Super Easy
A place where an organism makes its home and meets its environmental needs
What is a habitat?
The total of all living and non-living things in nature that affect an individual's survival and development
What is environment?
The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause harm
What is pollution?
A thick haze caused by the action of sunlight on air polluted by smoke and automobile exhaust fumes
What is smog?
Any form of precipitation with acidic components that falls from the sky
What is acid rain?
The mix of events that happen each day in the atmosphere
What is weather?
The long term weather pattern in a region
What is climate?
The protection of natural resources, the environment, or valuable substances from harm or waste
What is conservation?
Underground water systems that store and transport groundwater through layers of rock
What are aquifers?
The breakdown of organic matter or substances into smaller and simpler substances via a biologically catalyzed reduction in the presence of living microorganisms
What is biodegradation?
Unwanted or unusable materials; any substance discarded after primary use
What is waste?
A structure that is designed to regulate the temperature and humidity of the environment inside
What is a greenhouse?
The geographical process by which soil, rock, and dissolved materials are removed from one location on the Earth's surface and transported to another
What is erosion?
What is a stressor?
The study of the harmful effects of chemicals, substances, or environmental agents on living systems
What is toxicology?
Involving, caused by, or relating to living things in the environment
What is biotic?
The process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products
What is recycling?
The variety of life found in a place on Earth or, often, the total variety of life on Earth
What is biodiversity?
Any agent that promotes the development of cancer by damaging DNA or disrupting cellular processes
What is a carcinogen?
A substance enclosed under pressure and able to be released as a fine spray, typically by means of a propellant gas
What is aerosols?
A geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather work together to form a bubble of life
What is an ecosystem?
A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth
What is the atmosphere?
A measurement/value that serves as a gauge or sign of something
What is an indicator?
How nitrogen and its forms are circulated and interconverted in nature by living organisms in 5 stages
What is the Nitrogen cycle?
Renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals
What is biomass?