Environmental Science 101, Exam 1 || A Verified A+ Pass.
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Environmental Science 101,
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Environmental Science 101,
Sustainability correct answers the ability of ecosystems and human cultural systems to survive, flourish, and adapt to constantly changing environments over long periods of time
Ecosystem correct answers group of organisms in a defined geographic area interacting with each other and with their e...
Environmental Science 101, Exam 1 || A Verified A+ Pass.
Sustainability correct answers the ability of ecosystems and human cultural systems to survive,
flourish, and adapt to constantly changing environments over long periods of time
Ecosystem correct answers group of organisms in a defined geographic area interacting with
each other and with their environment
Organisms correct answers living things
Species correct answers group of organisms that has a unique set of characteristics that
distinguish it from other groups of organisms
Environment correct answers everything around us (living & nonliving)
Environmental Science correct answers study of our interactions with the world and connections
in nature
3 Scientific Principles of Sustainability correct answers 1. Life Depends on Solar Energy
2. Biodiversity
3. Chemical Cycling (Nutrient Cycling)
Natural Capital correct answers Natural Resources + Ecosystem Services. Life depends on it.
Natural Resources correct answers materials and energy in nature that are essential or useful to
humans
Ecosystem Services correct answers Processes provided by healthy ecosystems support life at no
monetary cost. Ex: Soil renewal, climate control
What degrades natural capital? correct answers Climate change, Air Pollution, Soil Erosion,
Water Pollution
Pollution correct answers contamination of environment by any chemical or other agent (noise,
heat) to a level that is harmful to the health, survival, or activities of humans or other organisms
Point Source correct answers Single, identifiable
Non-point Source correct answers dispersed, often difficult to identify
Ecological Footprint correct answers amount of land and water needed to supply an individual,
population, or area with resources and absorb/recycle the wastes and pollution produced by such
resource use
Why do we have environmental problems? correct answers Population growth, unsustainable
resource use, poverty, isolation from nature
, Environmental Ethics correct answers study varying beliefs about what is right and wrong with
how we treat the environment
Steps for the Scientific Method correct answers 1. Question
2. Research
3. Hypothesis
4. Experiment/Study
5. Facts + Observations
6. Analysis
7. Conclusion
Scientific Theory correct answers Well tested and widely accepted hypothesis
Scientific Law correct answers Well accepted pattern in data
Peer Review correct answers Data/Hypothesis checked by other scientists
Tentative Science correct answers Preliminary results not widely tested or accepted by peer
review
Matter correct answers Anything that has mass & takes up space
Element correct answers Type of matter with unique properties
Atom correct answers basic building block of matter
Atomic Number correct answers Number of protons in nucleus
Mass Number correct answers Total number of neutrons + protons in nucleus
Ion correct answers Charged atom
Compound correct answers combinations of 2 or more different elements
pH Scale correct answers Measure of acidity. Lower pH is acidic. Higher pH is alkaline.
7=Neutral
Organic Compounds correct answers Contain at least 2 carbon atoms combined with atoms of 1
or more elements. Carbon based
Hydrocarbons correct answers Main components of natural gas
Cell Theory correct answers All organisms are composed of cells
Cells correct answers Basic unit of life
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