Vocab
Anything that has mass and takes up space
what is matter
contains a cell wall, chloroplast and large vacuole
what is plant cell
the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources.
what is ecological footprint
study of the flow and transformation of energy in the universe
what is thermodynamics
n organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.
what is a autotroph
The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied.
what is idependent varible
A small living part of a multicellular organism that eats to gain energy and reproduces sexually.
what is animal cell
situation in which people acting individually and in their own interest use up commonly available but limited resources, creating disaster for the entire community
tragedy of the commons
energy of motion
what is kinetic energy
organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer
what is a hetrotroph
A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
what is hypotinis
Cells that do not contain nuclei
what is prokaryotes
A theory that humans are part of an ethical community that includes not only other human beings but all elements of the natural environment. It implies an ethical duty to nature as well as humanity.
what is land ethic
stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object
what is potential energy
A living thing
what is a organism
what is experimiental group
he group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested
A molecule that contains only carbon and any of the following: hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and/or phosphorous.
Organic molecule
an environmental ethic by which people treat the earth as if its resources are limited
what is sustainable ethics
the ability to do work
what is energy
A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
what is a population
The field of study that looks at interactions among human systems and those found in nature
what is enviormental science
complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain.
Nucleic acid
Belief that resources are unlimited and meant for human consumption. Humans are not subject to the laws of nature and can control nature.
what is frontier ethic
plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars for energy
photosytheis
the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
what is a enviorment