Intro
This field is best described as the study of the interactions of humans with the physical environment and other species
What is environmental science?
6CO2 +6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
This level of ecological organization includes all living and nonliving things in a particular area
What is Ecosystem?
This is the greenhouse gas that is produced most by human activity
What is Carbon Dioxide
This greenhouse gas is heavily produced by cattle
This term describes a situation where shared (unowned) resources are depleted rapidly as people try to grow wealth
What is Tragedy of the Commons?
This type of "stored" energy is found in substances like a gallon of gasoline
What is Potential Energy
This type of species play a large role in maintaining the balance of an ecosystem
What is a Keystone Species?
This solid fossil fuel is derived from non-decomposed plant matter in swamps
What is Coal?
This farming practice is best for reducing erosion on steep slopes
What is Terracing
This 1906 Act allowed the Federal Government to protect cultural and natural resources as National Monuments
What is Antiquities Act?
Plants get most of their mass from this specific source as they grow
This term refers to the maximum number of individuals an ecosystem can support
What is Carrying Capacity?
Examining tree rings is an example of this type of measurement for studying historical climate
What is a proxy measurement?
This soil type has the slowest percolation
This is the government agency responsible for enforcing laws that protect the environment
What is the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
This part of the Carbon Cycle leads to the production of coal and oil through long-term storage
What is burial?
This type of population growth increases rapidly before leveling off
This fossil fuel is the most versatile because it can be distilled into many fuel types.
What is natural gas?
According to the soil triangle, a sample that is 40% sand, 40% silt, and 20% clay is classified as this. (Hint you will need to look up the soil triangle)
What is Loam
This act identifies organisms at risk of extinction and makes plans for protecting them
According to the 10% rule, if producers have 10,000 kcal, this is the amount available to secondary consumers
What is 100 kcal?
Biological relationship involves one organism benefits while the other is neither harmed or helped
Natural gas is primarily composed of this specific gas
Large scale manure run off from CAFOs causes increase nutrient levels that lead to this condition