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EP Final Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biodegradeable/nonbiodegradeable | broken down by natural processes/not broken down naturally |
| Newspaper | biodegradeable that becomes nonbiodegradeable if it accumulates |
| Biotic/abiotic | living/nonliving, soil, temperature |
| Industrial revolution | pollution first became significant |
| Biodiversity | number and variety of species in an area |
| Closed system/open system | No input from outside/requires input from outside,Earth |
| Fungi | yeasts, break down dead organisms |
| Plants | producers, cell wall |
| Protists | Producers, cell wall |
| Water cycle | continuous movement of water from air, onto land, and back to water sources |
| Evaporation | water becomes water vapor |
| Condensation | vapor turns to water droplets |
| Habitat | where an organism lives, characteristics organisms need, biotic and abiotic |
| Sample | group that represents the population |
| Experimental method | steps used to identify answers to questions |
| Hypothesis | testable explanation |
| Observing | using senses to collect data |
| Sample size | needs to be large enough to estimate to the whole population |
| Control | no change |
| Variable | factor of interest |
| Experiment | receives experimental treatment |
| Correlations | used to test predictions when it is unethical to experiment |
| Curiosity and imagination | help expand knowledge |
| Risk | probability of an unwanted outcome |
| Layers of the earth | |
| Crust | thin outer layer |
| Mantle | contains magma (molten rock) |
| Surface currents | influence climate, movement depends on hemisphere |
| Deep Currents | along ocean floor |
| Atmosphere | kept in place by gravity, 78% Nitrogen |
| Ozone | blocks UV rays |
| Troposhere | densest layer of atmosphere |
| Greenhouse effect | warms atmosphere |
| Humans | increased carbon dioxide |
| Sustainability | high standard of living without depleting resources |
| Conduction | movement of energy through direct contact |
| Agricultural Revolution | Plants and animals were domesticated |
| Vertebrates/Invertebrates | backbones/no backbones |
| Selective breeding | collies |
| Mathematical data | numeric information |
| Mean | average |
| Physical model | dinosaur skeleton |
| Hydroshpere | all water on earth’s surface |
| Ocean water | contains more salt than freshwater |
| Adaptation | inherited trait that increases chance of survival and reproduction |
| Insect | moves quickly, reproduces quickly, waterproof exoskeleton |
| Decision making model | systematic process to help make environmental decisions |
| Consequences | what will happen, who will benefit |
| Economic value | how many jobs will a project create |
| Bacteria | no nucleus, break down dead organisms, change nitrogen into a useable form, cell wall |
| Developing countries | rapid population growth, poverty, reduced life expectancy, Ethiopia |
| Formation of mountains | colliding tectonic plates |
| Supply and demand | as supply goes down and demand stays the same, prices increase |
| Cost | benefit analysis |
| Resistance | increased by using chemicals to control pests, organism has genes to protect it |
| Coevolution | two species changing genetically in response to each other |
| Gymnosperm | plant that uses cones for reproduction |
| Herbivores | eats producers |
| Energy | can be stored in fat or sugar molecules, ultimately from the sun, conduction, convection, radiation |
| Food web | possible feeding relationships in an ecosystem |
| Tragedy of the Commons | deals with shared resources, individual vs. society |
| Fresh water | mostly in the ice caps |
| Ecosystem | All living and nonliving factors in an area |
| Community | All populations in an area |
| Population | all members of a species in an area |
| Climax Community | 150 + years= mature oaks |
| Fire | helps some forest communities, release seeds, clear away dead wood |
| Tectonic Plates | boundaries are most active regions of the world |
| Ecological footprint | US leaves largest, amount of land and water a person needs to support one person |
| Environmental Science | Human’s relationship with the environment, biology, earth science, social sciences, physics, and chemistry are all involved |
| Fossil Fuels | coal, oil, natural gas |
| Statistics | graph data, analyze data, communicate ideas, collect data in the form of numbers |
| Classification | six kingdoms |
| Angiosperms | flowers for reproduction, animals rely on for food |
| Biosphere | all areas organisms can live in |
| 10% Law | 10% of energy passes from one feeding level to another, 90% used |
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