Environmental Science
The specific environment in which an organism lives.
habitat
Process by which organisms use oxygen to release the chemical energy of sugars, releasing carbon dioxide and water.
cellular respiration
Portion of the Earth containing the layers of gases surrounding the planet.
atmosphere
A condition in an experiment which the scientist manipulates to see its effect on a different condition
independent variable
Addition of phosphorus to bodies of water, which can lead to the overgrowth of producers and possibly the depletion of oxygen from the waters.
eutrophication
When resource use can be continued at the same rate into the foreseeable future without the resource becoming depleted.
sustainable
All of the populations within a given area.
community
The departure of individuals from a given area (population).
emigration
An ______________ is a system made up of all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.
ecosystem
Number of individuals within a population per unit area.
population density
All the members of a specices living in a particular area at a particular time
Population