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Environmental Science-Intro & Ch.1
Bio12 test June 21st
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
06/16/2011

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Term
Environmental sustainbility
Definition
  • Improving the quality of human life while living within the carrying capacity of supporting eco-systems by using products of nature in a way that will not permanently destroy them for future use.

 

 

 

Term
Human Population of the Earth and United States
Definition

World population: around 7 billion

US population: 310 million people

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Biotic Objects (living objects)
Definition

movement, reproduces, breathes, consumes, die/decompose, communicate, cell (s), DNA, excretes

EX: humans, trees, bacteria, animals 

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Abiotic Objects
Definition

 air, water, soil, sunlight, temperature, and climate.

Term

Natural Resources


Renewable 

 

Definition
 

  • Direct solar energy
  • Energy of winds, tides, flowing water
  • Fertile soil
  • Clean air
  • Fresh water
  • Biological diversity (forest, food crops, fishes)
EX: trees, fishes, fertile agricultural soil,

 

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Natural Resorces


Nonrenewable resorces

Definition

 


  • Metallic minerals (gold, tin)
  • Nonmetallic minerals (salt, phosphate, stone)
  • Fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)
Term

Why are we healthier/richer?

Definition

Sanitation

 

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Scientific Method

Definition

The scientific method is a way to ask and answer scientific questions by making observations and doing experiments

  • Ask a Question
  • Do Background Research
  • Construct a Hypothesis
  • Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment
  • Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion
  • Communicate Your Results

  

 

 

 

 

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Scientific Method questions
Definition
No "why" questions, rephrase by saying: What causes...?, Which...is best for...?, Is it true that...?
Term

Eukarya: (DNA is inside nucleus)

four kingdoms

Definition

Protists (seaweed): use all three modes of nutritions


Plants (avocado/rice): use solar enegy to manufacture their own food (cell respiration and photosynthesis, AUTOTTROPH)


Fungi (mushrooms): excrete enzymes and then absorb predigested molecules (only cellular resp)


Animals (shrimp/tuna): ingest/engulf food and digest inside their bodies

 

 

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