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Critchfield Env
Chapter 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ecology | the study of interactrions of living organisms |
| agriculture | the rasing of crops and livestock |
| Natural science | physcial world |
| pollution | putting bad gases into the air |
| biodiverstiy | a variety of organisms in a giving area |
| Extinct | not arond anymore |
| Gaia Hypothesis | physical compoents of earth |
| Slash-n-burn agriculture | burning fields |
| Mussels | diffrent familys |
| Domesticated | describes organisms that have been bred and managed for human use |
| Indicator Species | trait or characteritc of env. |
| Depleted | when a large fraction of resource has beenn used up |
| Algae | autotropic organisms |
| Contamination | being contaminated |
| Law of supply and demand | supply goes up demand goes up |
| Ecological Footprint | amount/person/country |
| Commons | area of land that belongs to a whole village |
| Cost benefit analysis | the cost of action against the benefits |
| Risk | a risk of an undesirable outcome |
| Bais | one side point of veiw |