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Science 1102
Environmental Science Exam 2 Study Guide Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allergens | Over active the Immune system |
| Aquaculture | Raising aquatic organisms for food in a controlled environment |
| Background Extinction | natural extinctions for a variety of reasons |
| Bioaccumulation | Toxicant buildup in animal tissue |
| Biodiversity | Sub total of all organisms in an area |
| Biodiversity Hot spot | Prioritizes regions most important globally for biodiversity |
| Biological Control | uses pests natural predators to control the pests |
| Biophilia | Connections that humans subconsciously seek with life |
| Conservation genetics | study genetic attributes of organisms to interfere the status of their population |
| Carcinogens | Toxicant that leads to cancer |
| Dose | The amount of toxicant a test animal receives |
| Dose-Response curve | The plot of dose given against response |
| Endangered Species | species that are going extinct |
| Endocrine Disruptors | interference of the human endocrine system (hormones) |
| Epidemiology | Large scale comparison between groups of people |
| Extinction | Occurs when the last member of species dies and the species cease to exist |
| Extirpation | The disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not the entire species globally |
| Flagship species | Large and charismatic species used as spearheads for biodiversity conservation |
| Habitat Conservation plans | landowners can harm species if they improve habitat for the species in other places |
| Habitat fragmentation | Habitats harmed by roads and logging. Prime threat to biodiversity |
| Interbreeding depression | Genetically similar parents mate and produce inferior offspring |
| Keystone species | |
| Conservation genetics | study genetic attributes of organisms to interfere the status of their population |
| Carcinogens | Toxicant that leads to cancer |
| Dose | The amount of toxicant a test animal receives |
| Dose-Response curve | The plot of dose given against response |
| Endangered Species | species that are going extinct |
| Endocrine Disruptors | interference of the human endocrine system (hormones) |
| Epidemiology | Large scale comparison between groups of people |
| Extinction | Occurs when the last member of species dies and the species cease to exist |
| Extirpation | The disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not the entire species globally |
| Flagship species | Large and charismatic species used as spearheads for biodiversity conservation |
| Habitat Conservation plans | landowners can harm species if they improve habitat for the species in other places |
| Habitat fragmentation | Habitats harmed by roads and logging. Prime threat to biodiversity |
| Interbreeding depression | Genetically similar parents mate and produce inferior offspring |
| Keystone species | if they disappear then other species are likely to disappear as well |
| Mass Extinction | The extinction of numerous species at once |
| Metapopulations | network of sub populations |
| Minimum viable population | how small a population can get before it runs into problems |
| Monocultures | a large expanse of a single crop |
| mutagens | cause DNA mutations |
| Neurotoxins | assault the nervous systems |
| Organic agriculture | uses no synthetic fertilizers insecticides, fungicides, or herbicides |
| Pesticide drift | airborne transport of pesticides |
| seed banks | institutions that preserve seed types as a kind of living museum of genetic diversity |
| subspecies | populations of species that occur in different areas and differ slightly from each other |
| teratogens | toxicants that cause birth defects |
| The Red Lists | an updated lists of species facing high risk of extinction |
| toxicant | any toxic agent |
| Toxicity | the degree of harm a toxicant can cause |
| Toxicology | The study of the affects of poisonous substances on humans and other organisms |
| Vector | An organism that transfers pathogens to a host |
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