The 5 Es (and 1 S)
The study of the interaction of organisms and their environment
Ecology
A ES concept that describes the tradeoff between individual self-interest and use of natural resources
The Tragedy of the Commons
primary productivity
food chain
sun
The political and social movement bringing attention to the preservation of the environment
environmentalism
A public shared resource
The commons
The total amount of photosynthesis by producers in an ecosystem
The primary consumer in this chain: carrot to rabbit to fox to bear
rabbit
the way the energy flows in an energy pyramid...from what to what?
bottom to top
The complex of biotic and abiotic factors interacting within a given location
When individuals deplete a shared resource for self-interest
The process which producers use their own food for cellular work
Cellular respiration
A network of all of the food chains in an ecosystem
food web
the layers of the energy pyramid
trophic levels
The interdisciplinary study of human impact on the environment
The commons in overgrazing by cattle
Pasture or grasslands
The rate of the accumulation of biomass (after producers conduct own cellular work)
the top consumer in a food web
how much energy is lost at each trophic layer through metabolic processes as heat
90 percent
Humans' ability to exist and develop without depleting all natural resources
sustainability
Type of natural resource that T of C often refers to
Non-renewable
One factor that affects an ecosystem's NPP
Amount of sunlight, water, herbivores, carbon dioxide.
An organism that eats both producers and consumers
omnivore
the amount of energy left to the top consumers in a three-level energy pyramid with the bottom layer of 5000 kcals
50 kcals