Vocab 1
What is Environmental Science
the study of how the earth works, how we interact with and affect the environment, and how to deal with environmental problems.
What is a Renewable Resource?
resources that are continually being replaced.
What is Qualitative Data?
Data you can see.
What is an example of a Developed Country
USA, Canada, Japan, Australia
What is mutualism
relationship between two species in which both benefit.
What is a developed country?
a country with lower populations, high industrilization, higher income citizens.
What is a Non-Renewable Resource?
resources that cannot be replaced.
What is Quantative data?
Data you measure.
What is an example of a Developing country?
China, India, Brazil, Mexico
What is Commensalism?
relationship in which one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped.
What is a developing country?
Larger countries, less industrialized, lower income citizens.
More people= More or Less demand for resources?
More
What is a Hypothesis?
a proposed answer for a scientific question.
What is an example of a biotic resource?
Grass, Trees, flowers, animals
What is parasitism?
organisms that live in or on another organism. Host and parasite.
What is an Ecosystem?
All the different organisms living in a certain area along with their physical environment.
What is an example of a Renewable Resource?
Air, Water, Soil
What is an Ecological Footprint?
how much nature it takes to support your lifestyle
What are examples of Abiotic resources?
rocks, soil, air, water
What is Competition?
2 or more species attempting to use the same resource.
What does being Sustainable mean?
existing indefinitely with a high standard of living and health while preserving habitats and resources.
What is an example of a Non-Renewable Resource?
Oil, Coal, Natural Gases
What is Tragety of the commons?
that any resource that is open to everyone will eventually be destroyed because everyone can use it but no one is responsible for preserving it.
What is an example of Coevolution?
A pollinator evolving with a flower.
What are the levels of organiziation?
Organism, species, population, community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere.