Environmental Science
coal, natural gas, and oil are all considered
nonrenewable resources or fossil fuels
These consumers only eat plant life
Herbivore
When organisms move with the change of the seasons to a new location
migration
What type of organisms performs photosynthesis?
plants
Influenza
Biological
Water, dirt, rock, and air are all what kind of factors?
Abiotic factor
Organisms that consume both plants and animals
omnivore
A change that occurs in the DNA of an organism
mutation
Which organisms perform cellular respiration?
plants and animals
Tornado
Physical
The movement from rural life to a more urban powered living is known as what?
The Industrial Revolution
Organisms that consume dead and decaying material
detritivore
When a trait gives a species an advantage and is passed on to their offspring
natural selection
What are the 3 things needed to perform photosynthesis?
sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
Eating fatty foods
Social
A social movement that is more political than scientific
Environmentalism
Organisms that only eat producers on a food web are considered what?
primary consumers
An event that occurs by chance and removes a portion of the organisms in a population
Genetic drift
What is made by plants during photosynthesis?
West Nile Virus
Biological
If a resource is able to meet the current demand without depleting the future supply it is considered what?
sustainable
These consumers appear on a food web at the very top and are considered apex predators
tertiary consumer
When organisms evolve in specialized ways to divide resources
Resource partitioning
What does cellular respiration make?
energy, carbon dioxide and water
Carcinogens
Chemical