Introduction
What is environmental science?
Objective, unbiased pursuit of knowledge about the workings of the environment and our interactions with it
Name 3 types of environmental ethics?
1.Anthropocentrism
2.Biocentrism
3.Ecocentrism
What are renewable resources?
Naturally replenished over short periods
What are the 3 parts of an atom?
1. Proton
2. Neutron
3. Electron
Name the 4 macromolecules.
1. PROTEIN
2. NUCLEIC ACID
3. CARBOHYDRATE
4. LIPID
What is environmentalism?
Social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world
What is Anthropocentrism?
Humans and human welfare most important
What are nonrenewable resources?
Naturally formed more slowly than we use them.
What is the charge and location of a proton?
Charge: positive
Location: nucleus
Function of proteins.
Storage & transportation
When did the Agricultural Revolution begin?
About 10,000 years ago
What is Biocentrism?
All living things have value; some may be more important than others.
List 2 renewable resources.
Possible answers: Sunlight, Wind Energy, Wave Energy, Geothermal Energy
What is the charge and location of a neutron?
Charge: none
Location: nucleus
Function of Nucleic Acids.
Genetic Information
When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Began in early 1700s
What is Ecocentrism?
Well-being of a species or community more important than that of an individual.
List 2 nonrenewable resources.
Possible answers: Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Coal, Copper, Aluminum, and other metals
What is the charge and location of an electron?
Charge: negative
Location: outside of nucleus
Function of Carbohydrates.
Energy (short-term)
What is an ecological footprint?
total amount of land and water required to provide and dispose of materials an individual or population consumes
What are Ethics?
Study of behavior: good and bad, right and wrong
Name 3 solution pathways to reduce your ecological footprint.
Possible answers: City, Energy, Food, Population, Planet
What is the center of an atom called?
Nucleus
Function of Lipids.
Energy (Long-term)