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science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| natural resource | anything in the environment that it used by people |
| renewable resource | resources that are either always availible or naturally replaced in a relatively short time |
| nonrenewable resource | a natural resource that it NOT replaced in a useful time |
| pollution | contamination of earth's air land or water |
| Environmental science | the study of natural processes in the environment and how people affect them |
| clear cutting | the tree cutting method of cutting all of the trees in a certain area |
| selective cutting | cutting some trees down in an area and leaving different sizes and species behind |
| sustainable yield | an amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested without decreasing the future supply |
| fishery | an area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms |
| aquaculture | the practice of raising fish and other water dwelling organisms for food |
| biodiversity | the number of different species in an area |
| keystone species | a species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem |
| genes | the structures in an organisms cells that carry its hereditary information |
| extinction | the disappearance of all members of a species |
| endangered species | species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future |
| threatened species | species that become endangered in the near future |
| habitat destruction | the loss of a natural habitat |
| habitat fragmentation | breaking larger habitats into small isolated pieces |
| poaching | the illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats |
| captive breeding | the mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves |