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Unit 1-Env. Science
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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All the living and nonliving things that surround and influence an organism | Environment |
Study of the environment | Environmental studies |
the total number of persons/ animals inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area. | population |
gradual increase | growth |
to cause to slope or incline downward | decline |
variety among and within plant and animal species in an environment. | biodiversity |
the act of using; destruction | Consumption |
a world in which human populations can continue to exist with a high standard of living and health without depleting any of the material or energy resources required to keep it runnin | Sustainable world |
a resource that cannot be replaced within your lifetime | nonrenewable resources |
a resource that can be replaced during your lifetime | renewable resource |
seeks to describe and answer questions on the basics of science | physical science |
uses and applies scientific information from the pure sciences to solve problems. | applied science |