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Environmental Science terms.pdf file:///C:/Users/HP/Desktop/New%20folder%20(2)/Environmental%2Environmental Science terms
1. abiotic factor: nonliving parts of an organism's environment: air, temperature,
moisture, light and soil are examples
2. adaptation: a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
3. air pollution: the release of damaging materials into the atmosphere
4. atmosphere: the layer of air that surrounds the earth
5. bioaccumulation: The buildup of large concentrations of poisons in the body
6. biodegradable: able to be broken down naturally
7. biodiversity: the number of different species in a given area
8. biofuel: fuel from organic sources
9. biomagnification: the increased concentration of pollutants at each step up a
food chain.
10. biomass: the total amount of living tissue in a trophic level
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11. biome: a grouping of ecosystems with similar abiotic and biotic conditions
12. biosphere: the Earth and all of its organisms and environments
13. biotic factor: any part of an ecosystem that is living or used to be living
14. canopy: Dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees.
15. captive breeding: the process of breeding and raising organisms under con-
troled conditions
16. carcinogen: a chemical that causes cancer
17. carnivore: an animal that kills and eats other animals
18. carrying capacity: the largest population a given environment can support
19. climate: the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
20. coevloution: the process by which two species evolve in response to changesin
each other
21. commensalism: the relation between two different kinds of organisms when
one receives benefits from the other without damaging it
22. community: all of the population in a particular area
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23. coniferous: of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and
evergreen leaves
24. consumer: an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
25. decidous: tees that lose their leaves for the winter making soil very rich
26. decomposer: organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic
matter
27. deforestation: clearing a forest for another land use
28. demographic transition: a theory that links lower birthrates and death rates ina
population to improvemnets in education,economic conditions and heath care.
29. demograpy: study of human populations
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