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Biolgoy
Regents Prep
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aquatic | living in water / related to water |
| Sequester | keep something trapped / separated |
| indefinitely | for an unlimited amount of time, with no fixed end |
| secrete | a cell, gland, or organ produce and discharge a substance |
| dilute | makes liquid thinner and lowers the concentration |
| constraint | a limitation, boundary, or restriction that reduces the possible motions, behaviors, or states of a system |
| criterion | the standards, rules, or benchmarks used to judge, evaluate, or validate scientific theories, models, and experimental data |
| carrying capacity | the maximum population size of a species that a specific environment can sustainably support over time without destroying its resource base |
| correlation | a statistical measure expressing the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two or more variables |
| causation | the relationship between two events or variables where one event (the cause) directly causes or produces a change in another event (the effect) |
| aesthetic | the study of beauty, elegance, and symmetry as they relate to scientific theories, data, and empirical experiences |
| finite | systems, populations, or resources that are limited, bounded, and will eventually reach an end |
| resilient | The capacity of a system to withstand interference, maintain core functions, and recover or adapt following environmental stress, damage, or disturbance. |
| overexploitation | the excessive harvesting or hunting of renewable natural resources at a rate faster than they can naturally replenish themselves |
| biosphere | The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living organisms and their relationships |
| geosphere | the solid, non-living component of Earth, encompassing all rocks, minerals, sediments, and soil from the surface down to the inner core |
| hydrosphere | the total sum of all water on Earth, including surface water (oceans, lakes, rivers), underground water (groundwater, aquifers), and atmospheric water vapor |
| atmosphere | The atmosphere is the mixture of gases—primarily nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%) —surrounding Earth, held in place by gravity |
| conserve | to protect, preserve, and manage natural resources, ecosystems, and biodiversity to prevent extinction and decay |
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