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Environment A sum total of all the living and non-living elements and their effects that influence human life.
Environmental Science Promotes the study and understanding of natural and human-caused processes in our natural environment.
Biotic Describes living factors in the environment.
Abiotic Non-living things
Environmentalist A person who is concerned with and/or advocates for the protection of the environment.
Ecosystem Services Produce the many life-sustaining benefits we receive from nature—clean air and water, fertile soil for crop production, pollination, and flood control.
Economic Services Government-provided services and resources meant to help struggling individuals connect with support that can help them meet their needs.
Biodiversity The amount of biological or living diversity per unit area. It includes the concepts of species diversity, habitat diversity and genetic diversity.
Genetic Diversity Total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species, it ranges widely from the number of species to differences within species and can be attributed to the span of survival for a species.
Species Classification comprising related organisms that share common characteristics and are capable of interbreeding
Species diversity Measure of biological diversity observed in a particular ecological community indicating a number of species or species richness in an ecological community.
Speciation How a new kind of plant or animal species is created.
Greenhouse gases Gases in the earth's atmosphere that trap heat. water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)
Anthropogenic Derived from human activities
Sustainability Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Biophilia Hypothetical human tendency to interact or be closely associated with other forms of life in nature
Ecological Footprint The measure of the demands made by a person or group of people on global natural resources.
Hypothesis Testable statement about the relationship between two or more variables
Control Group Group that receives, placebo, or no treatment at all in experiment.
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