Angiosperms floweri...