Environmental Systems Test 1 Vocabulary

The study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment is called _______.

• biodiversity

• economy

• ecology

• environmental science

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Any natural material that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals is defined as __________.

• biodiversity

• ecological footprint

• sustainability

• natural resource

The raising of crops and livestock for food or for other products that are useful to humans is defined as _________.

• law of supply and demand

• agriculture

• sustainability

• biodiversity

A law of economics that states that as the demand for a good or service increases, the value of the good or service also increases is defined as ______-.

• law of supply and demand

• pollution

• biodiversity

• sustainability

The condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely is defined as ________.

• natural resource

• sustainability

• biodiversity

• economy

The variety of organisms in a given area, the genetic variation within a population, the variety of species in a community, or the variety of communities in an ecosystem is defined as _____________.

• ecology

• pollution

• biodiversity

• sustainability

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A calculation that shows the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country is defined as ________________.

• ecological footprint

• population

• economy

• cultivation

An undesirable change in the natural environment that is caused by the introduction of substances that are harmful to living organisms or by excessive wastes, heat, noise, or radiation is defined as ____________.

• natural resource

• pollution

• sustainability

• ager

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The study of the air, water, and land surrounding an organism or a community, which ranges from a small area to Earth's entire biosphere; it includes the study of the impact of humans on the environment is defined as _____________.

• extinction

• pollution

• ecology

• environmental science

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The termination of a kind of organism or a group of kinds, usually a species is defined as ______________.

• extinction

• population

• ager

• economy

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1