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Kesterson ES A1
Environemental Science A Unit 1 - Ecosystems & Energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The study of air, water and land surrounding an organism; including the human impact. | Environmental Science |
| The study of the interactions between living organisms and with their environment. | Ecology |
| Any natural material (water, gas, minerlas, foret, animals) used by humans. | Natural Resource |
| Gas molecule made up of 3 oxygen atoms. | Ozone |
| Changing state from gas to liquid. | Condensation |
| Transfer of energy as heat through a material. | Conduction |
| Measure of amount of dissolved solids in a liquid. | Salinity |
| Warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth; Occurs when carbon dioxide, water vapor and other gases reflect radiation. | Greenhouse Effect |
| Continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land and the oceans. | Water Cycle |
| Changing state from liquid to gas. | Evaporation |
| The variety of organisms in a given area; The genetic variation within a population; The variety of species in a community; The variety of communities in an ecosysstem. | Biodiversity |
| Transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves. | Radiation |
| Any form of water that falls from the clouds to Earth's surface. | Precipitation |
| Transfer of energy as heat due to differences in density caused by temperature differences. | Convection |
| Part of Earth where life exists. | Biosphere |
| Nonliving part of the environment. (water, rocks, temperature) | Abiotic Factor |
| A living thing; Anything that can carry out life processes independently. | Biotic Factor |
| The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back to the environment. | Carbon Cycle |
| Process cells use to produce energy from carbohydrates. | Cellular Respiration |
| A final, stable community in equilibrium with the environment. | Climax Community |
| A group of various species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other. | Community |
| An organism that eats another organism to get energy. (heterotroph) | Consumer |
| An organism that feeds by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms. | Decomposer |
| A gradual process of change and replacement in a community. | Ecological Succession |
| A community of organisms and their abiotic factors. | Ecosystem |
| A simple pathwayof energy transfer through various stages of an ecosystem. | Food Chain |
| A diagram showing the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem. | Food Web |
| The place where an organism usually lives. | Habitat |
| The process in which nitrogen circulates amoung the air, soil, water, plants and animals in an ecosystem. | Nitrogen Cycle |
| Bacteria that convert nitrogen to ammonia. | Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria |
| A living thing; Anything that can carry out life processes independently. | Organism |
| The movement of phosphorus in different chemical forms from the environment to organisms and back to the environment. | Phosphorus Cycle |
| Process used by plants to produce energy using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. | Photosynthesis |
| Species that colonizes an uninhabited area and starts an ecological cycle where many new species are established. | Pioneer Species |
| A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed. | Population |
| Succession that begins in an area that previously did not support life. | Primary Succession |
| An organism that makes it's own food. (Autotroph) | Producer |
| Process by which one community replaces another that has been partially or totally destroyed. | Secondary Succession |
| A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring. | Species |
| One of the steps of the food chain or energy pyramid. | Trophio Level |
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