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Environmental Sci
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pollution | the presence of harmful substances in the environment |
| renewable resource | a natural resource that can be used and replaced over a relatively short time period |
| nonrenewable resource | a natural resource that cannot be replaced or that can be replaced over thousands or millions of years |
| overpopulation | a condition that occurs when the number of individuals within an environment becomes so large that there are not enough resources to support them all |
| biodiversity | the number and variety of living things |
| biodegradable | capable of being broken down by the environment |
| conservation | the wise use and preservation of natural resources |
| resource recovery | the process of transforming garbage into usable products with things normally thrown away |
| recycling | the process of making new products from reprocessed used products |
| invasive (alien) species | an organism that makes a home for itself in a new place |