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History of Environmental Science
Biotic Factors
Characteristics of Water
Water Cycle
Carbon Cycle
100
Forests used for homes/jobs. "The greatest good, greatest number, and for the longest time."
What is Pragmatic Resource Conservation
100
All populations living and interacting in an area
What is Community
100
Water absorbs a lot of heat
What is High Heat of Vaporization
100
Essential to all organisms; its availability influences rates of ecosystem processes.
What is Biological importance
100
Fossil Fuels, Soils, Aquatic Sediments, Oceans and plant/animal biomass
What is Reservoirs
200
With increased travel, and communication, this enables people to know about daily events, environmental problems worldwide.
What is Global Environmental Citizenship
200
All members of a species that live in the same area at the same time
What is Population
200
Stuff dissolves and reacts in water
What is Water is the universal solvent
200
Oceans 97%; Ice 2%; Lakes, Rivers, Groundwater 1%
What is Reservoirs
200
Autotrophs convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into organic molecules, such as glucose, that are used by heterotrophs
What is Available forms
300
1962, Racheal Carson wrote Swan Song. Awakened the public to threats of pollution and toxic chemicals to humans as well as other species.
What is Modern Environmentalism
300
All organisms that are genetically similar enough to interbreed and produce live, fertile offspring. They are reproductively isolated from all others.
What is Species
300
1. Water molecules stick together through hydrogen bonding 2. Capillary action moves water through streams
What is High Surface Tension
300
Evaporation; Condensation; Precipitation
What is Key Processes
300
Organic Molecules have a carbon framework
What is Biological Importance
400
John Muir- Emphasizes the fundamental right of all organisms to pursue their own interests.
What is Moraland aesthetic nature preservation
400
A biological community and its physical environment
What is Ecosystem
400
Eats plants and animals
What is Omnivore
400
Eats dead and decaying matter
What is Detritivore
400
Photosynthesis, Respiration; Volcanoes
What is Key Processes
500
Eats Plants
What is Herbivore
500
Eats animals
What is Carnivore
500
Ice Floats
What is Water has unusual density properties
500
Liquid
What is Available forms
500
Break down complex organic matter into simpler compounds
What is Decomposers