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PSSA Vocab Review
Vocab words for PSSA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A nonliving factor or element(e.g. light,water, heat, rock ,energy, mineral) | Abiotic |
| Precipitation with a pH less than 5.6 that forms in the atmosphere when certain pollutants mix with water vapor. | Acid deposition |
| Any set if possible forms if a gene. | Allele |
| The changing of organic matter into other chemical forms | Biochemical conversion |
| The variety and complexity of species present and interacting in an ecosystem and the relative abundance of each. | Biological diversity |
| The application of health care theories to develop methods, products and tools to maintain or improve homeostasis. | Biomedical tehnology |
| A community of living organisms of a single major ecological region. | Biomes |
| The ways that humans apply biological concepts to produce products and provide services. | Biotechnology |
| An environmental factor related to or produced by living organsims. | Biotic |
| A link in the circular chain of recycling events that promotes the use of products made with recycles materials. | Closing the Loop |
| Economic goods or products before they are processed and/or given a brand name, such as a product of agriculture. | Commodities |