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Abiotic Factor correct answers A non-living, physical factor that may influence an organism or ecosystem; i.e. temperature, sunlight, pH, salinity, precipitation Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) correct answers A measure of the amount of dissolved oxygen required to break down the organic material...

Compare and contrast the different types of biomes. correct answers *Tropical Rainforest* - high temperatures (average 26 C ) - high rainfall (over 2500 mm yr -1) - near the equator - high light levels throughout the year - high rates of NPP throughout the year - high diversity of animals and...

List and explain a historical event or influence that had an impact on the development of the modern environmental movement. (1) correct answers Ex: Minimata, Japan In 1956, a chemical company in Minimata Bay released toxic methyl mercury into the waste water. As a result, organisms in the water ...

System correct answers An assemblage of parts and their relationship forming a functioning entirely or whole Open System correct answers Exchanges matter AND energy Closed System correct answers Exchanges ONLY energy Isolated System correct answers DOES NOT exchange matter or energy. Theore...

demographics correct answers statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it. doubling time correct answers The number of years needed to double a population, assuming a constant rate of natural increase. crude death rate correct answers The number of deaths per yea...

model correct answers a simplified description designed to show the structure or working of an object, system or concept. open system correct answers type ***** in which both matter and energy are exchanged with its surroundings closed system correct answers type ****** in which energy but not...

Environment correct answers The external surroundings that act on an organism, population, or community and influence its survival and development. Environmental value(s system) correct answers This is a worldview or paradigm that shapes the way an individual, or group of people, perceives and ev...

Ecocentric viewpoint correct answers Holistic ideal, ecology and nature central to humanity, less materialistic approach, prioritizes biorights, encourages education and human self-restraint Anthropocentric viewpoint correct answers Humans must sustainably manage the global system, (taxes, regula...

system correct answers An entity with at least two components (parts) that are linked and interact in some way. open system correct answers Allow energy or matter to enter or leave the boundaries of the system. A clear example is the human body. closed system correct answers allow energy to en...

species correct answers a group of organisms sharing common characteristics that interbreed and produce fertile offspring population correct answers a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area at the same time, and which are capable of interbreeding habitat correct answers...

Biotic factors correct answers the living organisms in an ecosystem abiotic factors correct answers the non-living factors in an ecosystem trophic level correct answers the position an organism occupies in a food chain as a result of its feeding habits food chain correct answers a simple li...

Demographics correct answers the study of the dynamics of population change Exponential curve- correct answers when populations follow an accelerating rate of growth which is proportional to the population size Crude Birth Rate (CBR) correct answers number of births per thousand individuals in...

Carrying Capacity correct answers Carrying Capacity is the largest number of individuals in a population that the resources in the environment can support for an extended period of time. Demographer correct answers Demographer are professionals who study the characteristics (e.g. composition, dis...

1st Law of Thermodynamics correct answers Principle of conservation of energy, which states that energy in an isolated system can be transformed but cannot be created nor destroyed 2nd Law of Thermodynamics correct answers Energy is transformed through energy transfers. An increase in entropy ari...