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22-23 Vocab

TermDefinition
Organism any living thing
Population one species in the same area
Community multiple species interacting in an area
Ecosystem living and non living things in an area
Trophic Level pyramid showing where an organism is on a food chain. Higher levels need less energy. Lower levels need more energy.
Habitat Where an organism lives
Primary Succession regrowth of and area from rock. (Volcanic Eruption)
Secondary Succession regrowth of an area from soil. (Forest Fire)
Fossil Fuels Nonrenewable. Petroleum, oil, coal, natural gas.
Nuclear Made of uranium. Nonrenewable resource. Not a fossil fuel.
Hydroelectric Renewable resource utilizing rivers and dams for energy.
Wind Turbine Renewable resource utilizing wind for energy.
Solar Panel Renewable resource utilizing sunlight for energy.
Renewable Can be used again and again.
Nonrenewable Will run out of this resource.
Erosion the gradual destruction of something. (Soil)
Irrigation System of watering crops.
Deforestation Cutting down large groups of trees.
Desertification the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or overused land in agriculture.
GMO Genetically Modified Organism. Organisms (i.e. plants, animals or microorganisms) in which the DNA has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally.
Sustainable To allow something to continue on indefinitely.
Reduce Use less of
Reuse Use again
Recycle To create into something new to use
Incineration To burn
Greenhouse Gas gases in the earth's atmosphere that trap heat.
Population Growth Rate at which population changes over time. World Population= (birthrate - death rate)
Population Density Amount of organisms in a measured area Population density = (birthrate + immigration)- (death rate + emigration)
Birthrate Rate at which babies are born during a time period.
Death rate Rate at which people die in during a time period.
Biodiversity the variety of life in the world or in a habitat or ecosystem.
Industrial Revolution 1800's, a period of technological development that led to developed countries.
Developed A country with a high per capita income, more technology, a developed financial system/government, people having a longer life expectancy and lower birthrates, and a well-developed educational system.
Developing A country that has a lower gross domestic product (GDP) than developed countries, with a less mature and sophisticated economy, usually a lower life expectancy and higher birthrate.
Salinity the dissolved salt content of a body of water.
El Nino a warming of the ocean surface, or above-average sea surface temperatures, in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
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