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APES TEST #1 QUESTONS AND ANSWERS
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APES TEST #1 QUESTONS ANDANSWERS
Environment - Answer-the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life.
Environmental science - Answer-The field that looks at interactions among human
systems and those found in nature.
Ecosystem - Answer-A particular location on Earth whose interacting components
include living and nonliving components
biotic - Answer-living components of an ecosystem
abiotic - Answer-nonliving components of an ecosystem
environmentalist - Answer-A person who participates in environmentalism.
environmental scientist - Answer-follows the process of observation, hypothesis testing,
and field and laboratory research.
environmental studies - Answer-broader field of study that includes additional subjects
ecosystem services - Answer-The processes by which natural environments provide
life- supporting resources.
environmental indicators - Answer-describe the current state of an environmental
system.
sustainability - Answer-living on Earth in a way that allows us to use its resources
without depriving future generations of those resources
biodiversity - Answer-the diversity of life forms in an environment
species - Answer-a group of organisms that is distinct from other groups in its body form
and structure
speciation - Answer-The evolution of new species
background extinction rate - Answer-The average rate at which species go extinct over
the long term
greenhouse gases - Answer-heat- trapping gas
anthropogenic - Answer-derived from human activities
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