Environment - answer-the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
Environmental Science - answer-Environmental science is the science of the interactions between the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment, including their effects...
Environmental Science Semester 1 Exam Review
Environment - answer-the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or
operates.
Environmental Science - answer-Environmental science is the science of the interactions
between the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment, including their
effects on all types of organisms but more often refers to human impact on the environment.
Reproducibility - answer-Reproducibility is the ability of an entire experiment or study to be
duplicated, either by the same researcher or by someone else working independently.
Natural Experiment - answer-an empirical study in which individuals exposed to the
experimental and control conditions are determined by nature or by other factors outside the
control of the investigators.
Logical Thinking - answer-Logical thinking is a process of clearly moving from one related
thought to another. In this lesson you will learn the definition of logical thinking, the process of
logical thinking, and then test your knowledge with a quiz.
Interdisciplinary Nature - answer-An interdisciplinary approach links knowledge from a number
of different disciplines or fields of study to solve a complex, multi-faceted problem.
Reflective Thinking - answer-Reflective thinking is a series of logical rational steps based on the
scientific method of defining, analyzing, and solving a problem.
Utilitarian Conservation - answer-philosophy that resources should be used for the greater good
for the greatest number for the longest time.
Anthropomorphic - answer-: described or thought of as being like human beings in appearance,
behavior, etc.
: considering animals, objects, etc., as having human qualities
Biocentric Preservation - answer-biocentric preservation: a philosophy that emphasizes the
fundamental right of living organisms to exist and to pursue their own goods.
Modern Environmentalism - answer-1
: a theory that views environment rather than heredity as the important factor in the development
and especially the cultural and intellectual development of an individual or group
Tragedy of Commons - answer-DEFINITION of 'Tragedy Of The Commons' An economic
problem in which every individual tries to reap the greatest benefit from a given resource. As the
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demand for the resource overwhelms the supply, every individual who consumes an additional
unit directly harms others who can no longer enjoy the benefits.
Global Environmentalism - answer-Global environmentalism is a concern for, and action to help
solve, global environmental problems. Global interconnections have expanded environmentalism
so our attention has shifted from preserving particular landscapes or preventing pollution of a
specific watershed or airshed to worrying about the life-support systems of the whole planet.
Species - answer-a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of
exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking
below a genus and denoted by a Latin binomial, e.g., Homo sapiens.
Population - answer-a particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area or
country.
Biological Community (a.k.a. Community) - answer-Community, also called biological
community, in biology, an interacting group of various species in a common location. For
example, a forest of trees and undergrowth plants, inhabited by animals and rooted in soil
containing bacteria and fungi, constitutes a biological community.
Ecosystem - answer-a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical
environment.
(in general use) a complex network or interconnected system.
Producers - answer-Producer: is an organism, either a green plant or bacterium, which is part of
the first level of a food chain. Hawaiian Translation: Ho'ohua (to produce) This 'a'ali'i plant is a
producer. It has green leaves enable the plant to take energy from the sun and make its own food.
Biomass - answer-the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume.
Food web - answer-noun, Ecology. 1. a series of organisms related by predator-prey and
consumer-resource interactions; the entirety of interrelated food chains in an ecological
community. Also called food cycle.
Trophic level - answer-each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms
that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary
sources of energy.
Consumers - answer-Consumers are those organisms that eat other things. They may eat plants
or they may eat animals.
Herbivores - answer-an animal that feeds on plants.
Carnivores - answer-an animal that feeds on flesh.
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