Term | Definition |
natural resources | materials in the environment that are used by people |
renewable resources | natural resources that can be replaced |
non-renewable resources | natural resources that cannot be replaced by nature |
pollution | any harmful substance released into the environment |
conservation | the wise use of natural resources |
host | An organism that is infected with or is fed upon by a parasitic or |
producer | An autotrophic organism capable of producing complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules through the process of photosynthesis (using light energy) or through chemosynthesis (using chemical energy). |
deforestation | The state of being clear of trees. The removal of trees. |
fossil fuel | Any fuel formed from hydrocarbon deposits |
abiotic | non living thing |
biotic | living thing |
population | People inhabiting a territory |
scavenger | an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter. |
parasite | an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment. |
autotrophic | self feeding |
heterotrophic | obtain nutrient from the environment |
evaporation | matter or the quantity of matter evaporated or passed off in vapor |
industrialization | the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc. |
global warming | an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. |
reforestation | to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire). |